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Anti-bacterial effects of chewing sticks on periodontal pathogens

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Medical bacteriology

Abstract

From antiquity, several plants with reported effectiveness against periodontal pathogens, and have oral acidogenic effect against bacteria responsible for dental caries and dental plaque is as old as man. The present study focused on the antibacterial activities of the root of Azadirachta indica (Neem), Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter leaf), Fagara xanthoxyloides, Prosopis africana (mesquite) and Anogesissus leiocarpus were all collected from Saki, Nigeria. The chewing stick were washed, shaded dried for 7 days according to the standard procedure. Five consented individuals, supra-gingival plaques were cultured and subjected to the antibacterial assessment by preparing of the aqueous extracts of the chewing sticks. The test organisms included Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis and Klebsiella spp which were isolated from consented individuals. All the isolated periodontal strains were inhibited at 2% concentrations of all aqueous extracts except the Klebsiella which was inhibited at 8% to 16% concentration of A. indica. Both P. africana and V. amygdalina had no inhibitory effect on Klebsiella at all concentrations. Only A. indica at 8% and 16% had noticeable inhibition on Klebsiella. At 2%, 4%, 8% and 16%, Acacia gum showed remarkable antibacterial activity against Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and E. coli. Fagara xanthoxyloides and Anogesissus leiocarpus were the most efficacious among all the tested chewing stick. In conclusion, the tested chewing sticks were effective as antibacterial agents against all the tested organisms.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2020.29233.1010

Keywords

Acidogenic, Periodontal strains, Antibacterial, Antiquity, plaque

Authors

First Name

Adeoti

Last Name

Micheal

MiddleName

Olatude

Affiliation

Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Science, Biological Sciences Unit, The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki

Email

txy23m@yahoo.com

City

Ibadan

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First Name

Adesina

Last Name

Ademola

MiddleName

David

Affiliation

Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Email

zinadave@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Adeoye

Last Name

Adenike

MiddleName

Kafilat

Affiliation

Department of Zoology, Parasitology Unit, University of Ibadan,Nigeria

Email

adeknykey@gmail.com

City

Ibadan

Orcid

-

First Name

Olaoye

Last Name

Joy

MiddleName

Opeyemi

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki

Email

joyopeyemi2@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Olufemi

Last Name

Olutope

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Science Laboratory Technology, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki. Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Department of Botany, University of Ibadan

Email

sampurt11@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-2723-3600

First Name

Adedokun

Last Name

Olajumoke

MiddleName

Elizabeth

Affiliation

Department Of science Laboratory Technology, Microbiology Unit The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki

Email

ummykmalonic@gmail.com

City

SAKI

Orcid

-

Volume

2

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

26240

Issue Date

2021-08-01

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2020-04-03

Publish Date

2021-08-01

Page Start

586

Page End

589

Print ISSN

2682-4132

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2682-4140

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24

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Original Article

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1,157

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Journal

Publication Title

Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Created At

22 Jan 2023