Effect of garlic tincture in odontology

Abstract

A study was erformed to determine the effects of garlic tincture to20 inthe treatment of toothache at the teaching Policlinic "Francisco Castro Ceruto in El Salvador, from January to December 2012, used in all patients presenting to the emergency department with reversible pulpitis who agreed to participate in this research, in the sample was applied a questionnaire and variables were collected: sex, age, relief, clearance time and adverse drug reaction (ADR). It was obtained that out of the 121 studied patients only in three patients the pain persisted, not disappeared; moreover the other 118 was reduced pain over a period of time from 1-10 minutes. The positive effects of was found, no adverse reactions in patients treated were found.