Curcuma longa is a yellow, water insoluble pigment extracted from the root of turmeric, a commonly used spice and food coloring agent in Southeast Asian cooking. It has also been used as a therapeutic agent in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Recently, its anti inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer effects have been studied extensively. It is […]
“…Studies on vitamin D suggest that starting to take vitamin D supplementation from middle age could be particularly interesting for preventing periodontal disease advancement.” Click the image below to read the full article:
Ninety subjects diagnosed with chronic generalized gingivitis were randomly assigned into three groups.Triphala mouthwash was found to decrease the inflammatory parameters. Improvement in gingivitis was comparable to that of Chlorhexidine mouthwash. Here is the link to the study:
mouthwash compared to chlorhexidine mouthwash and placebo… Click the image below to read the full article:
“Herbal chewing sticks, commonly known as Miswak, are among the ancient and traditional oral hygiene aids popular in India, Pakistan, most of the Arabian countries, and several African countries.” Click the image below to read the full article:
A pineapple extract. Good article about its effects on gum disease causing bacteria.
HONEY antimicrobial properties: an excellent review article. From the article “ The tested honeys showed a significant antimicrobial action, with different MICs, against eight periopathogens.”
Here is a very well researched article on triphala. From the article “ Human clinical trials using Triphala water decoction as a mouthwash report that it exerts comparable efficacy compared with chlorhexidine gluconate germicidal mouthwash in the prevention of dental caries. For example, a study in human subjects revealed that Triphala (6%) mouthwash promoted a […]
Periodontitis is a dysbiotic condition initiated and maintained by Gram-negative bacteria present in the dental biofilm. Bacterial antigens, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS; endotoxin), trigger an immune response, involving production of inflammatory mediators and other factors. As a chronic condition, the sustained excessive production of these inflammatory mediators results in connective tissue breakdown, including resorption of […]
