An Assay on the Antibactericidal Functionality of Synthesized Mg‐Doped ZnO Nanoparticles on the Dental Microbes

Abstract

We succeeded in producing pure and magnesium‐doped zinc oxide nanoparticles (Mg‐Zn NPs) by making use of a Prosopis farcta leaf extract and subsequently distinguished the quality of our NPs with the use of field energy scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy‐dispersive X‐ray (EDX), powder X‐ray diffraction (PXRD), and UV–vis. In correlation to our observations, the particulates were spherically produced at a size of 20 nm with the ability to cause antimicrobial impacts on Streptococcus mutans bacteria and Candida albicans fungi. Inhibition zones of 18 ± 0.3 and 24 ± 0.3 mm were obtained for 5% Mg‐Zn NPs against bacteria and fungi, respectively. Based on these results, our work suggests a practicable proposition for our synthesized product to be considered as a worthy alternative for dental and oral utilizations.