Open AccessBacteriostatic effect of simvastatin on selected oral streptococci in vitro
Author(s) -
Eugene J. Whitaker,
Abdulaziz Alshammari
Publication year - 2017
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/ccd.ccd_848_16
Subject(s) - simvastatin , streptococcus mutans , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , medicine , streptococcus , minimum inhibitory concentration , streptococcus salivarius , chlorhexidine , pharmacology , bacteria , dentistry , biology , genetics
Simvastatin is a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, which has been found to have a number of pleiotropic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of simvastatin against selected oral streptococci as determined by the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).