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Evaluation of Anti-bacterial Efficacy of Medicinal Plant Extracts and 0.2% Chlorhexidine against Oral Bacteria
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S.VYSHIALI , D.SRI SAKTHI, I.MEIGNANA ARUMUGHAM, R.PRADEEP KUMAR
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The main objective of Ayurveda is to achieve physical, mental, social and spiritual well- being by implementing preventive, health promoting and holistic methods towards life. Recently there is renewed interest in use of various ayurvedic drugs for dental health. To determine the anti-bacterial efficacy of Solanum xanthocarpum, Terminalia chebula, Emblica offinalis Mimosa pudica and 0.2% chlorhexidine on oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. An in-vitro study done with eight strains of microorganisms (Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus) were taken and incubated in Mutans media, Mueller Hilton agar, Sabouraud Dextrose agar media, brain heart infusion broth, Muller Hinton Agar and Man Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) broth respectively for each microorganism respectively. Sterile discs were incorporated with equal amounts of prepared extracts using micropipette. then these discs were placed equidistant to each other following which these plates were incubated for 24 hours. The zone of inhibition against Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa was found to be highest in Terminalia chebula when compared to the other plant extracts.
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Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.01.322
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