Salvadorapersica (Meswak): Chewing stick for complete oral care

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 440-445

  Goyal, Manoj ^a   Sasmal, D ^b   Nagori, B P ^a  

^a Lachoo Memorial College of Science and Technology   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial; Anti plaque; Dental caries; Gingival bleeding; Salvadora persica

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; FLUORIDE; GLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; STEROL; TERPENE; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTAL CARIES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYDRODISTILLATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVADORA PERSICA; SALVADORACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 79959392236     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.440.445     Document Type: Article

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