Table 4.

Most commonly used EOs in dentistry.

EOs	Therapeutic Effect	Reference
Clove oil	antibacterial antiseptic antiviral improves halitosis prevents periodontitis reduces dental pain	[41,50,56]
Lavender oil	antibacterial antiseptic anxiolytic reduces dental pain	[8,15,28]
Cinnamon oil	anti-inflammatory antifungal antiseptic	[54,118,119]
Eucalyptus oil	anti-carcinogenic antibacterial antiviral cytotoxic	[15,37,56,120]
Tea tree oil	alleviates bleeding gums antibacterial decreases tooth decay	[37,121]
Ylang-ylang oil	anti-inflammatory antibacterial antianxiety	[37,122,123]
Lemon oil	antibacterial antifungal decreases tooth decay promotes tissue growth reduces halitosis	[37,38,57,58]
Coconut oil	antimicrobial reduces plaque adherence	[37,106]
Spearmint oil	improves halitosis soothes mouth tissues	[56,124]
Curcuma oil	anti-inflammatory antimicrobial antiviral	[89,125,126]
Citrus oil	antianxiety antimicrobial decreases tooth decay reduces plaque adherence	[96,124,127]
EOs from propolis residues	antibacterial antimicrobial antioxidant	[128,129]
Thyme oil	antifungal antiviral (HSV1 virus) bacteriostatic	[28,47,130,131]
Sesame oil	antifungal antimicrobial antiviral reduces plaque adherence	[106,111]
Rosemary oil	anti-inflammatory antitumor antiviral bacteriostatic	[23,132,133]
Peppermint oil	antibacterial antimicrobial antiviral reduces plaque adherence	[56,125,134]