title: Natural remedies recommended for the management of oral health.
abstract: This paper discusses various practices recommended by homeopaths, herbalists, spiritual and natural healers for the management and maintenance of oral health. It is intended as a partial guide to educate the dental professional on self-administered, over-the-counter remedies that are easily available to the general population. Since few if any clinical studies exist assessing the efficacy or side effects of these ingested products, little is known about the beneficial or potentially harmful course these remedies may take on the human body.
authors.affiliation: Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ocasio
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Solomowitz
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008602:Mental Healing; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009909:Oral Health; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012651:Self Medication; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs