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- Dental caries and periodontal disease are prevalent oral health issues, prompting researchers to explore organic and herbal alternatives to traditional antibacterial agents, which often have side effects.
- The study focused on evaluating the antimicrobial effects of essential oil from specific plants against bacteria compared to Chlorhexidine (CHX), using methods like gas chromatography and micro-broth dilution.
- Results indicated that the essential oil had significant antibacterial activity against certain bacteria, outperforming CHX in some aspects, suggesting its potential for use in oral healthcare products.
Article Abstract
Statement Of The Problem: Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common oral problems. Chemical antibacterial agents often have side effects; thus, researchers have long been in search for organic and herbal products to prevent dental caries and periodontal disease.
Purpose: The present study has aimed to assess the effects of essential oil on , , , and compared to Chlorhexidine (CHX).
Materials And Method: In this study, the plants were collected from Zanjan Province, Iran. Analysis of the essential oil was carried out by gas chromatography/mass chromatography. Micro-broth dilution and disc diffusion methods were used for assessment of the antimicrobial activity, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were evaluated.
Results: The mean diameter of the growth inhibition zones in the well plate method for showed that it had greater antimicrobial activity against than others ( Value= 0.01). Furthermore, had higher antimicrobial activity than CHX. The results of MIC and MBC showed that had lower antibacterial activity than CHX.
Conclusion: essential oil demonstrated antibacterial properties against cariogenic bacteria. Given that other favorable properties of these essential oils are confirmed, they may be suitable for use as antibacterial agents in the formulation of oral healthcare products.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11452596 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.30476/dentjods.2023.97602.2020 | DOI Listing |
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