Evaluation of antifungal activity of six children's toothpaste on Candida albicans isolated from early childhood caries patients | Zendy

T P Chandhru | Zendy; V R Anusha | Zendy; Faizal C Peedikayil | Zendy; M B Gufran Ahmed | Zendy; Soni Kottayi | Zendy; Dhanesh Narasimhan | Zendy

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Evaluation of antifungal activity of six children's toothpaste on Candida albicans isolated from early childhood caries patients

Author(s) -

T P Chandhru,

V R Anusha,

Faizal C Peedikayil,

M B Gufran Ahmed,

Soni Kottayi,

Dhanesh Narasimhan

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1998-3905

pISSN - 0970-4388

DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_3_20

Subject(s) - toothpaste , early childhood caries , medicine , candida albicans , dentistry , agar , streptococcus mutans , dentifrice , traditional medicine , food science , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , oral health , biology , fluoride , inorganic chemistry , genetics , bacteria

Early childhood caries (ECC) is an aggressive, destructive form of dental caries that affects the children younger than 6 years of age. Candida is known to increase the adherence of Streptococcus mutans to the oral biofilm and produce acids that cause tooth demineralization.

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