Comparative evaluation of garlic extract mouthwash and chlorhexidine mouthwash on salivary Streptococcus mutans count-An in vivo study

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-374

  Chavan, Sangeeta Devanand ^a   Shetty, Nagesh Lakshminarayan ^b   Kanuri, Muralikrishna ^c  

^a SMBT Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b Davangere   (India)

^c Shree Dhanvantary Pharmacy College   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine mouthwash; Garlic mouthwash; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; FLAVORING AGENT; MOUTHWASH; PLANT EXTRACT; SORBITOL; SWEETENING AGENT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; MALE; MENTHA SPICATA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; GARLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTHA SPICATA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTHWASHES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SALIVA; SORBITOL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955045999     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a19972     Document Type: Article

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