Colgate Total Original Toothpaste (4 x 100 ml), 24 Hour Antibacterial Toothpaste, Complete Protection for Your Whole Mouth, Protects Against Cavities, Contains Fluoride, Strengthens Enamel

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The high efficacy could be explained by its immediate bactericidal action during the time of application followed by a prolonged bacteriostatic action due to adsorption at the tooth surface. This cross-over study measured salivary bacterial counts and the presence or absence of residual antibacterial activity in saliva following tooth brushing with 7 commercially available toothpastes, and moreover, compared their effect with that produced by a chlorhexidine gel. As a service to our readers, Harvard Health Publishing provides access to our library of archived content. With the increasing availability of herbal toothpaste brands on the market, the efficacy of these products on oral bacteria has been studied extensively in recent years [ 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18].

A total of five toothpastes and five mouthrinses were tested for their antimicrobial activity against three oral pathogens namely, Streptococcus mutans (MTCC 890), Escherichia coli (MTCC 579) and Candida albicans (MTCC 854) by well agar diffusion assay. Since all the participants were dental students, they might notTwo milliliters of unstimulated resting saliva were then collected using disposable syringes (Ulticare insulin syringe, Ultimed, Minnesota, USA) and transferred into sterile microtubes (SPL life sciences, Korea).

Despite being discovered in the 1950s, it is still considered one of the most effective anti-plaque agents in dentistry.

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