A REVIEW ON ROLE OF GANDOOSHA IN ORAL HYGIENE

Abstract

Oral health is related to general health of humans. Since inception of civilization oral dis-eases continue to be a major health problem world-wide. Mouth is a mirror of the general health. Oral cavity is constantly exposed to external environmental toxins which cause bacte-rial invasion in the oral cavity & leads to increase risk of oral diseases. Hence to avoid the chances of bacterial invasion, it is very important to maintain a good oral hygiene. Ayurveda recommends Gandoosha as a specialized therapy for good oral hygiene. The drugs having inherent qualities like Vyavayi and Vikasi gets absorbed from the mouth, and then gets dis-tributed in the whole body. Therefore herbs used in the form of Gandoosha can be show systemic pharmacological actions. This principle is best utilized in the formulations of Gandoosha therapy. It will maintain & promote the oral hygiene by excreting the cleansing action and by increasing the defence mechanism in the oral cavity. Gandoosha is used for both prevention & treatment of oral diseases.