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Antibacterial Effect Of Nutmeg Extract On Cariogenic Microflora In A Group Of Egyptian Children, Rasha Ebrahim, Mohammed Mostafa, Safaa El-Sayed

Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry

Purpose: to evaluate the antibacterial effect of Nutmeg natural extract on cariogenic microflora and compare its effect with chlorhexidine (CHX) in a group of Egyptian children. Subject and methods: A total of 60 normal apparently healthy children aged between 6-12 years from both genders were involved in this study and equally divided into two groups (n=30) regarding to the type of the received mouthwash: group 1; included children who rinsed with 1% Nutmeg extract containing mouth wash (Tested group); group 2; included children who rinsed with 0.12% CHX containing mouth wash (Control group). Saliva samples were collected from each enrolled …