Abstract
treatment of “oral diseases” by newer drugs is into achieved, some drugs causes side effects in excessive use and therefore,
there is interest to find out effective treatment of any disease by harmless herbal drugs. Ayurveda is considered as the “science
of life,” because the ancient Indian system of health care focused views of man and his illness. Conventional drugs usually
provide effective antibiotic therapy; problem like antibiotic resistance are increased and new solutions are needed. Hence,
now herbal drugs are being preferred to synthetic antibiotics. ‘Triphala’ is a well-known powdered preparation in the Indian
system of medicine. It consists of equal parts of the Emblica officinalis, Terminalia chebula and Terminalia belerica. Currently,
Triphala is being extensively researched for its various therapeutic effects including its anticaries, antioxidant, anticollagenase
and antimicrobial activities. The present article will focus on the critically review of Triphala and its several applications in
periodontics a branch of dentistry.
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