K Chandrasekharan Nair¹*, MV Anil Kumar² and Pradeep Dathan³

¹Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
²Superintendent and Professor, Women and Child Care Hospital, Govt Ayurveda College, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
³Professor and Head of the Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvavananthapuram, Kerala, India

*Corresponding Author: K Chandrasekharan Nair, Professor Emeritus, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Akathumuri, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

Received: November 15, 2021; Published: December 13, 2021

Abstract

The legacy of Dentistry and Medicine can be traced to ancient literature like ‘the Vedas’. Many drugs, predominantly of plant origin, prevention of diseases and maintenance of health can be found in the Vedas and masterly text books of Ayurveda. This article is an attempt to trace the origins of dental science in our ancient context. Master teachers of Ayurveda will find elaborate description in subsequent articles.

Keywords: Dentistry; History of Dentistry; Ancient Indian Dentistry

References

1. https://www.nhp.gov.in/origin-of-ayurveda_mtl
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvins
3. https://www.worldhistory.org/Indra/
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Citation

Citation: K Chandrasekharan Nair., et al. “Evolution of Dental Science in Ancient India”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 6.1 (2022): 28-32.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 K Chandrasekharan Nair., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.