The Effects of Dietary Bioflavonoid (Rutin, Quercetin, and Naringin) Supplementation on Physiological Changes in Molar Crestal Alveolar Bone-Cemento-Enamel Junction Distance in Young Rats

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of dietary bioflavonoid (rutin [R], quercetin [Q], and naringin [N]) supplementation on physiological molar crestal alveolar bone (CAB)–cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) distances in young male albino rats. The effects of diets supplemented with 0.57% R, Q, or N, at the expense of dextrose, were tested on 40 young rats, divided into four groups, for a period of 42 days. Rat skulls were defleshed, and CAB–CEJ distance was scored according to the modified method of Keyes and Gold (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1955;8:492). Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, post hoc Tukey’s test, and Spearman’s (R2) correlation. P .05 was used to reject the null hypothesis. The N group demonstrated the lowest CAB–CEJ distance, followed by the R and Q groups (P .001–.05), except in the mandibular lingual region, where the Q group had a lower CAB–CEJ distance than the N and R groups (P .05). The control group showed the largest CAB–CEJ distances. Dietary bioflavonoid supplementation was shown to significantly reduce molar CAB–CEJ distance (P .001–.05) during alveolar development in male young rats. KCI Citation Count: 5