Camellia sinensis (Tea): Implications and role in preventing dental decay

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 152-156

  Goenka, Puneet ^a   Sarawgi, Aditi ^b   Karun, Vinayak ^c   Nigam, Anant ^a   Dutta, Samir ^d   Marwah, Nikhil ^a  

^a Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital   (India)

^c Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics   (India)

^d Government Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

Anti cariogenicity; camellia sinensis (Tea); catechins; fluoride; health benefits

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLUORIDE; GALLOCATECHIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; NEROLIDOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DENTAL CARIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TEA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 84889580766     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.120515     Document Type: Review

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