By Dr Rajesh Nair
Ayurveda believes in three doshas, which are vata, pitta, and kapha, each person having a unique blend of them. A disease is viewed, as a state of imbalance and Ayurveda believes that the mouth is the seat of the kapha dosha. Care must be taken not to vitiate it since problems with the kapha dosha lead to several dental problems.
Few Dental diseases are:
ท Bad breath
ท Yellow/filthy teeth
ท Dental decay
ท Loosening of teeth
ท Bleeding gums
ท Toothache
Dealing with Dental diseases:
Bad breath
ท Dental hygiene is to be maintained.
ท Mix lemon with warm water and gargle, a tea made from fenugreek seeds must be taken frequently.
ท Fresh guava is helpful in bad breath.
Yellow and filthy teeth
ท Mix salt with finely powdered rind of lime. Use this as toothpowder.
ท Take 50 gms of keekar wood, roasted alum 20 gms and namak lahori 10 gms. Grind together. Rub this powder over your teeth, Twigs of neem,
ท Rub an orange peel on the teeth every night.
Dental decay
ท Diet rich in calcium is recommended. Intake of dairy products will help.
ท Mix 1 tsp of turmeric with ฝ tsp of salt. Add mustard oil to make a paste. Rub on teeth and gums, Avoid sugar intake, include raw vegetables in diet.
Bleeding gums
ท Cleaning teeth with twig of neem,banyan,babul and holy basil stops bleeding.
ท Massage gums with alum mixed mustard oil daily and rinse mouth with water mixed with alum.
ท Chewing leaves of guava tree stops bleeding from gums.
ท Increase sufficient amount of roughage, lemon, citrus fruits, and green vegetables.
ท Use of til, cinnamon and clove oil helps to prevent toothache.
ท A clove of garlic with rock salt will relieve pain also a pinch of pepper powder mixed with clove oil can lighten toothache.
ท A paste of the bark of bay berry prepared with vinegar if applied on the affected tooth will reduce the toothache.
ท Avoid consumption of soft drinks, refined carbohydrates, and sugar.
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