Homeopathy in Pediatric Dentistry

Year 2023, Volume: 23 Issue: 3, 319 - 326, 24.10.2023

Ezginur Şan , Büşra Karaduran , Mine Koruyucu

https://doi.org/10.26650/jchild.2023.1313020

Abstract

Homeopathy is an alternative treatment approach that has been widely used for over 200 years. It is popularized as a safe and cost-effective alternative to allopathy. For a holistic approach, homeopathic remedies are used to improve not only patients’ physical condition but also psychological or emotional condition. In dentistry, homeopathy has been used as an adjunct to conventional treatment since 18th century. Many studies indicate that the effect of homeopathic remedies is not different or superior to that of placebo. Institutions such as the World Health Organization and the Food and Drug Administration have not yet approved the ethics and safety of homeopathy as a treatment form. In recent years, regulations on homeopathy by many institutions have been increased, and its prevalence has been limited. Further clinical research is needed to elucidate whether homeopathic remedies can effectively treat conditions that appear to be linked to patients’ spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical conditions, and whether this has a placebo effect. This review aimed to introduce the basics of homeopathy, which has been accepted as part of the Traditional and Complementary Medicine by the Turkish Ministry of Health as of 2016, and to discuss its possible applications in pediatric dental practice.

Keywords

pediatric dentistry, dentistry, homeopathy

Çocuk Diş Hekimliğinde Homeopati

Abstract

Homeopati, 200 yıldan daha uzun süredir yaygın olarak kullanılan alternatif bir tedavi yaklaşımıdır. Allopatiye karşı güvenli ve uygun maliyetli bir alternatif olarak popülerleşmiştir. Homeopatik ilaçlar, bütünsel bir yaklaşım benimseyerek hastaların fiziksel durumları ile birlikte psikolojik veya duygusal durumlarını iyileştirmek için de kullanılmaktadır. Diş hekimliğinde 18. yüzyıldan beri geleneksel tedaviye ek olarak kullanıldığı bildirilmektedir. Yapılan çalışmaların birçoğu homeopatik ilaçların etkisinin plasebodan farklı ya da üstün olmadığını belirtmektedir. Homeopatinin bir tedavi biçimi olarak kullanımının etik ve güvenliği Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) ve Amerikan Gıda ve İlaç Dairesi (FDA) gibi kurumlar tarafından halen kabul görmemiştir. Son yıllarda birçok kurum tarafından homeopati ile ilgili olarak yapılan düzenlemeler arttırılmış ve yaygınlığı sınırlandırılmıştır. Homeopatik ilaçların, hastaların ruhsal, duygusal, zihinsel ve fiziksel koşullarına bağlı görünen durumları tedavi edip etmediğini ve bunun plasebo etkisi olup olmadığını anlamak için daha fazla klinik araştırma yapılması gerekmektedir. Bu makalenin amacı, ülkemizde 2016 yılı itibariyle Sağlık Bakanlığı tarafından Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp kapsamında kabul edilmiş olan homeopatinin temellerini tanıtmak ve çocuk diş hekimliğinde olası homeopatik uygulamaları gözden geçirmektedir.

Keywords

çocuk diş hekimliği, diş hekimliği, homeopati

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