Dentistry and Homeopathy: An Overview

From Volume 32, Issue 8, October 2005 | Pages 486-491

Authors

SS Bhat

MDS

Professor and Head of Department, Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka State, India

Articles by SS Bhat

SS Sargod

MDS

Assistant Professor, Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka State, India

Articles by SS Sargod

D George

BDS

Postgraduate student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka State, India

Articles by D George

Abstract

For the dentist who endeavours to practise as a physician of the mouth with preventive dental medicine as a part of his/her service, clinical experience has demonstrated that homeopathy can be of benefit. Many homeopathic remedies have been found to be effective for dental conditions, namely dental caries, dental abscess, oral lesions, post-extraction bleeding and even medications to treat the anxious and nervous child.

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