title: Dentistry and homeopathy: an overview.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India.
authors.forename: Sham S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Sharan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sargod
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000737:chemistry; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009067:Mouthwashes; D014100:Toothpastes