A review on four medicinal plants in dentistry
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20233966Keywords:
Dental caries, Herbal mouthwash, Miswak, Moringa, Triphala, Neem, Endodontic irrigantAbstract
Dental caries and periodontal problems still remain a global health care burden. In developing and underdeveloped countries, the unmet treatment needs of a large part of population is a challenge to the service providers. WHO believes that oral health is a right to everyone. The use of traditional medicine helps in achieving these goals to a large extent. Medicinal plants are a basis for conventional medicine and a substitute for them. Thus, it becomes a matter of importance to have a greater understanding of the pharmacologically active components of the herbal components and their various uses in dentistry. This article aims to understand the phytotherapeutic uses of four commonly used herbal plants, miswak, moringa, triphala and neem.
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