Objective: In recent years, the side effects encountered with the use of chemicals has led to the search for safe anticariogenic alternatives. Green tea is one such naturally occurring alternative which possesses anticariogenic activity through a direct bactericidal effect against cariogenic microorganisms. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review was to analyze the existing literature on the effectiveness of green tea extract containing formulations on dental caries.
Methods: The databases of PubMed, Cochrane, Science Direct, Metapress, and Google Scholar were searched up to July 2015 for the related topic. References of the selected articles and relevant reviews were searched for any missed publications.
Results: The systematic search revealed a total of 437 publications which were scrutinized based on eligibility criteria. Six publications fulfilled the criteria and 431 publications were excluded from the review. Out of six studies, three studies reported a statistically significant difference in favor of green tea while two studies showed no statistically significant difference between the groups. One study reported no statistically significant difference between the two groups; however, the reduction observed in chlorhexidine (control group) was slightly greater than green tea.
Conclusion: With the available evidence, it can be concluded that green tea extract containing formulations are effective in reducing cariogenic microflora and caries increment.
INTRODUCTIONThis study compares the efficacy of herbal, homeopathic, and conventional dentifrices, on oral microflora using antibiotic susceptibility tests. METHODS Three strains of microorganisms, Streptococcus Mutans, Escherichia Coli, and Candida Albicans, were taken and incubated in Mutans media, Mueller Hilton agar, and Sabouraud Dextrose agar, respectively. Different dilutions (1:5, 1:10 and 1:15) of several brands of commercial toothpaste with different compositions were made. Sterile disks were incorporated with an equal amount of prepared toothpaste formulations using a micropipette. These disks were then placed equidistant to each other, and the plates were incubated for 24 hours. RESULTS The zone of inhibition against S. Mutans
BACKGROUND Tobacco addiction has emerged as a major public health issue resulting in enormous disability, disease, and death and also acquired the dimension of an epidemic. More people die as a result of the worldwide tobacco epidemic than from tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and malaria combined. India is the second largest consumer of tobacco globally. It is estimated that five million preventable deaths occur every year globally. The trend of consumption of cigarettes is mostly seen among the young adult and adult population. Therefore, this study was done to assess the knowledge, attitude, and pattern of smoking among company and factory employees in Chennai. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted among 102 automobile company employees in Chennai, where a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics, chi square test, Pearson correlation test were used to analyse the data. RESULTS Majority of the participants belonged to the 25 - 34 years age group. About 72.5 % of the participants believed smoking was harmful to their health. A statistically significant association was observed between education level and knowledge on smoking being harmful to health (P > 0.05). A positive correlation was observed among knowledge and attitude; however, both were negatively related to pattern of tobacco use. CONCLUSIONS Knowledge regarding hazards of smoking was high among the study population. However, attitude was found to be satisfactory. Majority of the study participants consumed 10 or less cigarettes per day. Even with a good knowledge towards ill effects of tobacco, good attitude towards quitting tobacco, practice of tobacco smoking was higher among study participants. This implies, tobacco cessation counseling should be made a priority health intervention. KEY WORDS Addiction, Cigarettes, Tobacco, Nicotine, Smoking
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