Efecto antimicrobiano in vitro del aceite esencial eucalyptus globulus labill sobre fusobacterium nucleatum, porphyromonas gingivalis y aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Revisión de la literatura

Abstract

The use of herbal medicine in dentistry has shown good results in the treatment of periodontal diseases, especially Eucalyptus essential oil, apart from being a good source of antimicrobials, especially against Gram negative bacteria, it has shown to have a good anti-inflammatory effect. Objective. To determine, based on a literature review, the in vitro antimicrobial effect of Eucalyptus globulus labill essential oil on Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Materials and methods. A compilation of articles was made using different biomedical platforms such as Pubmed, Science Direct, Academic Google, SciELO and Latindex, in this search the publications related to the antimicrobial effect of the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus labill on periodontopathogens were identified, obtaining in total 48 articles with publication dates between 2000-2020, full text and written in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Results. The information from different minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus Labill were compiled. According to what was reported by the different authors, for P. gingivalis a MIC of 0.28mg/ml is necessary; F. nucleatum is 1.14mg/ml and A. actinomycetemcomitans is 9.13mg/ml. Conclusion. It was determined, through literature review, that Eucalyptus globulus Labill essential oil has an antimicrobial effect on Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalisand Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, where it was evidenced that a longer exposure time to the essential oil is necessary in the latter. Keywords. Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, herbal medicine, essential oil, Eucalyptus.