National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Green tea (Camellia sinesis) is mouth rinse was prepared and its efficacy to use as a mouth wash is tested. Antibacterial and antifungal activity was compared with Chlorhexidine which is a Gold standard and plain drinking water mouth rinse was studied. Non stimulated saliva samples were tested using MSB agar for S. mutans and Rugosa agar for Candida albicans. Colony counts were done per ml of saliva and compared. There is no change in colony count in pre mouthwash and drinking water samples (Pre and Post). Green tea mouth wash rinse showed the effect by reducing the colony count and Chlorhexidine mouth rinse in comparison with Green tea or drinking water was found to be more effective. As chlorhexidine cannot be used regularly as it’s a chemical, Green tea mouth wash has shown good antibacterial and antifungal activity and proved to be quite efficacious can be alternative to Chlorhexidine.
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