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Systematic Review of the Potential of Ants Nest Plant (Myrmecodia pendans) as Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory in the Oral Cavity
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MUHAMMAD ACHMAD, NUR HILDAH INAYAH, TATIANA K. TIMOKHINA, VITALY V. GONCHAROV, DMITRY O. BOKOV
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Introduction: The ants Nest Plant is a herbal plant that is believed to have potential effects in the world of health. The ant nest plant (Myrmecodia pendans) contains active compounds, namely flavonoids, tannins, and polyphenols, because of these components, Myrmecodia pendans in various dental research have often found that they are effective as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, for example mouthwash and root canal irrigation from Myrmecodia pendans extract. So, this systematic review to review some literature on the potential of ant nests as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory in the oral cavity
Methods: In this systematic review, the articles search was performed on Google Search and Pubmed. Studies published from 2011 to 2020. 131 were articles assessed, including 131 articles from the databases electronic, 0 from the manual search. 86 records screened, 60 records excluded, 26 full-text articles assessed for eligibility and 12 full text articles included.
Result: There are 10 articles about antibacterial Myrmecodia pendans and 2 articles about anti-inflammatory Myrmecodia pendans.
Conclusion: Based on 12 articles show that Myrmecodia pendans is very potential as a herbal plant that can be antibacterial and anti-inflammatory in the oral cavity.
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Myrmecodia pendans, Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory, Oral cavity
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.03.368
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