An Integrative Approach to Oral Healthcare: The Role of Nursing, Nutrition, Naturopathy, and Pharmaceutical Interventions in Improving Dental Treatment Outcomes

Integrative oral healthcare, dental treatment outcomes, nursing care, nutrition, pharmaceutical interventions

Dr Gokula krishnan B
PG Scholar, Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti
College & Hospital of Naturopathy & Yogic
Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Subharti
University, Naturopathy & yoga, MD - Clinical
Naturopathy, Pincode: 250002 Email id:
doctor.gk14@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 00090005-1791-8664

Dr Deepti Sharma
PG Scholar, Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti
College & Hospital of Naturopathy & Yogic
Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Subharti
University, Naturopathy & yoga
Specialisation in Md - Nutrition & Dietetics
Pincode:250002, Email id:
drdeeptiv302@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 00090004-7366-055X

Dr Reet Arora
PG Scholar, Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti
College and Hospital of Naturopathy and Yogic
Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Subharti
University Department of Naturopathy & yoga
Specialisation in Md - Clinical Naturopathy
Email Id:reet.arora1412@gmail.com
ORCID ID: 0009-0008-6559-3915

Dr krishan rana
PG Scholar Maharishi Aurobindo Shubharti
College & Hospital of Natropathy & Yogic
sciences, Swami Vivekanand Shubharti
University, Department of natropathy & yoga
Specialisation in MD - clinical natropathy
Pincode:- 250002, E-mail id :krishanrana4676@gmail.com

Dr.Bini.M
Assistant professor at Rajashekharaiah institute
of naturopathy and yogic sciences,solur,
Karnataka, Rajiv Gandhi University of health
sciences,karnataka, Department of naturopathy
& yoga, Specialisation in MD - Nutrition and
Dietetics, Pincode:- 562127
E-mail id :- binismohan1221@gmail.com

Address for correspondence: Dr Gokula
krishnan B, Maharishi Aurobindo Subharti
College & Hospital of Naturopathy & Yogic
Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Subharti
University, Naturopathy & yoga, MD - Clinical
Naturopathy, Pincode: 250002 Email id:
doctor.gk14@gmail.com,

Received:27-06-2026
Revised:30-07-2026
Accepted:05-08-2026

European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (2026) 34(7s), 963–972

An Integrative Approach to Oral Healthcare: The Role of Nursing, Nutrition, Naturopathy, and Pharmaceutical Interventions in Improving Dental Treatment Outcomes

Dental contribution to overall bodily well-being is now becoming evident; the results of dentistry depend on the condition of the body, inflammation, bacterial flora of the mouth, nutrition, drugs, wound healing, and compliance. This comprehensive review examines the role of nursing, nutrition, naturopathy, and pharmaceutical interventions in improving dental treatment outcomes within an integrative oral healthcare framework. The review highlights that nursing contributes through oral assessment, patient education, infection prevention, perioperative support, digital follow-up, and continuity of care. Nutritional strategies support periodontal stability, mucosal integrity, immune function, osseointegration, and surgical recovery. Evidence-based naturopathic approaches, including selected herbal, nutraceutical, probiotic, and anti-inflammatory interventions, may serve as adjuncts when used safely and clinically supervised. Pharmaceutical care remains essential for antimicrobial stewardship, pain control, salivary management, interaction screening, and medication optimization, particularly in medically complex and older patients. Multidisciplinary collaboration among dentists, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals can shift oral healthcare from a procedure-centred model toward preventive, personalized, and patient-centered care. Standardized protocols, better clinical trials, digitalization, interprofessional training, and equal access to care are necessary for future developments. The integrative approach in dentistry is one of the effective ways of increasing treatment predictability, minimizing risks, accelerating recovery, and maintaining oral-systemic health.

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