Yoga - A Salubrious Routine to Prevent Periodontal Diseases: A Meta-analysis

Abstract Background: Yoga is a holistic and ancient practice that was originated around 3000 years agoand it activates all the systems in the body and helps us to be active. The name yoga itself means union, intertwining of body, brain and soul. Yoga can prevent periodontal diseases.This may sound extraneous, but it is a scientifically proven truth.Yoga will not only prevent periodontal diseases but also many other systemic diseases. Methods: A search was done to find the articles that were published in various databases Medline/Pubmed, Google scholar, LILACS, Cochrane, open grey and USC Upstate library. We included only original research studies which clearly explained the influence of yoga on periodontitis with specified results. Meta-analysis was done including the clinical periodontal parameters used for observation of the periodontal health. Results: Five studies were selected after analyzing various factors and coincidentally all the selected studies were from various regions of India. Forest plots were made of the studies selected. Conclusion: We conclude very clearly from the analysis done that yoga, an ancient practice has a favourable impact on human body in stress control,therebymaintaining the periodontal health.