Comparative effectiveness of herbal and conventional toothpaste on prevention of dental caries: systematic review and meta-analysis
Autor: | Shivashankar Kengadaran, Divvi Anusha, Kavya Baskar, Kavitha Muthukrishnan, J Pooraninagalakshmi, Jayashri Prabakar |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dental Research, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 332-337 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0970-9290 1998-3603 |
DOI: | 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_404_21 |
Popis: | Dental caries is a global oral health problem caused due to localized demineralization of the enamel. Chemical plaque control is used as an adjuvant to mechanical plaque control in removing biofilm, thereby preventing dental caries. In recent times, there has been a renewed interest in nature-based products. This systematic review aimed to analyse the existing literature to compare the effectiveness of herbal and conventional dentifrices on prevention of dental caries. A search was done in the databases of PubMed and Google Scholar in July 2020 for the related topic. A hand search was done from the references of primary studies and other clinical trial registry sites. Randomized control trials, comparative clinical trials, and in vitro studies in which the effectiveness of herbal and conventional dentifrices on prevention of dental caries were included after review by the reviewers. The systematic search revealed a total of thirty-two publications from which ten publications were included. Five studies were clinical studies and five were in vitro studies. All the studies used microbiological analysis for the determination of cariogenic microorganisms in plaque and saliva, whereas one study used pH of plaque and saliva. Among the included studies, all studies had a high risk of bias with level 2 evidence. With the evidence available, it can be concluded that herbal dentifrices and fluoride dentifrices have similar antimicrobial activity against cariogenic microorganisms. |
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