1Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
3Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar-335001, Rajasthan, India
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research nstitute, Sri Ganganagar-335001, Rajasthan, India
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow- 226020, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online published on 26 February, 2013.
Since decades honey was not only used as a natural sweetener but also as a healing agent. Many health-promoting and curative properties attributed to it are the basis for some traditional folk medicine treatments throughout the world today. Honey has an effective antibacterial potential to combat oral pathogens and holds promise for the treatment of periodontal diseases, mouth ulcers, and other diseases of the oral cavity. As people are realizing that modern medicine is not the soul remedy for infections today. This review article throws a light on the evolution of Apitherapy and its clinical importance in dentistry.
Honey, Apitherapy, Antimicrobial, Dentistry
