Open AccessA 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/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) - streptococcus mutans , saliva , sodium fluoride , dentistry , fluoride , traditional medicine , medicine , chemistry , bacteria , inorganic chemistry , genetics , biology
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.