Antioxidants | Selected Papers on Oral Health  

World Oral Health Day is an annual event held on March 20 to raise awareness about oral health and highlight the importance of maintaining good dental hygiene across the world. To commemorate this occasion, we have selected 9 papers on oral health published in Antioxidants (ISSN: 2076-3921) since 2024 that present the latest research and insights in this field. We hope that you find them informative and engaging.

1. “Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Tomato Skin and Pomegranate Peel Extracts: A Sustainable Approach for Oral Health Care”
by Alessia Silla, Angela Punzo, Francesca Bonvicini, Matteo Perillo, Marco Malaguti, Antonello Lorenzini, Ismaela Foltran, Dario Mercatante, Mara Mandrioli, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada et al.
Antioxidants 2025, 14(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox14010054
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/14/1/54

2. “Modulatory Effects of Photobiomodulation on Oxidative and Inflammatory Responses in a Murine Model of Periodontitis”
by Larissa Trarbach Figueiredo Braga, Isadora Martins Ribeiro, Maria Eduarda de Souza Barroso, Edgar Hell Kampke, Lorena Nascimento Santos Neves, Sara Cecília Andrade, Guilherme Heleodoro Barbosa, Marcella Leite Porto and Silvana Santos Meyrelles
Antioxidants 2024, 13(12), 1450; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13121450
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/12/1450

3. “The Effect of the Root Bark of Lycium chinense (Lycii Radicis Cortex) on Experimental Periodontitis and Alveolar Bone Loss in Sprague-Dawley Rats”
by Jinwon Yang, Hyosun Song, Jeongjun Lee, Hunsuk Chung, Young-Sam Kwon, Kyung-Hwan Jegal, Jae-Kwang Kim and Sae-Kwang Ku
Antioxidants 2024, 13(11), 1332; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13111332
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/11/1332

4. “Modulation of NRF2/KEAP1 Signaling by Phytotherapeutics in Periodontitis”
by Giovanni Tossetta, Sonia Fantone, Lucrezia Togni, Andrea Santarelli, Fabiola Olivieri, Daniela Marzioni and Maria Rita Rippo
Antioxidants 2024, 13(10), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13101270
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/10/1270

5. “Local Application of a New Chalconic Derivative (Chalcone T4) Reduces Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in a Periodontitis Model in Rats”
by Angelo Constantino Camilli, Mariely Araújo de Godoi, Vitória Bonan Costa, Natalie Aparecida Rodrigues Fernandes, Giovani Cirelli, Larissa Kely Faustino da Silva, Letícia Ribeiro Assis, Luis Octavio Regasini and Morgana Rodrigues Guimarães-Stabili
Antioxidants 2024, 13(10), 1192; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13101192
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/10/1192

6. “Ganoderma Microsporum Immunomodulatory Protein Alleviates Inflammaging and Oxidative Stress in Diabetes-Associated Periodontitis via Nrf2 Signaling Activation: An In Vitro Study”
by Ni-Yu Su, Min Yee Ng, Heng-Yi Liao, Yi-Wen Liao, Movina Wu, Shih-Chi Chao, Cheng-Chia Yu and Yu-Chao Chang
Antioxidants 2024, 13(7), 817; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13070817
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/7/817

7. “The Role of Curcumin in Oral Health and Diseases: A Systematic Review”
by Francesco Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Giulia Latini, Irma Trilli, Laura Ferrante, Paola Nardelli, Giuseppina Malcangi, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Antonio Mancini, Andrea Palermo and Gianna Dipalma
Antioxidants 2024, 13(6), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13060660
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/6/660

8. “Patent Mining on the Use of Antioxidant Phytochemicals in the Technological Development for the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontitis”
by Paulo José Lima Juiz, Luiza Teles Barbalho Ferreira, Edilson Araújo Pires and Cristiane Flora Villarreal
Antioxidants 2024, 13(5), 566; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13050566
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/5/566

9. “Therapeutic Effects of Hinokitiol through Regulating the SIRT1/NOX4 against Ligature-Induced Experimental Periodontitis”
by Tae-Yeon Kim, Eun-Nam Kim and Gil-Saeng Jeong
Antioxidants 2024, 13(5), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13050550
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/13/5/550