A study of kavala upakrama in maintaining oral health w.s.r. Of putivaktra (halitosis)

Oral diseases can be very troublesome and can have bad impact on quality of life. Every people certainly face one or other oral problem in their life time. Bad breathing is one of the common mouth problems which reflect poor oral hygiene and some time systemic diseases, but rather than this, it can be a serious cause of embracement many times, resulting in lowering the self confidence and depression. Kavala is a simple procedure, mentioned as a part of Dinacharya, which upon practicing routinely, highly beneficial in oral conditions. Triphala has been explained in Ayurveda literatures with great importance in number of diseases. In mouth diseases Triphala is indicated very frequently, available widely, cost effective, with no or minimal side effects and suitable for all age groups. So this study was needed to evaluate the effectiveness of well emphasized and a cost effective therapy in managing and preventing Putivaktra and other oral conditions.