ISHS Acta Horticulturae 680: III WOCMAP Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Volume 6: Traditional Medicine and Nutraceuticals
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF CHAMOMILE EXTRACT AND ESSENTIAL OIL ON CLINICALLY ISOLATED PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS FROM PERIODONTITIS |
| Authors: | H. Saderi, P. Owlia, A. Hosseini, H. Semiyari |
| Keywords: | agar diffusion, anaerobic bacteria, mouthwash, periodontal pockets |
| Abstract:
It has been demonstrated that advanced periodontitis is an opportunistic infection caused by various endogenous bacteria, including Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitance, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedius. The present study evaluated the antimicrobial effects of extract and essential oil of Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis, Compositae) flower head against P. gingivalis. Thirty-five clinical strains of P. gingivalis were isolated from sixty-two patients. The anti-microbial effects were evaluated by disk diffusion method on supplemented Brucella agar. The growth inhibition zones were measured and compared. The results showed that the means of inhibition zone for Chamomile extract and essential oil were 13.33±3.4 and 20.5±0.5 respectively. Results provide evidence for potential use of Chamomile as mouthwash for treatment and prophylaxis of periodontitis. | |
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