Plant extracts of popular use against oral infections
Objetive: To assess the antibacterial effect of plant extracts of popular use on bacteria related to the development of caries and endodontic infections. Methods: Experimental study conducted at the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina in 2015 in which dyes of Artemisia absinthium, Laur...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/5261 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5261 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Enterococcus faecalis Streptococcus mutans Plant Extracts. Extratos Vegetais |
| Resumo: | Objetive: To assess the antibacterial effect of plant extracts of popular use on bacteria related to the development of caries and endodontic infections. Methods: Experimental study conducted at the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina in 2015 in which dyes of Artemisia absinthium, Laurus nobilis, Bidens pilosa, Achillea millefolium L and Foeniculum vulgare at hydro-alcoholic concentrations of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% in Mueller Hinton agar growth-medium had their antibacterial activity against strains of S. mutans and E. faecalis measured. The solid medium diffusion method was used and the inhibitory activity was analyzed according to the presence and size of inhibition halos – control and chlorhexidine 0.12%. Significance level was set at α=0.05. Results: There was no inhibition on the strains of E. faecalis in any of the dyes; however, it was observed an inhibitory effect of Artemisia absinthium, Laurus nobilis and Bidens pilosa dyes on the strains of S. mutans at the concentrations tested. Conclusion: The dyes of plants of popular use assessed showed no antimicrobial effects on E. faecalis, which causes endodontic infections; however, three of them presented inhibitory effects against S. mutans, which is mainly responsible for caries. |
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