🙏Ayurveda and Dentistry🙏
Ayurvedic branches of Shalyatantra and Shalakyatantra has 65
varieties of oral disease in seven anatomic locations, 15 on
alveolar margin, 8 on lips, 8 in connection with teeth, 5 on
tongue,9 on palate,17 on oropharynx and 3 in generalized
form.
The herbs which
decreases pain and fight infections are amla, lavanga Oil,
nimbu or lemon solution, azadirachiaindica and haritaki.
Triphala herbal products are used as toothpaste, gum paints,
mouthwashes, root canal irrigantsetc.
Some daily uses of therapeutic procedures recommended in Ayurveda are brushing,
tongue scrapping, gargling.
Within the oral cavity, danta performs several functions,
where danta called as varnasthana, which aids in proper
speech. Those Varna are called as “dantyavarna".
Use of Aloevera
It’s used as a topical applicant gel if gingiva is damaged by sharp foods, tooth pick injury, dentifrice abrasion.Aloevera help in dentin
formation, proliferation of pulp cells and mineralization.
It treat oral diseases like lichen planus,
migratory glossitis.
Uses of Cloves
Cloves reduces tooth ache by its
antiseptic properties. It’s
also a way of treatment in curing halitosis. Clove oil
commonly used to relief dental pain. Eugenol is
widely used in root canal therapy, dental abscess, temporary
filling and gum diseases