Particularism of Oral Hygiene

Abstract

Ayurveda is the ancient system of health-care and longevity. It involves a holistic view of man, his health and illness. Ayurvedic freatment is aimed at patient as an organic whole and treatment consists of salubrious use of drugs, diets and certain practices. Even though dentistry was not a specialized branch of Ayurveda, it is included in shalakya tantra. Prevention is probably the most important. This includes awaking the community on how to maintain a good oral health through Ayurveda dinacharya. The present conceptual study is focused on the possible role of Ayurveda in the management of oral diseases. For the purpose of this study, details were taken from authentic Ayurveda texts: journals and authentic websites. In Ayurveda classics many things have mentioned for prevention of dental diseases. Scientific validations of the Ayurveda dental health practices could justify their incorporation into modern dental care. Publicity of these techniques using appropriate media would benefit the general population by giving more confidence in the ancient practices, thus preventing oral diseases.