Effectiveness Of Sirisha Choorna For Dantadhavana In Oral Hygiene

Ayurveda is considered as a holistic medical branch and the health is achieved by some preventive procedures such as Dinacharya,Nishacharya and Ritucharya.Among Dinacharya, Dantadhavana is a

unique concept to maintain oral hygiene. Oral hygiene is the aspect of dental care which includes all the oral cleansing processes for keeping mouth clean and healthy. A large number of people in India suffers from periodontal diseases

usually the result of poor oral hygiene. The goal of oral hygiene is to prevent the formation and build-up of plaques and tartar, to prevent dental caries and periodontal disease, and to decrease the incidence of halitosis.

Ayurveda had introduced various procedures for maintaining oral health such as dantadhavana(brushing), jihwalekhana(cleaning tongue),kavala and gandusha. Different herbs have been mentioned in Ayurveda for dantadhavana. The present study is for evaluating the effect of Sirisha choorna  in oral hygiene.

The objective of the study is to find out the Effectiveness of Sirisha choorna for Dantadhavana in Oral Hygiene.A sample size of 30 individuals from all sexes aged between 25 to 55 years will be selected from OPD of Dept.of Swasthavritta,Govt Ayurveda

Panchakarma Hospital ,Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram .All the subjects participating in the study will be advised for brushing the teeth with Sirisha choorna for a period of 30 days twice daily. The oral hygiene index and microbiological examination of saliva will be assessed before and after the study. Data will be collected,processed and conclusion will be made accordinaly from the processed data by using appropriate statistical methods.