Divya Kumari P, Shenoy SM, Khijmatgar S, Chowdhury A, Lynch E, Chowdhury CR. Antibacterial activity of new atraumatic restorative treatment materials incorporated with
Azadirachta indica (Neem) against
Streptococcus mutans.
J Oral Biol Craniofac Res 2019;
9:321-325. [PMID:
31334005 DOI:
10.1016/j.jobcr.2019.06.014]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
The antibacterial property of new atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) materials incorporated with Azadirachta indica (Neem) on Streptococcus mutans was carried out.
Materials and methods
The study was carried out by using the agar diffusion method to determine the antibacterial property of ART materials (ART-I and ART-II). The zone of inhibition was tabulated, and the data was statistically analyzed using the student t-test. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of the ethanolic extract of Neem were recorded.
Results
The MIC and MBC of the mixture of the ethanolic extract of Neem was 3.13% and 12.5% respectively. The zone of inhibition of ART-I and ART-II was 11.81 mm and 11.97 mm respectively. Significant differences were observed between these two ART materials (P = 0,08).
Conclusion
Both the new ART materials i.e. ART-I and ART-II have considerable antibacterial activity against S. mutans.
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