A LABORATORY EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A HERBAL DENTIFRICE ON DENTAL CARIES IN THE RAT

Authors

  • O.O. AKANDE Author
  • A.R.A. ALADA Author
  • G.A. ADERINIOKUN Author
  • F.A. ODIGWE Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4314/

Keywords:

Dental Caries, Dentifrices, Caries Scores, Dabur(R), Maxam(R)

Abstract

The efficacy of a topically applied herbal dentifrice (toothpaste) Dabur (R) was 
evaluated in thirty albino rats. Dental caries was induced by inoculating their mouths 
with Streptococcus viridans and then fed a cariogenic 56% sucrose sugar in addition 
to rat pellets. The animals were then divided into 3 equal groups with 10 rats per 
group. Group 1, the (control) had daily molar teeth brushing with water, while Group 
II Dabur(R) had molar teeth brushing daily with the paste and Group III Maxam(R) had 
molar teeth brushing using Maxam(R) toothpaste. Water was available throughout the 
eight weeks of the study after which the animals were sacrificed, the jaws separated 
and the molar teeth scored for dental caries. The results showed a significant (p 
<0.05) caries reduction of 54.37% by the Dabur(R) toothpaste and 36.86% by 
Maxam(R). This reduction suggested the inhibitory role the experimental herbal 
dentifrice Dabur(R) plays in caries development.

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Published

2024-09-15

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2004): May Issue

Section

Short Communication

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A LABORATORY EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF A HERBAL DENTIFRICE ON DENTAL CARIES IN THE RAT . (2024). African Journal of Biomedical Research, 7(2), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.4314/

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