Triphala (/triːfɑːla/: त्रिफला,) is an Ayurvedic herbal rasayanaformula consists of equal part of three myrobalanas, which are taken together without seed: Amla (Emblica officinalis), Bihara (Terminalia bellirica), and Harada (Terminalia chebula), Triphala being a traditional ayurvedic medicine treats a range of medical as well as dental ailments, it is mainly used in treating immune system stimulation, digestion improvement, constipation relief, gas relief, diabetes treatment, eye diseases, cleansing of G.I tract. As the allopathic medicine provide effective antibiotic therapy for bacterial infection & regular use of antibiotics cause resistance to it,so herbal medicines are preferred over antibiotics.Triphala is being extensively used for its various therapeutic properties in dentistry including its anti-cariogenicity action, used as antioxidant, anti-collagenase, and anti-microbial action. Triphala can also be used in managing various gingival & periodontal diseases.
Key words- Triphala,  contemporary aid, dentistry, ayurvedic medicine.

Triphala (/triːfɑːla/: त्रिफला,) is an Ayurvedic herbal rasayanaformula consists of equal part of three myrobalanas, which are taken together without seed: Amla (Emblica officinalis), Bihara (Terminalia bellirica), and Harada (Terminalia chebula), Triphala being a traditional ayurvedic medicine treats a range of medical as well as dental ailments, it is mainly used in treating immune system stimulation, digestion improvement, constipation relief, gas relief, diabetes treatment, eye diseases, cleansing of G.I tract. As the allopathic medicine provide effective antibiotic therapy for bacterial infection & regular use of antibiotics cause resistance to it,so herbal medicines are preferred over antibiotics.Triphala is being extensively used for its various therapeutic properties in dentistry including its anti-cariogenicity action, used as antioxidant, anti-collagenase, and anti-microbial action. Triphala can also be used in managing various gingival & periodontal diseases.
Key words- Triphala,  contemporary aid, dentistry, ayurvedic medicine.

Corresponding author: Dr Kislaya Kumar, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
                                               

This article may be cited as: Khurana L, Lohani S, Kumar K, Kanwar M. Triphala- Contemporary Aid in Dentistry. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(4):9-12.