Evaluation of antibacterial and antifungal activities of a commercially available herbal mouthwash in accordance with the PN-EN 1040 and EN 1650 standards
Ram Sabarish , Raja Lakshmi. A , Reshma Achu Joseph , Kennedy Kumar Palraj , Prema Malini Thayanidhi , Muthukumar Santhanakrishnan
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Periodontitis is complex microbial plaque induced condition. In this study, HiOra herbal mouthwash widely marketed in India, achieved a 5-log reduction in standard fungi and bacterial strains within 60 min. Thereby demonstrating antibacterial and antifungal activity similar to chlorhexidine and accordance with the PN EN 1040 and EN 1650 standards.
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