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ArticleCureus2022

Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity of Cotton Balls Incorporated With Musa paradisiaca and Chitosan: An In Vitro Study.

Keerthanasri Subramaniyan, Umesh Kemparaj, Sangeeta Chavan, Muthu Karuppaiah, Palanivel Pandian

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Keerthanasri SubramaniyanPublic Health Dentistry, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, IND.
Umesh KemparajPublic Health Dentistry, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, IND.
Sangeeta ChavanPublic Health Dentistry, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, IND.
Muthu KaruppaiahPublic Health Dentistry, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, IND.
Palanivel PandianPublic Health Dentistry, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, IND.

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Abstract

introductionAntibiotics are one of the great advances in medicine. But overusing them has led to resistant bacteria (bacteria that are harder to treat). The current study foresees better non-toxic antimicrobial substances (conventional antibiotics) that insist to consider medicinal plants and animal-derived products, which have better antibiotics without any side effects. The goal of this in-vitro study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of cotton balls incorporated with MATERIALS AND

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resultsIn this current study, the banana peel extract, soluble chitosan, and gentamicin exhibited antimicrobial activity against all the tested microorganisms. In the well diffusion method, at the concentration of 500 μg/ml and 250 μg/ml, chitosan and banana peel extract were comparatively better than the positive control group (gentamicin) at a higher concentration of 10 mg/ml.

conclusionFrom the results of the present study, a lower concentration of the testing group (soluble chitosan and banana peel extract) exhibited a better effect when compared to a higher concentration of gentamicin. Hence, chitosan and banana peel extract impregnated cotton could be preferred for routine clinical scenarios like wounds, extractions sockets, and during any short intraoperative surgical procedures periodontal surgery, where it can provide maximal antimicrobial effects without the side effects of antibiotics.

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antimicrobial activitybanana peel extractcotton ballsgentamicinsoluble chitosan

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PMID36059341
PMCPMC9428423

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