Pomegranate Juice (Punica Granatum): A New Storage Medium for Avulsed Teeth

Objective: there is evidence indicating that pomegranate juice contains many of the essential properties necessary to retain cell viability and cell proliferation. these properties indicate that pomegranate juice is a suitable storage medium for avulsed teeth. however, this idea has not yet been tested. in this study, the capacity of pomegranate juice (pj) as a storage medium for retaining avulsed teeth was evaluated. materials and methods: pdl fibroblasts were obtained from healthy human premolars and cultured in dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium (dmem). cultured cells were subjected to different concentrations of pomegranate juice (pj), 1% hank`s balanced salt solution (hbss) and tap water for 1, 3, 6 and 24 hours. pdl cell viability was assessed by the neutral red uptake assay. results: the results indicated that 7.5% pj was the most effective solution for maintaining pdl cell viability amongst all the experimental solutions and time intervals (p<0.05). the results also showed that 1% pj was as effective as hbss for maintaining pdl cell viability. the amount of cell viability increased with increasing concentration of pj at all time intervals (p<0.001). this effect is suggestive of the proliferative potential of pj solution. conclusion: in conclusion, pj can be recommended as a suitable transport medium for avulsed teeth.