1Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
3Professor & Head, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
4Reader, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Prof. Anurag Satpathy, Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: drasatpathy@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Dentinal hypersensitivity is an age-old complaint of man and a common condition of transient tooth pain related with variety of exogenous stimuli. Several herbs have been found to be suitable in the treatment of periodontal diseases as they have been reported to have no side effects. Herbal products containing spinach, cloves, cinnamon, suryakshara, eucalyptusand propolis have been used for treating dentin sensitivity. Therefore, the significance of these products in therapeutic as well as pharmaceutical technique urged us to exploreherbal agents for dentinal hypersensitivity and to get clues for future scope.
Dentinal Hypersentivity, Desensitizing, Herbal, Sensitivity
