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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DENTIFRICES (FLUORIDATED AND HERBAL) AGAINST SALIVARY MICROFLORA

Original Article, Rahul Deshpande, Priyanka Kachare, Gautami Sharangpani, Vivian Varghese
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of two commercially used toothpastes. Methods: The two toothpastes used in the study were Fluoride containing toothpaste (Group A) and Herbal toothpaste (Group B) at various concentrations in salivary samples of children in the mixed dentition age group. The antimicrobial activity was assessed by measuring the inhibition zones by agar well diffusion method. Saliva was collected from children of age group 6-12 years
more » ... high caries activity. Results: The results suggested that Fluoridated toothpaste had maximum antimicrobial activity at all concentrations when compared to Herbal toothpaste which was statistically significant when tested with ANOVA and Post hoc test. Conclusion: The higher antimicrobial activity of fluoride containing toothpaste could be attributed to the presence of different components like triclosan and fluoride.
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Original Article, Rahul Deshpande, Priyanka Kachare, Gautami Sharangpani, Vivian Varghese. "COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF TWO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE DENTIFRICES (FLUORIDATED AND HERBAL) AGAINST SALIVARY MICROFLORA."