1Department of Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences & Research, Modinagar - 201204, (U.P.).
2Department of Paedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, (U.P.).
Green tea is a type of tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East. Recently, it has become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally consumed. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where it is grown. These varieties can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, processing and harvesting time.
Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting regular green tea drinkers may have lower chances of acute and chronic ailments.
This piece of work aims at directing review and supporting evidence of implications of green tea in relation to dentistry. Keywords: Green tea, Camellia sinesis, polyphenols, catechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, apigallocatechin gallate.
