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Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study
AIM: To comparatively evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of fluoridated and herbal dentifrices. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty students in the age group 6–12 years with DMF/def score 0 were selected from an orphanage center. The participants were divided into four groups. In group A, no dentifrice wa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539392 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.165924 |
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author | Bhati, Neha Jaidka, Shipra Somani, Rani |
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description | AIM: To comparatively evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of fluoridated and herbal dentifrices. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty students in the age group 6–12 years with DMF/def score 0 were selected from an orphanage center. The participants were divided into four groups. In group A, no dentifrice was used; in group B, fluoride containing dentifrice was used; group C subjects used Aloe vera containing dentifrice; and in group D, Meswak containing dentifrice was used. The salivary samples were collected at the washout period of 2 days, 15 days, and 30 days and cultured on Mitis Salivarius Agar for determining Streptococcus mutans count. Results obtained were statistically analyzed using Student's t-test. RESULTS: There was an increase in bacterial count in group A where no dentifrices were used, while the bacterial count steadily decreased in groups B, C, and D by 83.7%, 80.94%, and 83.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Herbal dentifrices containing A. vera and Meswak can be safely recommended as an alternative to fluoridated dentifrices in terms of antimicrobial efficacy. |
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spelling | pubmed-46066042015-11-04 Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study Bhati, Neha Jaidka, Shipra Somani, Rani J Int Soc Prev Community Dent Original Article AIM: To comparatively evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of fluoridated and herbal dentifrices. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty students in the age group 6–12 years with DMF/def score 0 were selected from an orphanage center. The participants were divided into four groups. In group A, no dentifrice was used; in group B, fluoride containing dentifrice was used; group C subjects used Aloe vera containing dentifrice; and in group D, Meswak containing dentifrice was used. The salivary samples were collected at the washout period of 2 days, 15 days, and 30 days and cultured on Mitis Salivarius Agar for determining Streptococcus mutans count. Results obtained were statistically analyzed using Student's t-test. RESULTS: There was an increase in bacterial count in group A where no dentifrices were used, while the bacterial count steadily decreased in groups B, C, and D by 83.7%, 80.94%, and 83.5%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Herbal dentifrices containing A. vera and Meswak can be safely recommended as an alternative to fluoridated dentifrices in terms of antimicrobial efficacy. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4606604/ /pubmed/26539392 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.165924 Text en Copyright: © 2015 Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Bhati, Neha Jaidka, Shipra Somani, Rani Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title | Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title_full | Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title_short | Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Aloe vera and Meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: An in vivo study |
title_sort | evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of aloe vera and meswak containing dentifrices with fluoridated dentifrice: an in vivo study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4606604/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539392 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.165924 |
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