How does HERBODENT Toothpaste work?

Chotti llaichi (Elettaria cardamomum): A house old name in India, commonly used as mouth freshener by Indian people as it possess good aroma. Due to its properties, it is tridosha suppressant. It is well used in ayurvedic medicines as it promotes digestion (right from the mouth) and is a wonderful remedy for mouth and throat disorders. Its anti-bacterial action helps to remove all the foul smell created in mouth and restores lost taste. It is also anti-emetic in nature.

Lavang (Syzygium aromaticum): Commonly known as clove, has been old age remedy for toothache. Due to presence of katu and tickt rasa it promotes circulation and is regarded as antibacterial. Due to the same property it promotes digestion right from the mouth and also works as mouth freshener and taste promoter. It is helpful in promoting saliva secretion that is really helpful in treating any kind of bacterial invasion as saliva itself possess anti bacterial properties. Its volatile oils have such an action that it helps in suppressing pains. It is also helpful in treating any wounds and cuts in oral cavity and on tongue.

Saunf (Foenieulum vulgare): A well-known herb, extensively used in pickles and in increasing taste and aroma of food. Due to its madhur (sweet) and snigdh (slimy) properties it is helpful in suppressing vata and thereby helpful in suppressing pain. Due to its sheet (cold) virya potency it is helpful in treating any disease related to pitta (mouth ulcers). It is also helpful in promoting the secretions of digestive enzymes. It also helps in treating cuts and wounds present in mouth. Due to its kapha expectorating property, it helps in cleaning tongue that might be coated by kapha.

Neem (Azadirachta indica): This herb has found its glory world wide due to its diverse range of actions and uses. As it possesses the rasa like tickt and kashaya, it helps in restoring taste in mouth. Due to its anti­bacterial properties it helps in curbing bacterial growth. It also possesses the property of healing wounds and cuts, early than any other herb. It also checks the growth of mouth ulcers, due to its sheet (cold) virya potency. Its wonderful action helps in treating discoloration on teeth rendering them shiny, healthy and white in colour. Due to its blood purifying property it is helpful in treating bad breath caused by systemic reasons. It also promotes blood circulation thereby helps preventing tooth decay.

Ashoka (Saraca asoka): It is helpful in checking bacterial growth. It helps in promoting circulation of blood thereby helpful in tooth decay. It also stops bleeding from gums and suppress any inflammation caused due to any disease.

Kulanjan (Alpinia galanga): This herb is mainly included in the formulation because of its property, by which it scrapes away the plaque formation and bacterial growth and any overgrowth that has occurred. It is also helpful in strengthening vessels and nerves that are present in our oral cavity. It is also helpful in restoring taste and eliminating foul breath.

Tejobati (Zanthoxylun armatum): A well-known herb, famous for its antibacterial property and is used in diseases caused by bacterial fermentation. Its main action is to stop any bacterial invasion.

Oils Used :
HERBODENT also contains oils of Coriander, Ginger, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Spearmint, kapursat, ajwain, jyotismati and satpodina. These all possess anti bacterial properties, provide natural taste to mouth, prevents discoloration, pain reliever and above all improves overall condition of mouth.

Some Tooth diseases
Bad Breath - Clinically bad breath is called halitosis. Bad breath results from poor oral hygiene habits but can be a sign of other health related problems. All the food that we eat actually begins to break down in mouth, as we know that digestion starts in mouth and after digestion and assimilated food goes into the blood stream thereby enter lungs producing bad breath. If proper care is not taken like brushing and flossing of teeth, the food particles remain in mouth that leads to bacterial growth between teeth and gums or even on the tongue, resulting in fermentation causing bad breath. Smoking and intake of tobacco in any form also promotes bad breath. Persistent bad breath may serve as warning signs of diseases related to gums. If not taken proper care, may lead to permanent damage to gums. Other dental problems like plaque and xerostomia commonly known as dry mouth can also cause bad breath. Even improper cleaning of dentures may also lead to bad breath.

Some method of prevention of bad breath

• Brush regularly with HERBODENT toothpaste early morning and before going to bed. It also works as mouthwash.
• Use tongue cleaner
• Stop smoking and use of tobacco
• Drink lots of water
• Try to rinse your mouth after eating.

Gingivitis - Commonly known as gum disease is a series of bacterial growth in oral cavity leading to tooth decay and destruction of gums. Early stages of gingivitis lead to plaque formation that causes inflammation of gums. Gums often swells up and bleed on brushing. If at this stage no proper care is being taken then it may lead to a condition where debris starts collecting in the inner layer of gums that lead to creation of gaps between the tooth and the tooth pocket. Now these debris infect the bacterial growth therefore leads to secretion of certain harmful substances that in turn causes loosening up of tooth grip with the gum causing loose tooth. This is the major cause of loss of tooth in adults and aged people. This phenomenon is commonly called as periodontitis. It presents the symptoms like bleeding of gums on brushing, inflamed gums, bad breath, bad taste of mouth, loosing of tooth etc.

Tooth discoloration - Normal colour of our tooth varies from white to creamiest in colour. But sometimes it is seen that there is darkening in colour of tooth. This may be because of following causes commonly seen theses days.

• Overuse of food and drinks like coffee, tea, alcohol especially wine, potatoes that have a staining effect on teeth.
• Smoking is another major cause of discoloration of tooth.
• Not brushing properly or regularly, might also lead to discoloration.
• Not proving proper hygiene to your oral cavity.
• Excess use of fluorides may also lead to tooth discoloration.
• Use of medicines like antibiotics especially tetracycline have adverse effect on tooth coloration.
• Age is another factor.
• Hereditary factors are also responsible.

Tooth cavities - A very common problem now a day especially amongst young people. It occurs because of destruction of tooth structures i.e. both outer and inner (known as enamel and dentine respectively). Now due to improper feeding habits and non-maintenance of dental hygiene, causes bacterial infestation, which intern secrets toxin. When these toxins combines with the acids present in mouth and other precipitating factors, it leads to creation of holes in tooth, medically termed as tooth cavities or dental caries. It is an advanced condition of tooth decay. All the reason that contributes tooth decay is the cause of tooth cavities. When we don't follow oral hygiene, it results in deposition of debris in the cavities already created that becomes the feeding ground of bacteria, thereby promoting fermentation resulting in bad breath, further destruction of tooth and diseases like gingivitis and periodontitis.

Plaque - It is a thin colorless, sticky coating of bacteria on teeth, clearly visible when teeth are not brushed properly. Rich carbohydrate diet like dairy products, chocolates, cakes, soft drinks are the main cause in producing plaque. Due to bacterial, action if not taken proper care these plaques can lead to destruction of the tooth commonly termed as tooth decay.