At the present time natural plants become a significantdrug manufacture source, thus, we made a bibliographic review on Bixa orellanaL. This is a natural product easily accessible since it is fully distributedin our country, and due to its known dyeing properties in foods, arise the ideaof its potential Stomatology use as a revealing substance of dentobacterialplaque.
Objective: To expand our knowledges on the properties and use of Bixa orellanaL in human being. Methods: We reviewed the original papers retrieved by Pub-Med,Google, and recognized international and national journals.
Conclusions: It has been demonstrated that Bixa does not provokes pathologicalterations in human being and also has significant antifungal, antipyretic,antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-gonorrhea properties among others,and it is used in food dyeing: butter, cheeses, and oils. With this proposal,we try to increase the promotion and prevention activities of dental cariesand the periodontal diseases, to raise the educational level for dental hygienein our population, to decrease the curative treatments, thus extending the remnantteeth health.
