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Shining white teeth contribute a lot to personality and increase our face value.Everyone is impressed by a sparkling smile and wishes to have one.

Oral care is critical not just for a radiant smile, but also because unhealthy dental conditions can lead to several health problems.

“Homoeo” comes from Greek and means “similar” or “like”. Therapeutics also comes from Greek, meaning treatment of diseases.

Thus homoeotherapeutics comprises of the treatment of disease by using similar or like means. The organism is treated by using the same information given to us via peculiar, queer,rare symptoms which may be physical as well as mental symptoms produced during the diseased clinical stage of the patient.

Homoeopathic therapeutics and homoeoprophylaxis is based on a homoeopathic case taking or a homoeopathic interview and then prescribing the medicines in required potency, which may be in mother tincture,low,medium or high potencies.They are available in drops form, dilutions, sugar of milk [sac lac],tablets,pills enriched with medicine,biochemic combinations,tissue remedies.Some homoeopathic pharmaceutical companies also manufacture patented combinations with clinical trials.

WHO report, which states that most of studies published in last 40 yrs have shown homoeopathic remedies to be superior to placebo and equivalent to conventional medicine in the treatment of illnesses, in both human and animals. The WHO states homoeopathy is the second most used medical system internationally, with over $1 Billion in expenditure for this therapy.(Lawrence.M.Tierney.Jr.et.al. “Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment”.USA The Mcgraw Hill companies,Inc 2004(1701-3 43ed)

Homoeopathic medicines are given for a number of diseases related to oral medicine and dentistry.Disease conditions namely ,plaque formation, cavities,gingivitis,halitosis,stomatitis,oral lichen planus.Periodontal diseases are of common occurrence.Many different diseases affect the tooth supporting structures, plaque induced inflammatory lesions and advanced periodontitis presenting with recession of gums,increased spacing between teeth etc.

Homoeopathic medicines are also used for treating oral pathological conditions induced by addictions like smoking, chewing tobacco, mishri,gutka etc.

Cravings of tobacco addicts can be stopped by giving homoeopathic medicines.

Withdrawal symptoms are also reduced by giving homoeopathic medicines.

Surgical conditions like impacted tooth,have easily erupted easily without pain with help of homoeopathic medicines.

Homoeopathy is applicable in pain management with out any side effects.

In pedodontics,For difficult dentition or dentition problems,delayed milestones,late dentition, homoeopathic medicines are a sweet blessings for the young one.

Pre and post operative care:Homoeopathic medicines are given before and after tooth extraction, after oral surgery, to arrest bleeding, prevent pain, trigeminal neuralgia, bells palsy,trismus, torticollis, etc.

In pregnancy:Oral diseases & toothache in pregnancy can be managed with homoeopathic medicines and to avoid the side effects & contraindications of conventional medicine during pregnancy.

Some of the homoeopathic medicines used for various conditions are given below:

Delayed dentition: Calc phos, Calc carb,Silicea etc.

Dentition problems: pica, dentitional Infantile diarrhea etc Arg nit,chamomilla,Aethusa cyn,Cina etc.

Plaque formation: calc renalis, calendula,hekla lava,calc flour etc

Oral lichen planus:Anacardium,Ars,Borax,Merc sol, Sulphur etc.

Caries:Kreosote,merc sol,hepar sulph,calc carb, calc flour,calc phos,ars,silicea.

Tootache:Aconite,Belladonna,plantago m,mang acet,pulsatilla,kreosote,merc sol etc.

Pre & post operative care: Staphysagria,Hamamelis,calendula,Phos,Plant m,Arnica

Aconite,Causticum,Hypericum etc

Tobacco cravings and addictions lesions,leucoplakia:Tabaccum,Plantago m,Daphne indica,Nux vom,Ars,Sulph,Thuja etc

Trismus & torticollis: Acon,Bell,Lachnanthes,Spigelia,Nux vom.

The medicines are given accordingly in different potencies by individual case taking.

Awareness of oral hygiene, maintainance, although prevalent in education is still lacking in practice with over 60 % cases brushing once daily and that too with improper technique. Brushing twice daily ,appropriately and proper dietary care adds advantage along with the homoeopathic treatment.

Note:Medicines given here are only indicative,should not be taken without homoeopathic consultation.