Most common dental problems are

• Bad breath
• Cavities
• Dry mouth
• Tooth sensitivity
• Gum disease
• Toothaches
• Pyorrhoea

Causes

• Lack of roughage in diet
• Inadequate care of the teeth.
• Food getting stuck between teeth
• Excessive formation of tartar leads to proliferation of bacteria.
• Poor digestive system

Symptoms

• Toothache
• Dental caries
• Tooth sensitivity: Experiencing pain or discomfort when in the cold or when eating sweets or ice cream, or when drinking hot or cold drinks
• Tooth decay

Tips

• Regular and proper brushing and flossing.
• Gargle with water every time after eating.
• Adequate calcium in diet.
• Use teeth for chewing food in small pieces rather than just swallowing.
• Exercise of gum by chewing.
• Regular tongue cleaning.
• Extra care of teeth and gums during pregnancy and lactation period.
• Clinch the mouth during passing urine and stool.

Natural remedies for oral diseases

• Chewing sticks of Babool, Khair, Neem etc facilitate salivary secretion, help in plaque control, while some stems have an anti-bacterial properties.
• Use of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) , black catechu or the cutch tree (Acacia Catechu Linn), margosa tree (Azadirachta indica or neem), arjuna tree (Terminalia arjuna), Pungent  fever nut (Caesalipinia bonduc) and the common milkweed plant (Calotropis procera) for cleaning the tooth and gums are recommenced in ayurveda.

Health tips: If any dental problem occurs gargling with decoction of Neem followed by chewing of Laung provides immediate effect.

Home tips: Use of Snauf after meal helps cleaning of buccal cavity and digestion of food.

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