Open AccessEvaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of Triphala (an Indian Ayurvedic herbal formulation) and 0.2% chlorhexidine against Streptococcus mutans biofilm formed on tooth substrate: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
J Prabhakar,
Shwetha Balagopal,
M S Priya,
S Senthamil Selvi,
M. Senthilkumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.142539
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , chlorhexidine , biofilm , antimicrobial , saline , dentistry , microbiology and biotechnology , tooth surface , traditional medicine , medicine , chemistry , bacteria , biology , genetics , endocrinology
Streptococcus mutans is one of the most important cariogenic species of the human oral microbial flora. Biofilm style of microbial growth thought to resist the actions of antimicrobials.