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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2025

Efficacy of Topical

Alper Tabaru, Sedat Rüzgar

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alper TabaruDepartment of Otolaryngology University of Health Sciences Istanbul Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5835-1044
Sedat RüzgarDepartment of Otolaryngology Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital Istanbul Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-4166

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of topical Materials and Methods: Forty-eight female Wistar albino rats (2.5-3 months old) were assigned to two groups ( Results: No significant differences were observed between groups on days 3 and 20 ( Conclusion: Topical NSO accelerated the healing of intraoral wounds, particularly by enhancing re-epithelialization between postoperative days 7 and 14. This effect appears to be mediated through TGF-β modulation and NSO's known anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant actions. Topical NSO may thus be considered as an adjunct to conventional wound management in the oral cavity. Level of Evidence: NA.

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Nigella sativa oilOral wound healingTGF‐βtopical treatmentVGF

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PMID40469885
PMCPMC12134639

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