Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in Dentistry - A Review

Abstract

With increasing patient concern about the side effects of conventional medicines, increased bacteria resistance to antibiotics, and challenges faced by medical personnel in managing chronic disease and its symptoms, it is becoming increasingly important for health professionals to have a thorough understanding of complementary and alternative modalities for treating these chronic ailments. Many of these methods, as well as their therapeutic effects, are well-known worldwide and have been employed since antiquity. Although there are lot of benefits and significance in healthcare, Alternative Medicine cannot be substituted completely for a conventional scientific procedures and treatments. Nonetheless, it can always be used as an adjunct to conventional medical procedures.