Open AccessThe antiplaque efficacy of propolis-based herbal toothpaste: A crossover clinical study
Author(s) -
Nagesh Bhat,
Salil Bapat,
Kailash Asawa,
Mridula Tak,
Pulkit Chaturvedi,
Vivek Gupta,
Pradeep Paul George
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.160007
Subject(s) - propolis , medicine , crossover study , toothpaste , washout , dentistry , oral hygiene , dentifrice , wilcoxon signed rank test , traditional medicine , placebo , mann–whitney u test , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , fluoride
In recent years, herbal products have been suggested as an economic, safe and probably effective alternative for prevention and control of various oral diseases. But still there are some products which need to be evaluated. Of lately, Propolis is one such product. To assess and compare the efficacy of herbal dentifrice containing Propolis with Miswak and Colgate total toothpastes in controlling plaque formation.