Herbal Dentistry- A Narrative Review
Correspondence Address :
Dr. R Manju,
Professor and Head of Department, Department of Pediatric and Preventive
Dentistry, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be
University) Derlakatte, Mangalore-575018, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: deepshikha164m@gmail.com; drmanjupedo@gmail.com
The use of medicinal herbs in dentistry continues to expand rapidly across the globe. Herbal dentistry presents an attractive alternative to conventional synthetic materials. With a shift towards evidence-based dental practice, there is a need for dental clinicians to be fully aware of the alternatives and options currently available to them. This review article provides insight into the various herbal products currently available in dentistry. It provides a better understanding of the mechanism of action of the herbal products used to treat various dental problems. This narrative review identifies and summarises the most common medicinal herbs in various preventive and therapeutic spheres of dentistry. High anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory activities along with wound healing ability and sedative-anxiolytic were identified to be the properties favouring use of these medicinal plants in dentistry. Although the natural alternatives discussed in the current narrative review have shown to be either superior or comparable to the synthetically available options, further long-term in-vivo clinical trials are required to substantiate this evidence and justify the replacement of later with herbal alternatives in dentistry.
Anti-inflammatory, Anti-microbial, Herbal medicine, Traditional medicine
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2023/63457.18045
Date of Submission: Feb 18, 2023
Date of Peer Review: Mar 28, 2023
Date of Acceptance: Apr 20, 2023
Date of Publishing: Jun 01, 2023
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