Ayush and Dentistry

Various forms of age-old medicine are still in practice in several clusters of regions and communities in India especially in the treatment of common chronic ailments. Among these, Siddha is continued to be one of most ancient medicine which provides healthcare witha remarkable balance between patient safety and efficacy. Other medicine systems like Yoga, Unani, Ayurveda, and Homeopathy are also practiced to cater to good health to society. These medicine systems along with naturopathy are providing unremitting health care to all age groups of patients in the prevention and treatment of various diseases and disorders. In Oral health, the use of herbal medicine has been applied in clinical trials as antiseptic, analgesics and antioxidants. In addition,few natural phytochemicals have been identified as an alternative to antibiotics in the healing of oral infections and thereby improving immunity. This book emphasizes various alternative treatments that are available for dental ailments in India.