Honey: Nature’s Wonder of Healing
Vikram Singh *
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal (M.P), India
Pratiksha Hada
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal (M.P), India
Shilpa Sharma
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SMBT Dental College, Sangamner, Ahmednager (Maharashtra), India
Akanksha Tiwari
Department of Public Health and Community Dentistry, Goa Dental College, Bambolim (Goa), India
Ashutosh Dutt Pathak
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal (M.P), India
Sakshi Sharma
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal (M.P), India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: Aim of this present study is to quantify, evaluate and assess the therapeutic benefits of honey on the treatment of recurrent apthous ulcer.
Materials and Methods: Sixty patients with minor oral ulcers were attended by Dept. of Oral Medicine and Radiology for treatment for oral ulcers. A double blinded clinical trial was carried out by topical application of honey or placebo therapy and the reduction in size and duration of complete elimination of ulcerations were noted.
Results: The ulcers had reduced in size considerably after 3 days of treatment by honey dressings, some with complete remission after another 3 days.
Keywords: Honey, Recurrent apthous stomatitis (RAS), ulceration, erythema