Oxidative Stress and Oral Mucosal Diseases: An Overview

Overview

Journal In Vivo

Specialty Oncology

Date 2019 Feb 27

PMID 30804105

Citations 41

Authors

Nicola Sardaro

Fedora Della Vella

Maria Angela Incalza

Dario Di Stasio

Alberta Lucchese

Maria Contaldo

Claudia Laudadio

Massimo Petruzzi

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and free radicals are physiologically produced during cellular metabolism. When their balance is disrupted in favor of ROS, a condition called oxidative stress occurs. Oxidative stress represents a widespread phenomenon involved in several pathological conditions. The aim of the present review was to report current knowledge on oxidative stress related to oral mucosal diseases.

Materials And Methods: Articles from 2000 to 2018 were selected for relevance, validity and quality, from results obtained in PubMed, MEDLINE and Google Scholar using the following search terms: oxidative stress and oral lichen, oral pemphigus, aphthous stomatitis, oral leukoplakia, oral cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral carcinoma. All articles were independently screened for eligibility by the authors.

Results: This narrative review integrates extensive information from all relevant published studies focusing on oxidative stress in oral mucosal diseases. We outline the pathogenetic function of oxidative stress in the most frequent inflammatory, potentially malignant and malignant diseases of the oral mucosa and provide detailed findings from human research.

Conclusion: Although variability in findings between individual studies exists, it justifies the conclusion that oxidative stress is a significant process in the oral mucosal diseases pathogenesis.

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