Abstract Introduction: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with the destruction of tooth supporting structures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of green tea mouthwash compared to chlorohexidine (CHX) mouthwash, as adjuncts to scaling and root planning (SRP), on clinical parameters of subjects with chronic periodontitis.Materials and Methods:A double-blinded rand...

Endotoxins are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. Mouthwashes or rinses are products used to enhance oral hygiene. In the present study, gram positive and gram negative bacterial isolates were collected and laboratory tests was used to assess the inhibition of growth of oral bacteria by three modern commercially available mouthwashes containing Aloe vera, Pep...

Introduction: Green tea is a popular beverage nowadays and intake of green tea polyphenols has shown preventive effect against cancer and cardiovascular disease in experimental and epidemiologic studies. Many people have been switching their morning routines from coffee to green tea to take advantage of its multiple health benefits. Aim And Objectives: To comparatively evaluate the antimicrobia...

Freeze-dried juice obtained from Aloe vera and heated for 15 minutes at 80 degrees inhibited several test microorganisms. Species of Aloe have had a long history as drug plants. This was pointed out by Morton (1) in a recent comprehensive review of Aloe from the standpoint of folk use and commercial exploitation. Fly and Kiem (2) recently carried out an investigation to ascertain whether Aloe v...

background compounds present in green tea have proved to inhibit the growth and activity of bacteria associated with infections. objectives to assess the effects of green tea leaves extract in presence of propylene glycol on the aerobic mouth bacteria load. materials and methods saliva of 25 volunteer girl students aging 20-25 years were selected and evaluated by a mouthwash sample containing 1...

It was known to people in Egypt and also Greece for example Aristoteles explains special charactristics of Aloe vera jelatin that is extracted from this plant is continuously used to treat burns, cuts and inflamed scars since many years. It is useful for skin damaged from X ray as reported in many researches in journals related X rays. On the other hand concentration of glucose in gelatin, resu...

BACKGROUND Tooth avulsion is one of the most severe dental traumas which most often occur in children. When immediate replantation is not possible, storage in a proper media may lead to a prolonged survival rate. Aloe Vera is a cactus like plant with green, tapered leaves that are filled with a transparent viscous gel. This medicinal plant has significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibac...

Aloe vera, also referred as Aloe barbadensis Miller, is a succulent plant widely used for biomedical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. Aloe vera has been used for thousands of years. However, recent significant advances have been made in the development of aloe vera for tissue engineering applications. Aloe vera has received considerable attention in tissue engineering due to its biode...

BACKGROUND Ginger and aloe vera are two medicinal herbs mostly used to produce mouthwash. This study aimed compare the effects of ginger mouthwashes on xerostomia in patients referred Bandar Abbas diabetes clinic (Iran). MATERIAL AND METHODS In this triple-blind clinical trial, three groups (n=35 each group) were studied. One group was given mouthwash, other control only normal saline. All 20 c...