Table 2.
Ranking from best to worst herbal treatments for orofacial pain categorized by type of orofacial pain and plant family, using the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA).
| Rank | Best | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Worst | SUCRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periodontal Pain | ||||||||
| 1 | Fabaceae Mix | 52.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 21.5 | N.C | 10.5 | 90.6 |
| 2 | Solanaceae | 0 | 9.5 | 33.2 | 43.7 | N.C | 13.6 | 65.3 |
| 3 | NSAID | 24.7 | 39 | 30 | 6.3 | N.C | 0 | 32.4 |
| 4 | Zingiberaceae | 22.2 | 41 | 23.3 | 12.7 | N.C | 0.8 | 32.2 |
| 5 | Placebo | 0.3 | 3 | 5.8 | 15.8 | N.C | 75.1 | 29.5 |
| Endodontic Pain | ||||||||
| 1 | Standard Treatment | 16.1 | 83.9 | N.C | N.C | N.C | 0 | 88.3 |
| 2 | Asteraceae | 0 | 7.3 | N.C | N.C | N.C | 92.7 | 58 |
| 3 | Combretaceae Mix | 83.9 | 8.8 | N.C | N.C | N.C | 7.3 | 3.6 |
| Oral Neuropathic Pain | ||||||||
| 1 | Solanaceae | 88.1 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.4 |
| 2 | Zingiberaceae Mix | 11.6 | 60.5 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 75.6 |
| 3 | Iridaceae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 36.9 | 56.3 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Standard Treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 57.6 | 38 | 47.1 |
| 5 | Apiaceae Mix | 0.3 | 14.2 | 53.3 | 32.2 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 6 | No Treatment | 0 | 14.6 | 23.3 | 50.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 10.1 |
| Temporomandibular Disorder Pain | ||||||||
| 1 | Zingiberaceae | 0.7 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 25.7 | N.C | 60.4 | 86.1 |
| 2 | Cannabaceae | 79.7 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 | N.C | 0 | 81.8 |
| 3 | Solanaceae | 12.5 | 21.5 | 48.4 | 10.1 | N.C | 7.5 | 44.7 |
| 4 | Placebo | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 63.1 | N.C | 32.1 | 30.4 |
| 5 | Lauraceae Mix | 7.1 | 64.5 | 28.1 | 0.3 | N.C | 0 | 7 |
| Oral Surgery Pain | ||||||||
| 1 | Myrtaceae | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 2 | Zingiberaceae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 88.9 | 7 | 80.6 |
| 3 | Clorhexidine | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 4 | Ibuprofen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 91.4 | 40 |
| 5 | Myrtaceae Mix | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Placebo/No Treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.5 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Rank | Best | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | Worst | SUCRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Mucosal Pain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lamiaceae | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 6 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 95.6 |
| 2 | Anesthetic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 14.4 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 88.1 |
| 3 | Corticoesteroids | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 18 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.7 |
| 4 | Amaryllidaceae | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 73.1 |
| 5 | Lythraceae | 7.4 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 67.5 |
| 6 | Lamiaceae Mix | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 63.2 |
| 7 | Ranunculaceae | 1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 8 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 61.6 |
| 8 | Clorhexidine | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 7 | 9 | 12.5 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 60 |
| 9 | Asphodelaceae | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 13 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 57 |
| 10 | Asteraceae | 2.3 | 6 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 49 |
| 11 | Fabaceae | 22.3 | 31.9 | 22.7 | 12 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 12 | Zingiberaceae | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 16.6 | 17.8 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 13 | Asteraceae | 9.4 | 16.5 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 13 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 |
| 14 | Myrtaceae | 51.5 | 20.5 | 11.7 | 7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 |
| 15 | Plantaginaceae | 5.5 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 16 | Burseraceae | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 17.4 |
| 17 | Hypericaceae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4 | 7.3 | 20.7 | 62.5 | 9.8 |
| 18 | Placebo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 20.4 | 36.1 | 29.1 | 5 | 7 |