The effect of active compounds in herbal plants on increasing salivary pH in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
1 Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(03), 328–331
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.3.3653
Publication history:
Received on 20 October 2024; revised on 02 December 2024; accepted on 05 December 2024
Abstract:
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by insulin dysfunction characterized by hyperglycemia. Diabetes mellitus can be classified into four, namely type I diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes mellitus, other specific types of diabetes, gestational diabetes. Diabetes mellitus can cause complications in the dental and oral area, such as Xerostomia, dental caries, periodontitis, periodontal abscesses, and fungal infections of the mouth.
Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of active ingredients in herbal plants on the pH of saliva in people with type II diabetes mellitus.
Methods: The research design used is a literature review.
Discussion: The literature studied states that the content of flavonoids in different types of herbal plants can increase the pH of saliva in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. The manifestation of type II diabetes mellitus is an increase in glucose levels in the saliva that can be metabolized by oral cavity bacteria so that it produces acid and lowers the pH of the saliva. Increasing the pH of saliva to neutral can be done by providing extracts from herbal plants that contain flavonoids.
Conclusion: The active ingredients of flavonoids in herbal plants can restore the pH of saliva to normal in people with type II diabetes mellitus.
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus type II; Saliva pH; Active ingredients of herbal plants; Flavonoids
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