The document outlines nine innovative dental care solutions used by our ancestors, emphasizing the practices of chewing neem sticks, oil pulling, tongue scraping, and using herbal tooth powders. It highlights the significance of natural ingredients like turmeric, amla, and sesame seeds in maintaining oral health, and contrasts ancestral practices with modern dental hygiene methods. The document serves as a guide for adopting these traditional methods as alternatives to contemporary oral care products.

1. 9Innovative Solutions Our Ancestors
Used for Perfect Teeth & Oral Health

2. Oral health and dental hygiene have existed since early human civilization. There
are pieces of evidence that prove our ancestors used to drill their teeth to relieve
tooth decay pain. Ayurveda, a 5000-year-old system of medicine, also mentions a
lot about dental care. Since most of the oral problems are due to bacterial
infections, medicinal plants confer antibacterial activities are well-documented in
these textbooks. If you see the dental regime of our ancestors and compare it with
ours, you will see a stark difference. Although their food habits were healthy, and
the consumption patterns were well-balanced, our ancestors still used to take proper
care of their teeth. So, here is a compilation of innovative solution that our
ancestors used for perfect dental health!

3. NATURE’S DISPOSABLE TOOTHBRUSH
This is a widely known eco-friendly method of caring for teeth
and gums. In Ayurveda, brushing is an art, and anyone who
masters this reaps long-lasting benefits. Most of our ancestors
used to chew neem sticks for brushing, and they enjoyed a full
set of healthy teeth until their eighties or nineties. There is a
saying “Why would you ever need to visit a dentist if you have
a Neem tree at your house.” In addition, since the toothbrush
has natural bristles, it is biodegradable, and you can throw it
away with a clean conscience.

4. OIL PULLING
Our ancestors discovered that oil gargling or washing the
mouth with vegetable oil cures a wide range of diseases like
bad breath, tooth pain, and even draws out toxins from our
body.

5. TONGUE SCRAPPING
Our ancestors focused on complete dental and oral hygiene by
including tongue cleaning in their routine- a part which is
ignored by most of us as reported by doctors in most dental
clinics. Since our tongue collects all the toxins from the mouth,
food debris, etc., it is essential to clean it. Our ancestors used
to scrap their tongue with metals like copper, brass, silver, etc.,
to keep mouth diseases at bay.

6. MASSAGING TEETH AND GUMS
The practice of massaging teeth and gums was called
Pratisarana. Fine powder of herbs mixed with honey/oil was
used to massage teeth and gums. People used herbs like Vapya,
Triphala, Trikatu for preparing this mixture. According to our
ancient books on medicine, this mixture removes plaque and
helps to maintain periodontal health.

7. MOUTH RINSE
Amla or Indian gooseberry is a well-known herb for oral
health and mouth rinse. It is believed to be a general rebuilder
of oral health and a very good decoction. Our ancestors used it
for good long-term health of teeth.

8. THE WONDER INGREDIENT: GURMAR
Gurmar or sugar destroyer is considered as an antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory, and hypolipidemic. It has been used by local
healers for more than 2000 years. Our ancestors used it to tame
the sweet tooth.

9. TURMERIC
Our ayurvedic texts explain that teeth don't exist in isolation,
and they are subtly linked to the rest of the body. Hence,
turmeric has been used historically for dental health. Since
turmeric is called sarvoshadhi, meaning medicine for all
diseases, it is believed to protect against a lot of diseases of our
body, including oral problems.

10. HERBAL TOOTH POWDER
Ingredients like cardamom, clove, rock salt, alum powder,
liquorice, etc. are believed to have medicinal properties. Our
ancestors used to mix a number of these ingredients to
counteract microorganisms, prevent bleeding gums, overcome
swollen gums, and counter foul smell.

11. SESAME OIL AND SEEDS
Our elderly had a vast knowledge of herbs and their medicinal
properties. They also knew that most of the oral diseases are
related to a deficiency of minerals like calcium, magnesium.
Since sesame seeds contain a lot of these minerals, they used to
chew a handful of sesame seeds and swish the oil in their
mouth.

12. These are the practices followed by our ancestors to maintain oral health. They were the
advocates of herbal and ayurvedic components as these help reduce bacterial load,
prevent the formation of plaque, ulcer and keep oral diseases at bay. You can use these
methods as a good alternative to modern-day cosmetic oral health care products.

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