Dentistry: Turning towards Herbal Alternatives: A Review
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Herbal medicine is an increasingly common form of alternative therapy through out the world. Consequently, herbal medicines are finding their more and more usefulness in the arena of dentistry and their armamentarium. Earlier they were limited to as an important ingredient of tooth pastes, mouthwashes and as pain reliever, but now a days they are increasingly being used in all possible treatments in dentistry like root canals, surgeries, periodontal therapies, anti plaque agents to name a few. This review article aims at discussion of some common herbs like clove oil, tea tree oil, chamomile, coconut water, cranberry, neem, papaine, morinda citrifolia along with a few others and their use in dentistry. Keywords: Herbal medicines, Herbal dentistry, Essential oils.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Nitul Jain, Dr. Yogesh Chand Rajwar, Dr. Manu Batra, Dr. Himanshu Pratap Singh, Dr. Ravi Bhandari, Dr. Prerna Agarwal
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