a natural product used for improved structure and function of the body including herbs, vitamins, minerals, and any other product sold as a dietary supplement
dietary supplement
DSHEA
dietary supplement health and education act of 1994
EO
essential oils used in many antigingivitis mouth rinses
GMP
good manufacturing practices
cGMP
current good manufacturing practices, updated in 2007
SN/AEMS
special nutritionals adverse event monitoring system
SJW- an herb used to treat mild depression
saint john's wort
derived from plant sources
natural
the process by which one or more active ingredients of an herb are identified, and all batches of the herb produced by a single manufacturer contains the same amount of active ingredient specified on the label
standardization
product recommendations are determined by the level of evidence available from clinical studies
evidence based medicine
an extract from the aloe vera leaf that has immodulating properties
acemannan hydrogel
OTC product that has been used for decades as a topical analgesic for dental pain
oil of cloves
an herb based substance that has been shown to produce a statistically significant reduction in plaque and gingivitis when compared to a placebo dentrifice
triclosan
combined extracts incorporated into biodegradable chips and inserted into the sulcus following scrp