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Friday, 08 September 2023 15:55

The research developed in the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry (PPGO) at the Federal University of Ceará won First place No. Oral Science Award for Scientific Disseminationwhich happened long ago 40th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Dental Research (SBPQO)held from September 2 to 5 in Campinas (SP).

Rightfully so Effects of Systemic Administration of Green Tea Fermented Kombucha on Experimental Periodontitis in Rats, the work was carried out at the UFC Center for Research and Development of Medicines (NPDM) and resulted in the master’s thesis of student Everton Cavalcante, currently a PhD student at PPGO. Also contributing to the research were students Mayara Beserra (team representative at the event) and Marco Gabriel Leitão, both from the Master in Dentistry, and professors Beatriz Neves, Lidiany Rodrigues and Delane Gondim (research supervisor). The results of the research will soon be published in a scientific journal.

exploration – As Professor Delane Gondim explains, periodontitis It is an inflammatory disease that compromises the supporting tissues of the tooth, causing inflammation and tooth loss. To control this disease, several treatments have been encouraged, among which the intake of probiotics stands out. However, says the professor, there has still been no work in the specialized literature on the subject it deals with kombucha – fermented drink made from tea that contains yeast and bacteria capable of improving bowel function.

“We decided to test this drink on rats. We treated animals with green tea-fermented kombucha to see if this probiotic could have an anti-inflammatory effect and reduce dental bone loss. The rats received the drink for a period of 39 days. We found it kombucha had an effect on decreasing bone loss and reducing inflammatory parameterswithout causing any damage to organs such as the liver and kidneys, in addition to increasing the expression of the cells responsible for the mucus that protects the intestines, preventing the invasion of harmful bacteria,” Delane describes.

Student Everton Cavalcante says the research is part of a search for new natural therapies that aim to free the patient from the side effects of antibiotics (currently used in the most severe cases of periodontitis) and enable the individual to reduce the consequences of this condition.

Student Mayara Beserra reinforces that there are “very promising results that suggest that kombucha can be a very effective adjunctive therapy in periodontal treatment and can be indicated as an adjunctive therapy in the dental clinic.”

RESILIENCE – Prof. Delane Gondim also emphasizes the importance of recognizing the obstacles encountered in the production of science. “It’s about overcoming all the barriers that have been put in place and, even in this way, being able to deliver quality work. With funding, we can dream bigger because we know we’re on track to return to people and the Unified Health System in the near future with an inexpensive product to solve a problem that affects a large part. of population. population. We often feel discouraged, but when our work has such a rewarding impact, it gives us the courage to move forward,” he celebrates.

Everton Cavalcante adds: “Knowing that the work in which I had the opportunity to actively participate from conception – through stages such as execution and data analysis – received an important honor at the largest dental research event in Latin America it is extremely rewarding, even more so. in a category of scientific dissemination that aims to facilitate the way scientific results are understood by society. This tells us that we are on the right track and motivates us to continue to seek evidence-based dentistry.”

Source: Prof. Delane Gondim, from Postgraduate Program in Dentistry – e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.