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Review
. 2014 Jan;8(15):16-21.
doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.125518.

Role of Ayurveda in management of oral health

Nilesh Arjun Torwane  1 , Sudhir Hongal  1 , Pankaj Goel  1 , B R Chandrashekar  1
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Review

Role of Ayurveda in management of oral health

Nilesh Arjun Torwane et al. Pharmacogn Rev. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Oral diseases continue to be a major health problem world-wide. Oral health is integral to general well-being and relates to the quality-of-life that extends beyond the functions of the craniofacial complex. The standard Western medicine has had only limited success in the prevention of periodontal disease and in the treatment of a variety of oral diseases. Hence, the search for alternative products continues and natural phytochemicals isolated from plants used in traditional medicine are considered to be good alternatives to synthetic chemicals. The botanicals in the Ayurvedic material medica have been proven to be safe and effective, through several hundred to several thousand years of use. The exploration of botanicals used in traditional medicine may lead to the development of novel preventive or therapeutic strategies for oral health. The present scientific evidence based review is focused on the possible role of Ayurveda in the management of various orofacial disorders.

Keywords: Ayurveda; dentistry; oral health; orofacial disorders.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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