Open AccessIn vitro antimicrobial activity of mouth washes and herbal products against dental biofilm-forming bacteria
Author(s) -
Naiana B Da Silva,
Adílis Kalina Alexandria,
A. R. R. Lima,
Lígia Vieira Claudino,
Thiago F De Oliveira Carneiro,
Adalberto Coelho da Costa,
Ana Maria Gondim Valença,
Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.103623
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , streptococcus oralis , streptococcus salivarius , microbiology and biotechnology , chlorhexidine , lactobacillus casei , streptococcus mutans , bacteria , biofilm , saliva , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology , chemistry , traditional medicine , medicine , dentistry , biochemistry , genetics
To evaluate in vitro, the antimicrobial effect of Cymbopogon citrates (lemon grass), Plectranthusamboinicus (Mexican mint) and Conyzabonariensis (hairy fleabane) tinctures as well as pure and diluted commercial mouth washes (Malvatricin(®), Periogard(®) and Listerine(®)) on wild isolates of Streptococcusmutans and reference strains of S. mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus oralis and Lactobacillus casei by determination of minimum inhibitory dilution (MID).