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Purification of a High Molecular Mass Protein in Streptococcus mutans
Published on: September 14, 2019
Calotropis gigantea extract as a potential anticariogenic agents against Streptococcus mutans: An in vivo comparative
Meenakshi Sharma1, Sandeep Tandon1, Ullal Anand Nayak2
1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Objective:
The current study was intended to evaluate and compare the in vivo efficacy of Calotropis gigantea mouth rinse as anticariogenic agents with 0.2% chlorhexidine and Listerine mouth rinse.
Materials And Methods:
An experimental crossover study was conducted on sixty school children aged 14-15 years. Participants were divided into three Groups A, B, and C. In all children, baseline unstimulated saliva samples were collected and assessed for Streptococcus mutans counts. The study was conducted in three phases; each phase lasted for 8 days separated by a washout period of 15 days in between them. Groups A, B, and C were treated with 0.2% chlorhexidine, Listerine and C. gigantea extract mouth rinses, respectively, in the Phase I and assessed for salivary S. mutans counts. Subsequently, mouth rinses were crossed over as dictated by the Latin square design in Phase II and III.
Results And Conclusion:
All the three mouth rinses have individually shown a statistically significant reduction in the salivary S. mutans counts.
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