Roopali Gupta
Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Navin Ingle
Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Navpreet Kaur
Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pramod Yadav
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ekta Ingle
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vasantdada Patil Dental College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Zohara Charania
Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Guardian Dental College, Amarnath, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Keywords:
Ayurveda, herbal plants, oral health, traditional medicine
Abstract
Ayurvedic medicine was considered to be world’s oldest medical system, which was originated in India dating back over thousands of years. There was a long history regarding plants for the improvement of dental health and oral hygiene. To study various plants and their products as effective medicines in the treatment of various ailments since ancient times. Data were performed in PubMed Central and Cochrane library using MeSH Terms - Dentistry, Herbal Medicine, Periodontitis. A total of 142 relevant articles were found in 2013 and 2014 followed by case reports. Various studies have mentioned the uses of herbs, which are found to be statistically significant in treatment and management of oral diseases. Current researches showed that herbal extracts are effective because of the interaction with specific chemical receptors within the body. Nowadays, there has been a sudden increase in the use of herbal extracts or plant products as an alternative approach to modern day medicines.
Keywords: Ayurveda, herbal plants, oral health, traditional medicine
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