THE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF GARLIC AND CINNAMON ON INDUCED MUCOSITIS IN BUCCAL MUCOSA OF ALBINO RATS SUBJECTED TO GAMMA RADIATION

Abstract

Gamma rays can cause serious damage when absorbed by the living cells. Gamma-rays produce thermal burn injuries and induce an immunosuppressive effect. Despite their cancer-causing properties at high doses, gamma rays have a wide variety of medical uses such as in radiation therapy to treat some types of Cancer due to their tissue penetrating property. Gamma rays are also used as diagnostic purposes in nuclear medicine where several gamma emitting radioisotopes are used. On the other hand, gamma rays are the most dangerous form of radiation emitted by nuclear explosion, because they have the greatest ability to penetrate through any gap, even a subatomic one and can induce DNA alteration