Abstract

EFFICACY OF HERBAL DENTIFRICE IN THE REDUCTION OF DENTAL CARIES COMPARED AGAINST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FLUORIDE CONTAINING DENTIFRICE: AN EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL.

*Dr. Torwane Nilesh Arjun, Dr. Abhishek Gouraha, Dr. Ashish Maheshwari, Dr. Kalpesh Chavan

ABSTRACT

Aim: the aim of the present study was to clinically evaluate the efficacy of herbal dentifrice in the reduction of dental caries compared against commercially available fluoride containing dentifrice. Materials and methods: A total of Thirty three healthy albino rats were included in the study. All the rats were inoculated orally, with 0.5 ml of glucose nutrient broth culture of Streptococcus viridansand then fed a cariogenic 60% sucrose sugar in addition to rat pellets. The animals were then randomly divided into 3 groups (n=11).Group A (plain water) had daily molar teeth brushing with water, while Group B had molar teeth brushing daily with Himalaya Herbal toothpaste® and Group C had molar teeth brushing using Colgate® toothpaste. The tooth brushing was administered for 10 weeks after which the animals were sacrificed, the jaws separated and the molar teeth scored for dental caries. Results: The results showed a significant (p

Keywords: Dental caries, Dentifrices, Herbal toothpaste, Fluoride toothpaste.