Antibacterial activity of aqueous extracts of Indian chewing sticks on dental plaque: An in vitro study

• Main Authors: Dola Srinivasa Rao (Author), Tanuja Penmatsa (Author), Alapati Kranthi Kumar (Author), M Narendra Reddy (Author), Nalam Sai Gautam (Author), Nalam Radhika Gautam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The anti-microbial efficacy of aqueous extracts of Indian chewing sticks against different kinds of plaque bacteria in vitro was investigated. Supra-gingival plaque is cultured and subjected to the antibacterial activity of the aqueous extracts of chewing sticks (Neem, Acacia, Pongamia glabra, Achyr...