Oral health is general health. If the oral cavity is kept healthy, the whole body is always healthy. Bacteria in the oral cavity do not stay in the oral cavity, but rather they travel throughout the body and can induce various diseases. Periodontal pathogens are involved in tooth loss. The number of remaining teeth decreases with age. People with more residual teeth can bite food well and live longer with lower incidence of dementia. There are many viruses in the oral cavity that also cause various diseases. Bacteria and viruses induce and aggravate inflammation, and therefore should be removed from the oral cavity. In the natural world, there are are many as yet undiscovered antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory substances. These natural substances, as well as chemically modified derivatives, help our oral health and lead us to more fulfilling, high quality lives. This Special Issue, entitled "Biological Efficacy of Natural and Chemically Modified Products against Oral Inflammatory Lesions", was written by specialists from a diverse variety of fields. It serves to provide readers with up-to-date information on incidence rates in each age group, etiology and treatment of stomatitis, and to investigate the application of such treatments as oral care and cosmetic materials.
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gargle oral lichen planus angiotensin II blocker quantitative structure-activity relationship metabolomics CCN2 anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) oral cell arachidonic acid cascade Kampo medicine lignin-carbohydrate complex traditional medicine eugenol QSAR analysis constituent plant extract polyphenol benzaldehyde glucosyltransferase infective endocarditis antiviral periodontitis nutritionally variant streptococci Kampo quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis traditional Japanese herbal medicine technical terms allergic rhinitis nasal epithelial cell antimicrobial susceptibilities alkaline extract mastic stomatitis thioredoxin production oral microbiota Jixueteng oral inflammation random forest mice chromone natural products Chinese herbal remedies inflammation quercetin in vivo kampo formula glucocorticoids Hangeshashinto recurrent aphthous stomatitis anti-osteoclast activity cytotoxicity dental application tongue diagnosis natural product alkaloids inflammatory disease pathogenic factors increase machine learning human virus cepharanthin mucositis oral diseases Juzentaihoto in vitro herbal medicine tumour-specificity