The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study
Elkarkhy, Y., Mahmoud, G., Alla, A., Abass, A. (2022). The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study. EKB Journal Management System, 25(3), 359-363. doi: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.88470.1218
Yousry Ahmed Elkarkhy; Gamal Fadl Mahmoud; Alaa Aldeen Abed Alla; Alaa Nabil Abass. "The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study". EKB Journal Management System, 25, 3, 2022, 359-363. doi: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.88470.1218
Elkarkhy, Y., Mahmoud, G., Alla, A., Abass, A. (2022). 'The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study', EKB Journal Management System, 25(3), pp. 359-363. doi: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.88470.1218
Elkarkhy, Y., Mahmoud, G., Alla, A., Abass, A. The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 25(3): 359-363. doi: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.88470.1218

The Antibacterial Effect of Pomegranate Peel and Guava Leave Extract Mouthwash on Oral Streptococcus Mutans in Scholar Students: A Controlled Clinical Study

Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science
Article 5, Volume 25, Issue 3, July 2022, Page 359-363  XML PDF (326.58 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajdsm.2021.88470.1218
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Authors
Yousry Ahmed Elkarkhy email 1; Gamal Fadl Mahmoud2; Alaa Aldeen Abed Alla3; Alaa Nabil Abass4
1Egypt-Minia-Mallawi-El-Erfany street
2Professor and Head of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University
3Assistant Professor and Head of Department of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo, Al-Azhar University
4Lecturer of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo, Al-Azhar University
Abstract
Herbal products are considered as a source of antimicrobial agents because of their chemical counterparts. Pomegranate peel extract (PPE) and guava leave extract (GLE) were used for centuries and their therapeutic abilities were reported. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial effect of mouthwashes prepared from pomegranate peel and guava leave extract on oral Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) count in healthy subjects.
A total of one hundred healthy children aged between 6-12 years were enrolled in this study and equally divided into five equal groups (n=20) according to mouth rinse type used in this study. Group 1 used 2% chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash; group 2 used 10 % PPE mouthwash; group 3 used 15 % PPE mouthwash; group 4 used 10 % GLE mouthwash; while group 5 was use15 % GLE mouthwash. Samples of Saliva were collected after mouth rinsing at two-time intervals; immediately after mouth rinsing and 2 hours after rinsing. Mitis Salivarius agar medium was used to determine S. mutans count.
The results revealed that S. mutans count recorded a marked significant reduction in all studied groups immediately after mouth rinsing, then S. mutans count was increased significantly in all groups after 2 hrs. The lowest S. mutans count was recorded with the CHX group followed by15 % and 10% PPE groups respectively. While the lowest performance was observed in GLE 15% and 10 % groups respectively.
Conclusions: The use of PPE mouthwash has a higher antimicrobial effect when compared to GLE in both concentrations.
Keywords
Pomegranate Peel; Guava Leave Extract; Mouthwash; Streptococcus Mutans
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