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The Effects of Statins on Dental and Oral Health: A Review of Preclinical and Clinical Studies Publisher Pubmed



Tahamtan S1 ; Shirban F1 ; Bagherniya M2 ; Johnston TP3 ; Sahebkar A4, 5, 6, 7
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  1. 1. Chn Dental Research Center, Department of Orthodontics, Dental Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Chn Department of Community Nutrition, Sch. of Nutr. and Food Sci., Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States
  4. 4. Halal Research Center of Iri, Fda, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  6. 6. Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, P.O. Box: 91779-48564, Iran

Source: Journal of Translational Medicine Published:2020


Abstract

The statin family of drugs are safe and effective therapeutic agents for the treatment of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Due to a wide range of health benefits in addition to their cholesterol lowering properties, statins have recently attracted significant attention as a new treatment strategy for several conditions, which are not directly related to normalizing a lipid profile and preventing CVD. Statins exert a variety of beneficial effects on different aspects of oral health, which includes their positive effects on bone metabolism, their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and their potential effects on epithelization and wound healing. Additionally, they possess antimicrobial, antiviral, and fungicidal properties, which makes this class of drugs attractive to the field of periodontal diseases and oral and dental health. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive study to date, which has investigated the effects of statin drugs on different aspects of dental and oral health. Therefore, the primary objective of this paper was to review the effect of statins on dental and oral health. Results of our extensive review have indicated that statins possess remarkable and promising effects on several aspects of dental and oral health including chronic periodontitis, alveolar bone loss due to either extraction or chronic periodontitis, osseointegration of implants, dental pulp cells, orthodontic tooth movement, and orthodontic relapse, tissue healing (wound/bone healing), salivary gland function, and finally, anti-cancer effects. Hence, statins can be considered as novel, safe, inexpensive, and widely-accessible therapeutic agents to improve different aspects of dental and oral health. © 2020 The Author(s).
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