Abstract
The use of ayurvedic herbs has escalated in the field of medicine as well as dentistry over the past decade. This review article discusses the merits of the same in comparison to the more conventional allopathic medication. We evaluated the potential therapeutic properties of Tinospora cordifolia in relation to the field of periodontics. A significant body of work has been carried out using extracts of Tinospora cordifolia in the management of numerous medical conditions like diabetes liver damage free radical mediated injury infections stress and cancer. The evidence generated using scientific research has put forward the immunomodulatory diuretic anti-inflammatory analgesic anticholinesterase and gastrointestinal protective properties of Tinospora cordifolia. Given the multi factorial causality of periodontal disease the myriad properties of this herb might prove to be what is required to treat it. In the present review a brief description of phyto-pharmacology of the plant its uses in dentistry in particular periodontology has been discussed. In addition the various in vitro and in vivo studies performed using different ayurvedic herbs in the field of periodontics have also been included.
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