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Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts from Some Traditional Oriental Medicinal Plants against Dental Caries Bacteria  

Lee, Hee-Woen (Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
Lee, Pureunhaneul (Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
Kwon, Hyun-Jung (Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
Han, Kook-Il (Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
Han, Man-Deuk (Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.13, no.1, 2013 , pp. 45-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
Antimicrobial activity of extract from some traditional oriental medicinal plants were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against six oral pathogens, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sanguinis, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, which are associated with caries disease. The antimicrobial activity was examined by determining the inhibition zone using the disc diffusion assay. In antibacterial activity test, extracts of Scutellaria baicalensis, Chrysanthemum indicum, Kochia scoparia, Hydnocarpus anthelmintica and Caesalpinia sappan showed inhibitory effects (40 mg/ml) against tested caries bacteria. Especially, the C. sappan extract showed the strongest activity on S. oralis (40 mm), L. casei (35 mm) and S. mutans (28 mm). Thus, this result suggests that C. sappan may be applicable to preventing dental caries.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity; Dental caries bacteria; Natural product; Oriental medicine;
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