Open AccessEvaluation 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 the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/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 , agar , dentistry , streptococcus mutans , dentifrice , food science , traditional medicine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , oral health , fluoride , bacteria , genetics , inorganic chemistry
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.