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In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial effect of miswak against common oral pathogens

Author(s) -

Saima Naseem,

Khursheed Hashmi,

Fatima Fasih,

Shaheen Sharafat,

Rafiq Khanani

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.302.4284

Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , oral hygiene , streptococcus mutans , candida albicans , dentistry , agar diffusion test , traditional medicine , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics

Miswak is a natural tooth cleaning tool which is being used in many parts of the world since ancient times. It is known to be useful in prevention of dental caries. But still it is not used as frequently as other oral hygiene tools. This research was designed to scientifically establish antimicrobial effect of miswak in vitro against common oral pathogens.

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