Overview
- Herbal remedies to prevent and treat common oral diseases
- Review of dental hygiene practice in developing countries
- Case studies of plant-derived therapeutics
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health (BRIEFSPUBLIC)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Oral health loss is one of the major problems existing all over the world and is one of the top causes of death when unmanaged. The oral cavity is home to numerous pathogenic microorganisms, some of which are responsible for the progression and development of various systemic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and myocardial infarction. Worldwide, 60–90% of school children and nearly 100% of adults have dental cavities, often leading to pain and discomfort. There are implications for the global economy as well, due to the continuous burden of investing resources to maintain oral hygiene. Not surprisingly, developing countries are disproportionally affected. There is thus an urgent need to develop economical solutions for the treatment of oral diseases. The trend of exploring plants or plant-derived compounds for the prevention and cure of death-causing diseases is on the rise. The use of traditional medicine for oral diseases is an ancient practice in which medicinal herbs playa major role. Medicinal plants have minimal side effects and no denigrating properties. Accordingly the use of medicinal plants to curtail oral pathogens has been reported by a number of studies.
The present book updates the issues related to oral health, oral diseases and the role of medicinal plants in overcoming orally-derived health problems. We also highlight the knowledge gaps in oral health related problems with medicinal plants as one of the solutions. Our ultimate goal is to encourage future research and application of medicinal plants for economical and efficient treatment of oral diseases.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Oral Health and Herbal Medicine
Authors: Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Waseem Mohammed Abdul, Mohd Muzzammil Hussain, Syed Shoeb Iqbal Razvi
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04336-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04335-3Published: 03 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04336-0Published: 17 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2192-3698
Series E-ISSN: 2192-3701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 46
Number of Illustrations: 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Dentistry, Plant Biochemistry, Nutrition, Complementary & Alternative Medicine