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Efficacy Of The Extract Of Chewing Stick On The Agents Of Dental Carries Isolate
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A great number of
these plant species have related medicinal properties that may be
antibacterial D. benthamianusis rich in flavonoid compound (Ghawla,
1983) such as oxyayain A, oxyayain B, Ayanin and Distemonantin. These
components have been implicated in anti-tumor activity, antioxidative
activity (Rubola & Tanaka, 1993), antiarenergic activity and
treatment of bacteria, fungi and viral (Chawla, 1983).
Anogeissuleicarpus is also another plant species used in traditional
medicine as a remedy for many ailments of livestock and man, which
include helminthosis, schistomiasis, leprosy, diarrhea and psoriasis (El
Mostehy and Dorner WG, 1981). In addition to these applications,
Hollist (19) reported that A. Leiocarpusis one of the major plants
commonly used as chewing stick in Nigeria. Fagarazanthoxyloides is also
widely distributed in Africa countries. The root-back extract is used in
treating elephantiasis, toothache, sexual impotence, gonorrhea malaria,
dysmenorrhoea and abdominal (George et al ,1985). Many studies have
demonstrated the antimicrobial, anticarries, anti-therapeutic and
antifungal properties of both aqueous and ethanolic extracts of various
chewing stick.(Mohammed A, Turner JE,1983). There are documented reports
on the antimicrobial activity of a Leicarpuson oral-microflora.
(kubotak et al 1988) reported the antimicrobial effects of its root
extract on Staphylococcus aureus and pseudomonas aeroginosa (Al Lafit,
Ababreh H 1995). Workers in west Africa have also reported the
anti-sickling and antimicrobial activity of the extracts of
fagarazanthoxyloides (Hattab FN, miswak,1997). Water extracts from the
plant showed activities against bacteria significant to periodontal
disease (Hardy j& Ezirmly,1997).The antimicrobial activity of the
methanolic extract of the root bark of F. zanthoxyloides was also
reported (Ndungu et al,1990) and it is a very popular anthelmintic
amongst the various tubes in Uganda. It has also been found that the
alchoholic extracts of the root-bark possesses considerable
antibacterial (Acta odontal,scand 1989). An anti-sickling agent
(AL-Otaibi 2003) and anti-inflammatory amide were isolated from the
plant. Therefore, this paper examines the inhibitory activity of some
selected Nigerian chewing stick extracts against selected and clinical
isolates of candida species.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The bacterial isolate from the teeth was determined by using standard microbiological method. About 0.1ml Aliguot of the 10-2 dilution was aseptically sampled in bacteriological media. The result obtained shows that the bacteriological level detected in the various teeth ranged from 40.0 x10-1, 60.0 x10-1,41.0x10-1, 18.0 X 10-1, 20.0 X 10-1, 15.0 x 10-1, 20.0 x 10-1. The organism isolated were gram positive rod and gram positive cocci. The antimicrobial activity of chewing stick was performed fr ... Continue reading---
