A review on miswak (Salvadora persica) and its effect on various aspects of oral health

Saudi Dental Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 63-69

  Halawany, Hassan Suliman ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Aqueous extract; Dental caries; Salvadora persica; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

ANISIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHLORIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; FLUORIDE; ISOQUERCITRIN; KAEMPFEROL; PENICILLIN G; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PYRROLE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; SALVADOUREA; SAPONIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SITOSTEROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROL; SULFUR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TOOTHPASTE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARAB; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYTOTOXICITY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL DEVICE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MISWAK; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SALVADORA PERSICA; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH WHITENING;

EID: 84860649410     PISSN: 10139052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2011.12.004     Document Type: Review

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