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[Inhibitory effect of mouthwashes on Streptococcus mutans growth]
C Tangsanguannuch1, T Kiattisriwan, P Pipattanagovit
1Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University.
The Journal of the Dental Association of Thailand
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
The efficacy of 10 mouthwashes available in Bangkok in inhibiting Streptococcus mutans growth in vitro was studied. After one-minute incubation with the bacterium, most mouthwashes, at concentrations recommended by the manufacturers, demonstrated the antimicrobial effect; three exhibited a complete while five a partial but varying degree of inhibition. Only two mouthwashes were found that did not significantly show any detrimental effect on the bacterial viability.