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Faculty of Dental Medicine (Girls' branch)
Anise extract; distilled water; Streptococcus mutans; Lactobacilli; Mouth wash
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Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Anise Extract On Cariogenic Oral Microflora, Hager Awad, Mohammed Mostafa, Eman Mohamed
Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Effect Of Anise Extract On Cariogenic Oral Microflora, Hager Awad, Mohammed Mostafa, Eman Mohamed
Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry
PURPOSE: To measure the antimicrobial effect of Anise extract as mouth rinse in children against streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli. Material and method: A total of 60 Egyptian children from both sexes ranging from 6 to 12 years old for mixed dentition in a good physical condition. Children were randomly distributed into three groups (A, B, C) (20 children each). Group A: Patients were instructed to rinse with 40ml of anise extract (anise 1.6g/ 40ml) three times/ day, each rinse for 1 minute for 1 week. Group B: Patients were instructed to rinse with 40ml of anise extract (anise 10g/ 40ml) …