Open AccessEffect of high-molecular-weight component of Cranberry on plaque and salivary Streptococcus mutans counts in children: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Akanksha Gupta,
Kalpana Bansal,
Mohita Marwaha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.155125
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , saliva , microbiology and biotechnology , in vivo , chemistry , cranberry juice , food science , dental plaque , biology , bacteria , medicine , biochemistry , genetics , urinary system
Previous investigations showed that a high-molecular-weight, nondialyzable material (NDM) from cranberries inhibits the adhesion of a number of bacterial species and prevents the coaggregation of many oral bacterial pairs.