KNOW HOW THE ORAL HYGIENE MEASURES WERE ADOPTED BOTH BY HINDUS AND MUSLIMS
By Vimal K Sikri, 2008; Alani, A. H. and Toh, C. G., 1997; Cheung, G. S. P., 1990; Hotta, M. and Aono, M., 1994; Mahler, D.B, 1996, Retief, D. H., 1994 Various religious organisations have also launched oral hygiene campaigns. Both Hindus and Muslims deem rigorous attention to oral hygiene measures a must. Mohammed, born in Mecca in 570, adopted basic mouth hygiene practises into the Muslim religion. Until the advent of prayer, it was usual to rinse one's mouth 15 times a day. Sushruta was maybe the world's first dental anatomist to correctly define the morphology of jaw bones. He also indicated that the lower third tooth might push on the inferior dental nerve. His writings were translated into Arabic around 1800 A.D. Dental historians documented little improvement in dental art from the beginning of the Christian Era until about 1500 AD. The transition from prosthesis to reconstruction of carious teeth seems to be the most significant contribution of this age to dentistry. Ca...