Book of Herbs In Dentistry

The herbal medicines have shown to possess a wide array of biological properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. It was rightly stated by Theophrastus "All that man needs for health and healing has been provided by God in nature, the challenge of science is to find it." The use of plants and herbs for dental care is a very common indigenous system of medicine and it must be included in everyday life. The active principles of plants should be incorporated into modern oral health-care practices and dentists should be encouraged to use natural remedies in various oral health treatments.