Review Article

Year : 2022 | Volume : 10 | Issue : 1 | Page : 42 - 51

HERBAL CARE IN DENTISTRY- A REVIEW OF EMERGING TRENDS

Shilpa A1 Mahalakshmi. K 2

1 Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, Maduravoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,

2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077

Address for correspondence

Dr. Mahalakshmi. K,

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University,Chennai-600077

E-mail address- mk38817@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Herbs are staging a comeback and herbal ‘renaissance’ is happening all over the globe. The herbal products, today, symbolize safety, in contrast to the synthetics that are regarded as unsafe to humans and the environment. An herb, botanically speaking, is any plant that lacks the woody tissue which is characteristic of shrubs or trees. More specifically, herbs are plants which are used medicinally or for their flavor or scent. Herbs with medicinal properties are a useful and an effective source of treatment for various disease processes. Herbal extracts have been successfully used in dentistry as tooth cleaning and antimicrobial plaque agents. The use of herbal medicines continues to expand rapidly across the world. Many people take herbal medicines or herbal products now for their health care in different national healthcare settings. Herbal extracts have been used in dentistry for reducing inflammation, as antimicrobial plaque agents, for preventing release of histamine and as antiseptics, antioxidants, antimicrobials, antifungals, antibacterials, antivirals and analgesics. They also aid in healing and are effective in controlling microbial plaque in gingivitis and periodontitis, thereby improving immunity.

KEYWORDS- Bacterial plaque; Dental health; Gingivitis; Herbal medicine.

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: All the authors

declare that there was no conflict of interest in the

present study.

SOURCE OF FUNDING: Nil

How to cite this article: Shilpa A, & Mahalakshmi. K. (2022). HERBAL CARE IN DENTISTRY- A REVIEW OF EMERGING TRENDS: Review article. International Journal of Community Dentistry, 10(1), 42–51. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjcommunitydent.v10i1.110

Received: 27-04-22; Accepted: 29-06-22; Web Published: 30-06-2022