The antimicrobial potential of 14 natural herbal dentifrices

Dentifrice Containing Extract of Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.: An Antimicrobial Evaluation

“…and evaluated for its antimicrobial potential. In an in vitro study evaluating the antimicrobial potential of 14 commercially available herbal dentifrices against S. mutans, Lee et al (22) found that the antimicrobial power varied greatly among toothpastes. The present findings demonstrated that the dentifrice containing rosemary extract exhibited an inhibiting capacity for the bacterial growth of S. mutans, S. oralis and L. rhamnosus, showing similar antimicrobial potential to the commercial toothpaste "Sorriso Herbal com Própolis ® "(Colgate-Palmolive) for the inhibition of S. mutans and S. oralis.…”

Inhibitory activity of Aloe vera gel on some clinically isolated cariogenic and periodontopathic bacteria

“…The natural phytochemicals isolated from medicinal plants used in traditional medicine have been considered useful alternatives to synthetic drugs. Many medicinal plants and their products are widely used for prevention and treatment of oral infections (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), and among them Aloe vera is of particular interest and has been used therapeutically for a long time (16)(17)(18)(19)(20). Using the agar diffusion method, Pandy and Mishra demonstrated that an ethanolic extract of Aloe vera leaves produced a wider zone of growth inhibition (29-30 mm) than the aqueous extract (3-4 mm) against Enterococcus bovis and Staphylococcus aureus.…”

Effects of fluoride and Aloe vera tooh gel in artificial white spot lesions in vitro

“…S. mutans, and it is an agent with large anticaries and antiperiodontitis action [12][13][14][15] . In vitro studies have demonstrated the antimicrobial effect of an Aloe vera based dentifrice, which promoted the growth inhibition of several oral microorganisms, such as S. mutans, S. sanguis, A. viscosus and C. albicans [16][17] . In another clinical study, the Aloe vera based dentifrice did not show any additional effect neither on plaque nor gingivitis compared with the fluoride dentifrice 11 .…”