Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: June | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 20-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220604
A Review on Chewing-Stick Practices Using Plants in Gujarat
Udita Pandya1, Kamlesh Gadhvi2, Sandip Gamit3
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bopal, Ahmedabad, India.
2,3Department of Life Sciences, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
Corresponding Author: Sandip Gamit
ABSTRACT
Dental infections are one of the most common oral health issues in the world. Plaque-forming bacteria found in the oral cavity, such as Myces, Actinobacillus, Streptococcus and Candida species, cause them. Despite the widespread use of tooth brushes and tooth pastes, chewing sticks have remained a popular and accepted teeth cleaning tool in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. Furthermore, approximately 72 percent of the country's rural population uses a range of plant species as a tooth brush. An attempt was made to document all of the information found in ancient and modern literature, as well as information gathered during ethnobotanical surveys in various tribal and rural areas of the country. Present review highlights some of the plant species used as chewing-stick practices of specific Gujarat state.
Keywords: Chewing-stick, plants, Gujarat state.
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