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| Title: | Efficacy of some medicinal plants against human dental pathogens |
| Authors: | Pathak, Anupama
Sardar, Aparna
Kadam, Vynkatesh
Rekadwad, Bhagwan
Karuppayil, S Mohan |
| Keywords: | Dental pathogen
Dental caries
Medicinal plants
Emblica officinalis
Terminalia bellirica
Syzygium aromaticum |
| Issue Date: | 11-Apr-2012 |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)- A61K 36/00, A61P 31/04 |
| Abstract: | Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases having multifactorial
etiology. Most of the treatments in dental caries is aimed at either
elimination or suppression of bacteria by antibiotics. Increased resistance of
oral bacteria to antibiotics however, has developed keen interest of researcher
in herbal treatment. In our investigation we have screened nine medicinal
plants from Marathwada region. We have proved effective inhibition of dental
pathogens by aqueous extract of plants. Amongst selected plants leaves of Emblica
officinalis Gaertn. syn. Phyllanthus
emblica Linn. and Terminalia bellirica Roxb. and flowers of Syzygium aromaticum (Linn.) Merrill & Perry showed
three to four times more inhibition in comparison with effective antibiotics
like Carbenicillin, Tetracycline, Nalidixic acid and Nitrofurantoin of four dental pathogens, viz. Streptococcus
mutans, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus sanguis and Actinobacillus
actinomycetemcomitans isolated by us.
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| Page(s): | 123-127 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(1) [March 2012]
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