Quantitative determination of the antibacterial activity of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and tetracycline gel against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Prevotella intermedia (Pi) – a microbiological in vitro study
Konathala S. V. Ramesh,
Mopati Nishanth Reddy Gokul,
Gautami S. Penmetsa
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the antibacterial efficacy of licorice gel and tetracycline gel against Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia.
Methods
An indigenously prepared 50 μL licorice and tetracycline gel was subjected to antibacterial sensitivity test (thrice) against Aa, Pg, Pi by agar well diffusion method using Brain Heart Infusion med… Show more
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