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Background :The study aimed to evalute the antibacterial efficacy of coriander seed oil mouthwash and Kidodentmouthwash against Streptococcus mutans.
Methods:After approval from institutional review board and institutional informed consent, 45 children who met the inclusion criteria were divided into three groups .The trial design included 15 healthy children in each group namely Group I(Kidodent), Group II(Coriander) & Group III(Distilled water) aged between 6-8 years for 15 days. Streptococcus mutans was isolated from saliva sample using selective media Salivariusmitis agar and Type I Agar agar at 38°C for 24 hours. Serial dilution method was followed for screening the activity of C. sativumextract and Kidodent mouthwash in reducing the S. mutanscount and calculated using manual colony counter. Statistical analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA and t-test using Graph Pad Prism V.5 software.
Results: Coriander seed oil mouthwash showed equivalent and significant reduction in CFU/ml when compared to Kidodent mouthwash (p<0.05)
Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that coriander seed oil mouthwash may prove to be an effective mouthwash owing to its ability in reducing S. mutans.
Keywords: Keywords: Children, Kidodent, Mouthwash, Herbal, Coriander seed oil
Introduction
The most common diseases of oral cavity seen worldwide are dental caries and periodontal diseases. Hence removal of the causative agent is necessary that is, reduction of Streptococcus mutans count from the oral cavity have to be achieved.Streptococcus mutans are viewed as the primary causative microorganism related with dental caries.1
From the day there has been torment related with caries, researchers from everywhere have been discovering ways not exclusively to fix the effectively settled caries, yet in addition to forestall it as soon as possible.2
The different caries preventive measures have been extensively ordered into mechanical, chemical, and dietary control measures. Among the mechanical means, tooth brushing is the most common devise used for oral hygiene maintenance.3It has been found that mouthwashes is one of the successful agent in reducing the microbial count and the plaque content.These mouthwashes are effective for hindering bacterial attachment, colonization and metabolic action which eventually influences bacterial development.4Kidodent which containschlorhexidine is as gold standard chemotherapeutic agent for the reduction of S.mutans count even in pediatric population.Chlorhexidine is a powerful antimicrobial agent. It has the ability of binding to a variety of substrates and...