Natural Products in Oral Care, Why Use Them Many of the modern medications used in dentistry are responsible for known side effects. Herbal therapies are used worldwide to treat health conditions. Therefore, besides conventional treatment methods, herbal agents have been extensively entered oral care products in recent years in function of its interesting medical and physicochemical characteristics. Dentistry has begun to exploit herbal properties for the purpose of relieving tooth pain, gum inflammation, and canker sores. Lots of manufacturers use herbal ingredients in their products to provide additional therapeutic characteristics. Natural bio characteristics, lower costs, availability and low rate of adverse effects have been factors in the choice of herbal medicines compared to conventional medicines. Dentists are interested in plant products whose agents have antiseptics, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant, antiviral, and analgesic actions. However, it is ...