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Conditionरोग

Round gum swelling (dantapupputa)

दंतपुप्पट · दन्तपुप्पुट

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A round swelling at the roots of two or three teeth from kapha and blood, treated according to whether it is unripe, burning or ripe.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
दन्तपुप्पुटदन्तपुष्पक
Hindi
दंतपुप्पट
English
Round gum swelling (dantapupputa)

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition1

  • When from kapha and blood a round swelling forms at the tooth roots it is called dantapupputa; a footnote says the swelling occurs at the roots of two or three teeth.

    Chapter 15 · p. 273 · v. 67Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Treatment principle1

  • The physician treats it according to its stage: an unripe swelling is dissolved, a burning one ripened, and a ripe one cleansed and healed.

    Chapter 15 · p. 273 · v. 67Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • Footnote 2 on PDF 345: दंतपुष्पकमिति पाठांतरम्.

Quick facts

Content type
Condition
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
1
Chapters
Chapter 15
Extraction tasks
T13
Record id
condition_dantapupputa