2 research outputs found
The antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of Ankaferd blood stopper, a natural hemostatic agent used in dentistry
Background/aim: This study investigated the antioxidant and
antimutagenic properties of Ankaferd blood stopper (ABS), a plant-based
topical hemostatic agent used in Turkey to treat external hemorrhages
and bleeding during dental surgery. While previous studies have examined
the antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, and anticarcinogenic properties of
ABS, to our knowledge, this is the first study to report on the
antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of this drug.
Materials and methods: Antioxidant activity was evaluated using DPPH
radical-scavenging and beta-carotene-linoleic acid tests. Antimutagenic
activity was assessed using the Ames Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity
test with the bacterial mutant strains Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and
TA100.
Results: Although ABS demonstrated no free-radical-scavenging activity
in DPPH assays at the tested concentrations, beta-carotenelinoleic acid
testing found ABS to have a total antioxidant activity rate of 47.06 +/-
4.41\%. Antimutagenic effects were observed on TA100 at plate
concentrations of 5\%, 0.5\%, and 0.05\%, and on TA98 only at a plate
concentration of 5\%.
Conclusion: ABS was shown to possess antioxidant and antimutagenic
properties that could be of potential value in the fields of medicine
and dentistry
Investigation of the effects of temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis on blood volume of the retinal structures.
Arthrocentesis is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that is used to alleviate the symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of arthrocentesis on the blood supply to the retinal structures