title: Alternative medicine in periodontal therapy--a review.
abstract: Periodontal diseases continue to be most commonly occurring oral diseases in modern times. Many therapeutic modalities have been tried and tested to relieve these problems. The conventional therapy--scaling and root planing (SRP)--stands out to be the most used mode of treatment, and other treatments remain applicable as adjuncts to SRP, including acupuncture, acupressure, and aromatherapy. The present article discusses the applications of the abovementioned therapeutic modes and their relevance in current scenarios. Alternative medicine may be preferred as an adjunct to conventional periodontal therapy to relieve pain, bad breath, gingival inflammation, mouth ulcers, and mouth sores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Modern Dental College & Research Centre, Indore, India. brijeshmangal2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Brijesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mangal
authors.forename: Ayushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugandhi
authors.forename: Kanteshwari I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kumathalli
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sridhar
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D019341:Aromatherapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006209:Halitosis; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010519:Periodontium