Aloe-Vera: A Nature’s Gift to Children

JOURNAL TITLE: International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Author
1. Manohar Bhat
2. Prabha Devi
3. Girish
ISSN
0974-7052
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1059
Volume
3
Issue
2
Publishing Year
0
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
    1. Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    1. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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    Abstract

    Aloe-Barbadensis Mill (Liliaceae) is used in the traditional medicine of Mexico and other countries for anti-inflammatory and cosmetic purposes (Diez- Martinez 1981, Grindlay and Reynolds 1986). Two components are obtained from the fresh leaves of Aloe-Barbadensis, a bitter yellow juice (exudate), which drains from the transversally cut leaves used as a laxative (Ishii et al 1990) and a mucilaginous gel from leaf parenchyma, which has been used as a remedy for a variety of pathological states such as arthritis, gout, acne, dermatitis, burns and peptic ulcers induced by epithelial alterations (Cappasso and Ganginella 1997, Reynolds and Dweek 1999). The aim of this study is to evaluate efficacy of Aloe-Vera gel as a healing agent in an endodontic procedure called pulpotomy. Fifteen primary molars were treated for pulpotomy using ‘Aloe-Vera gel’. Patients were recalled after 1 month to check for any clinical symptoms. None of the patients reported with clinical symptoms of pain, mobility, abscess and histopathological evaluation done following extraction after 2 months showed positive signs of healing.

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