title: [Traditional and ayurvedic herbalism, homeopathy--the alternative therapeutic methods in dentistry. Review].
abstract: Herbalism is the oldest therapeutic system useful also ayurvedic medicine. Homepathy uses small doses of various substances to stimulate autoregulatory and self-healing processes. Medicines are prepared by serial dilution and shaking, which proponents claim imprints information into water. Ayurveda is a holistic form of therapy. In this meaning herbalism selects substances by matching a patient's symptoms with symptoms produced by these substances in healthy individuals. The some substances useful in dentistry were showed in this letter.
authors: Klinika Stomatologii Zachowawczej i Periodontologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. marzena.wyganowska@periona.pl
authors: Marzena
authors: M
authors: Wyganowska-Swiatkowska
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Kurhańska-Flisykowska
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic