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An overview of the causes and treatment methods of dental caries from the perspective of Persian medicine
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Yasin Karimi   , Maryam Iranzadasl * , Marzieh Rashidipour , Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi , Mostafa Moradi Sarabi , Fatemeh Farzaneh |
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Oral diseases, especially dental caries, are of particular importance due to their prevalence and significant economic burden. Considering the local and systemic side effects of drugs and preventive and therapeutic methods, researchers have tended towards herbal medicines in recent years. Persian medicine offers a range of alternatives for addressing dental caries under the topic of “Ta’kkol wa Tasaghghob al-Asnan”. This review study was conducted by library method and using nine sources of Persian medicine, including Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb, Zakhireye Khwarazmshahi, Fī Hifz al-Asnān wa-al-Liththah wa-Istislāhihā, Al-Asbāb wa al-Alāmāt, Sharh al-Asbāb wa al-Alāmāt, Tuhfat ul-Momineen and Makhzan al-Adwiya. In Persian medicine, “Ta’kkol wa Tasaghghob al-Asnan” is the result of infectious and corrosive moisture, which results in the destruction of the dental tissue and leads to the creation of a hole in the dental structure. Astringent (Qabez) and drying (Mojaffef) drugs such as Myrtus communis and Nardostachys jatamansi are preferable in mild cases. Otherwise, drugs that dissolve carious moisture (Mohallel), such as Ferula gummosa and Mentha pulegium, should be added to the treatment. In modern dentistry, dental caries is caused by acid-producing pathogens, which leads to demineralization of the dental hard tissue and gradually creating cavity. Dental caries is equivalent to “Ta’kkol wa Tasaghghob al-Asnan”. Therefore, the therapeutic approaches of Persian medicine can serve as complementary treatments alongside conventional medications. |
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| Keywords: Dental caries, Persian Medicine, Complementary therapies, Medicinal plants |
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Received: 2023/11/26 | Accepted: 2024/10/5
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