A comparative evaluation of the anticaries efficacy of herbal extracts (Tulsi and Black myrobalans) and sodium fluoride as mouthrinses in children: A randomized controlled trial | Zendy

N Megalaa | Zendy; K Thirumurugan | Zendy; Gurusamy Kayalvizhi | Zendy; R Sajeev | Zendy; EB Kayalvizhi | Zendy; V Ramesh | Zendy; Abhishek Vargeese | Zendy

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A comparative evaluation of the anticaries efficacy of herbal extracts (Tulsi and Black myrobalans) and sodium fluoride as mouthrinses in children: A randomized controlled trial

Author(s) -

N Megalaa,

K Thirumurugan,

Gurusamy Kayalvizhi,

R Sajeev,

EB Kayalvizhi,

V Ramesh,

Abhishek Vargeese

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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/ijdr.ijdr_790_16

Subject(s) - medicine , traditional medicine , sodium fluoride , randomized controlled trial , fluoride , dentistry , chemistry , inorganic chemistry

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease in which microorganisms play an important role. Recently, herbs have been tried as mouthrinses to combat the side effects of chemical mouthrinses. The anticaries efficacy of Sodium fluoride, Tulsi leaf, and Black myrobalans fruit extracts on Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) have been reported in the literature, but no comparative study has been done yet.

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