Bacteriostatic effect of piper betle and psidium guajava extracts on dental plaque bacteria

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 518-521

  Fathilah, A R ^a   Rahim, Z H A ^a   Othman, Y ^b   Yusoff, M ^b  

^a Faculty of Science   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacteriostatic effect; Dental plaque bacteria; Piper betle; Psidium guajava

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GUAVA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PIPER BETLE; PLANT LEAF; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PIPER BETLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSIDIUM;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PIPER BETLE; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 67049117906     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.518.521     Document Type: Article

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