Self-help through
self-
treatment makes a countless contribution.
Home remedy use is a component of
health self-management, particularly among people
who have experienced limited access to
medical care or discrimination by the
health care system.
Self-care using
home remedies survived for long
time and it surely give effect in the easiest, safest, fastest and cheapest way. Oral
diseases are a significant
public health burden in
India as well as across the globe. The consequence of poor
oral health deteriorates the
individual health and wellbeing, decrease economic
productivity, and act as significant
risk factors for other systemic
health ailments.
Developing countries have more diverse
health systems than
developed countries and
expenditure in
oral health care is low, access to Dental
healthcare is limited and restricted to
emergency Dental care or
pain relief. Moreover, allopathic
medicine is expensive and these
chemicals can have
adverse effects. Hence, there is a need for alternative products and natural extracts obtained from
plants which are safe and biocompatible can be considered as good alternatives. In such circumstances use of
home remedies would meet the need for treating
minor ailments safely.
Home remedies are good and comparable
methods of equal value which have met the scientific and regulatory criteria for
safety and
effectiveness. The purpose of this
review was to evaluate some of the commonly available
foods being utilized in the
treatment of oral
diseases at home.