The antimicrobial activity of four herbal based toothpastes against specific primary plaque colonizers.

Description

<p>Aim: To determine whether there was any significant difference in the antimicrobial activity of 4 herbal toothpastes against cultures of 3 primary plaque colonizers (Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguinis and a non-specific &alpha / -heamolytic streptococcus).</p>

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1. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7713_1264025047

Tags

Periodontitis

Periodontopathogens

Bacteria

Plaque

Colonization

Biofilm

Toothpaste

Herbs

Antimicrobial

Inhibition

Triclosan.

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:UWC_ETD:http%3A%2F%2Fetd.uwc.ac.za%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Detd%26action%3Dviewtitle%26id%3Dgen8Srv25Nme4_7713_1264025047
Date	January 2007
Creators	Peck, M. Thabit.
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis and dissertation
Format	Pdf
Coverage	ZA
Rights	Copyright: University of the Western Cape