COMPARATIVE IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL EVALUATION OF SOME COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BRANDS OF MOUTH WASHES AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

摘要

Colonization of bacteria causes various diseases of oral cavity such as plaque and gingivitis. Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species are the most important pathogens causing dental caries. The present study was designed to screen the anti bacterial action of four different marketed mouth washes namely Listerine zero, Colgate plax, Signal expert protection and Aloe dent against selected human pathogenic strains Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. All the brands of mouth wash demonstrated an excellent spectrum of activity against Staphylococcus aureus. In this study the antibacterial action of Listerine zero was significant when compared to Colgate plax against Staphylococcus aureus at P Bacillus subtilis at P.