Streptococcus mutans

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nine Brands of Toothpaste on Streptococcus mutans Isolated from the Mouth of Students in Veritas University, Abuja

T. O. Ozoude, T. C. Okolie & O. E. Effiom · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Dental caries is an infectious microbiological disease of the teeth that end up in the destruction of dental hard tissues. The use of toothpaste has been used to reduce the bacterial load in the mouth because they contain antimicrobial properties such as triclosan, fluoride, and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i530219

Smokeless Tobacco – Ammunition against Dental Caries? A Microbial Study

Priya S. Joshi, Madhuri Chougule, Shirish G. Joshi Reader, Bhagyalaxmi P. Hongal & Rucha S. Kore · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: The tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, has been one of the major risk factors for oral cancer. However, the literature has endowed it as “holy herb” since the pre-Columbian era as being used for treating pain, poisonous bites, ulcers, nasal polyp. So we designed a study to e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/18568