BROCCOLI AND ITS ANTI CARIOGENIC EFFECT- REVIEW

Abstract

Dental caries is considered to be a global burden. Apart from the regular usage of fluoride and maintaining good oral hygiene, one of the most important prophylactic approaches against the occurrence of caries is the sealing of pits and fissures. However, the rapid progress as a pit and fissure sealant in the market and application for sealing it has made its usage in atraumatic restoration. Broccoli is considered to be a cruciferous vegetable. It is a good source for fibres, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron etc. It has a good antibacterial and antioxidant activity. Thus, antibacterial property disables pathogens to invade the caries formation in pits and fissure areas. Application of broccoli extract as the pits and fissure sealants manufacturing will enhance the longevity of the material and hence it can be used as a permanent restorative material. Certain compounds like sulforaphane are extensively studied plant compounds in broccoli which protects against various types of cancer.
All the articles were collected from various search engines like PubMed, google scholar etc.
The articles were based on the review topic. More than 30 articles were used for the review.

The conclusion states that the addition of broccoli in the dental sealant (pit to fissure sealant) will enhance their antimicrobial nature. Thus, these sealants can be used as a permanent restorative material. This review aims to assess the beneficiary effect of broccoli in case of pit and fissure sealants.