Literature review of the Ayurvedic concept of Shitada w. s .r. to Gingivitis.

Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of living a life. Ayurveda has focused on preventing disease and if any disease occurs then cure with medicine. Roundabout thousands of years ago, Ayurveda defined the concept of health, it is like a person who has complete physical, mental, and spiritual equilibrium. Ayurveda is the medical system that gives the way to perfect living with nature. Shalakyatantra is one of the branch of Ayurved out of 8 branches in which we are particularly thinking about diseases, and lifestyle management related to the precious supra clavicular organ. In this article, we are going to study “Shitad” disease,  which is a disease related to “Mukha. As per modern science, we are considered Shitad as Gingivitis.