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Abstract Title:

Hydrogen-rich water attenuates experimental periodontitis in a rat model.

Abstract Source:

J Clin Periodontol. 2011 Dec ;38(12):1085-90. Epub 2011 Oct 9. PMID: 22092571

Abstract Author(s):

Kenta Kasuyama, Takaaki Tomofuji, Daisuke Ekuni, Naofumi Tamaki, Tetsuji Azuma, Koichiro Irie, Yasumasa Endo, Manabu Morita

Article Affiliation:

Kenta Kasuyama

Abstract:

AIM: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to the development of periodontitis. As molecular hydrogen can act as a scavenger of ROS, we examined the effects of treatment with hydrogen-rich water on a rat model of periodontitis.

MATERIAL & METHODS: A ligature was placed around the maxillary molars for 4 weeks to induce periodontitis, and the animals were given drinking water with or without hydrogen-rich water.

RESULTS: The rats with periodontitis which were treated with pure water showed a time-dependent increase in serum ROS level. Compared with the rats without periodontitis, the periodontitis-induced rats which were given pure water also showed polymorphonuclear leucocyte infiltration and alveolar bone loss at 4 weeks. Hydrogen-rich water intake inhibited an increase in serum ROS level and lowered expression of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and nitrotyrosine in the periodontal tissue at 4 weeks. Such conditions prevented polymorphonuclear leucocyte infiltration and osteoclast differentiation following periodontitis progression. Furthermore, inflammatory signalling pathways, such as mitogen-activated protein kinases, were less activated in periodontal lesions from hydrogen-rich water-treated rats as compared with pure water-treated rats.

CONCLUSION: Consuming hydrogen-rich water might be beneficial in suppressing periodontitis progression by decreasing gingival oxidative stress.

Study Type : Animal Study

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