A CLINICAL STUDY ON RAKTAVISTRAVAN AND BRUHATYADI GANDUSHA IN KRIMIDANTA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DENTAL CARIES

*Dr. Utkarsha Gurunath Pashte and Dr. A. B. Deshmukh

ABSTRACT

Dental caries is progressive desgtruction of enamel, dentine and cementum initiated by microbial activity at the tooth surface. It is one of the major problems in dentistry. On the basis of clinical features, it can be compared with krimidanta which is one among the eight diseases of tooth. All three doshas are prominent in krimidanta. In the management of krimidanta, krimighna, vataghna and ushna veeya dravyas are to be used which can relieve the toothache and discoloration. In this study, the trial drug used were bruhatyadi gandusha and rakta vistravana with prachchhan karma. Drugs which were used in bruhatyadi gandusha are vataghna, ushna virya yukta and krimighna. Rakta vistravan is effective in pitta dosha and rakta dosha.

Keywords: krimidanta, dental caries, bruhatyadi gandusha, rakta vistravan, dantashool, danta harsha.