Open AccessCariostatic efficacy of cinnamon water extract on Streptococcus mutans: An In vitro study
Author(s) -
Nutan Mala,
Sonal Sinha,
Amit Kumar,
Harsh Vardhan Choudhary,
Prafulla Songara,
Kumar Ramesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_677_20
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , nicotine , biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , traditional medicine , in vitro , chemistry , absorbance , population , medicine , biology , bacteria , chromatography , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health
Dental caries is a chronic, widespread, and infectious disease affecting the large population. Anticariogenic effects of different herbs and natural products are observed, cinnamon among these, showed the ability to inhibit Streptococcus mutans biofilm.