N Y State Dent J. 1999 Jun-Jul; 65(6): 22-4.

Natural remedies recommended for the management of oral health.

Ocasio NA, Solomowitz BH, Sher MR.

Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.

This paper discusses various practices recommended by homeopaths, herbalists, spiritual and natural healers for the management and maintenance of oral health. It is intended as a partial guide to educate the dental professional on self-administered, over-the-counter remedies that are easily available to the general population. Since few if any clinical studies exist assessing the efficacy or side effects of these ingested products, little is known about the beneficial or potentially harmful course these remedies may take on the human body.