Myths and Taboos in Dentistry

Abstract

As a developing country, India faces many challenges in meeting the health needs of its citizens. Cultural influence can be seen in all fields of health and medicine, and dentistry is no exception. Dentists are often faced with many myths and other unconfirmed beliefs passed down from generation to generation. Some of these myths have a significant impact on people's oral health. Understanding the myths and misconceptions about oral disease is important to providing good health care and education to patients and healthy people. It is true that cultural beliefs still affect people's oral health. This can represent a significantly increased pool of limited nursing knowledge, and understanding oral disease myths and misconceptions can be useful for both patients and healthy individuals. If the community is educated about prevention and proper treatment, the myths surrounding the concept of dentistry will be dispelled and dental health will improve throughout the community. Therefore, this review aims to clarify myths and taboos related to oral and dental health that are widespread in our society.