An in-vitro study of the antimicrobial efficacy of personal productive herbal- maked toothpaste on oral pathogens

3^rd International Conference and Expo on Natural, Traditional & Alternative Medicine

September 24-25, 2018 | Montreal, Canada

Batool Sadeghi-Nejad, Eskandar Moghimipour, Sedigheh Yusef Naanaie, Shahrzad Nezarat and Ali Kordzangeneh

Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Iran
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran
The Agricultural and Natural of Resources center, Iran

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Altern Integr Med

Abstract :

Background & Aim: The Dental plaque is an important risk factor for the development of the dental and periodontal disease. In most cases tooth brushing only removes a limited amount of dental plaque and other chemical agents are required to reduce the microbial load. The purpose of this survey was to determine in vitro antimicrobial effects of herbal-made toothpaste containing the extracts of Artemisia dracunculus, Satureja khuzestanica and Myrtus communis against oral pathogens related to caries and oral fungal infections. Materials and Methods: Antimicrobial effectiveness and herbal-made toothpaste were evaluated against five microorganisms: Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacilus caseie, Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus salivarius and Cadida albicans by agar well diffusion method. The herbal- made toothpaste was tested at four different concentrations: 1:4(25%), 1:1(50%), 3:4(75%) and full strength (100%) with sterile distilled water as the diluent. Results: After 24 hours of incubation, the maximum mean diameter of inhibition zone against tested oral pathogens by Lactobacilus caseie (17 to 30mm), C. albicans (15-27mm) and the minimum mean diameter of inhibition zone against Streptococcus mutans (17-20mm). Conclusions: The results indicate tested herbal toothpaste was a significant product to inhibit the growth of plaque bacteria and yeast.

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