Role of botanicals as antimicrobial agents in management of dental infections - A review

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 690-704

  Dhinahar, S ^a   Lakshmi, T ^b  

^a Kattankulathur   (India)

^b SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Botanicals; Dental infections; Enterococcus faecalis; Remedy; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CATECHU EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CLOVE OIL; EPICATECHIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; NIMBIDIN; ONION EXTRACT; PHYTOALEXIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN; SODIUM NIMBIDATE; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA CATECHU; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLOVE; COUGHING; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DUODENUM ULCER; EAR INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEVER; GARLIC; GINGIVITIS; HAY FEVER; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STRUCTURES; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; STOMACH LESION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACACIA CATECHU; ALLIUM SATIVUM; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 84855477863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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