Open AccessAntimicrobial and anti-adherence activity of various combinations of coffee-chicory solutions on Streptococcus mutans: An in-vitro study
Author(s) -
Rama Sharma,
Vinodini Reddy,
GM Prashant,
Vivek Ojha,
Naveen Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.140749
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , antimicrobial , biofilm , food science , agar , post hoc , bacteria , agar plate , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biology , dentistry , genetics
Several studies have demonstrated the activity of natural plants on the dental biofilm and caries development. But few studies on the antimicrobial activity of coffee-based solutions were found in the literature. Further there was no study available to check the antimicrobial effect of coffee solutions with different percentages of chicory in it.