EMERGING ROLE OF HERBALAGENTS IN VITAL PULP THERAPY

Herbs have been used since time immemorial to cure various diseases due to their anti-microbial properties. In endodontics, plants and their extracts can be used as irrigants, intracanal medicaments, pulp capping agents and storage media for avulsed teeth. The use of ethnopharmacology is staging a comeback and an era of herbal renaissance is being revolutionized in the eld of vital pulp therapy all over the globe.This article provides an insight into the herbal agents that can provide clinicians a road map to use safer alternatives to chemical agents used in endodontics.