ROLE OF HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS IN MANAGING THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ORAL POTENTIALLY MALGINATE DISORDERS AND ORAL CANCER: SCOPING REVIEW OF THE RECENT ADVANCES

Abstract

Oral premalignant conditions and oral cancers collectively pose a major health challenge worldwide. Various treatment modalities including antioxidants, corticosteroids and immunomodulators have been used for management of oral Premalignant conditions, in particular the ones which are symptomatic such as Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Erosive Lichenplanus. Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy-alone or in combination are still the mainstay treatment for Oral cancer. In recent times many herbal supplements have been tried in management of these lesions with an array of reported effectiveness and there remains a conundrum regarding their actual role. The researchers behind this scoping review set out to find out how well herbal supplements worked in treating oral cancer and other possible malignant illnesses.