Contribution of Statins towards Periodontal Treatment: A Review

Table 1

Physical properties of different types of statins.

Drug	Source	Solubility	Molecular mass (Da)
Atorvastatin	Synthetic	Lipophilic	1209.42
Simvastatin	Natural	Lipophilic	418.6
Lovastatin	Natural	Lipophilic	404.5
Mevastatin	Natural	Lipophilic	390.52
Pravastatin	Natural	Hydrophilic	446.52
Fluvastatin	Synthetic	Lipophilic	411.47
Cerivastatin	Synthetic	Lipophilic	459.56
Pitavastatin	Synthetic	Lipophilic	421.46
Rosuvastatin	Synthetic	Hydrophilic	481.54