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ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Traditionally used herbal medicines with antibacterial effect on

Bita Maraghehpour, Mina Khayamzadeh, Shamsoulmolouk Najafi, Mohammadjavad Kharazifard

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Article in Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Bita MaraghehpourDepartment of Oral Medicine, International Campus, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mina KhayamzadehDepartment of Oral Medicine, International Campus, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shamsoulmolouk NajafiDepartment of Oral Medicine, International Campus, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadjavad KharazifardDepartment of Oral Medicine, International Campus, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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backgroundSince bacterial strains developed resistance against commonly used antibiotics and side effects became more serious, other alternatives have been postulated. There is an answer for this issue in ancient medicine. Many plants have been proved to provide antibacterial effect. In this study, MATERIALS AND

methodsBroth microdilution method was used to obtain minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of crude extract of BS and NS. Furthermore, the logarithm of colony forming units grown in fresh brain heart infusion bacterial culture was assessed. Three groups including BS+ (containing only BS), NS+ (containing only NS), and BS-NS- (control group) were defined. For each group, the experiment was repeated 12 times.

resultsMIC of BS and NS were 512 μg/mL and 128 μg/mL, respectively. No growth was observed in our negative control group. The mean ± standard deviation of logarithm of CFU/mL for BS, NS, and control group was 4.32 ± 0.36, 3.61 ± 0.3, and 5.57 ± 0.19, respectively. ANOVA test revealed significant difference (

conclusionsBoth BS and NS are effective against A.a which should be taken into account as appropriate ingredient for oral hygiene products.

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansaggressive periodontitisBoswellia serrataminimum inhibitory concentrationNigella sativa

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PMID29238140
PMCPMC5713083

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