Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACTS (CLOVE OIL) ON THE ETIOLOGICAL AGENT OF DENTAL CARIES

Jadhav Yashashree D., Garud Nandutai, Yojana Binawade and G.R. Pathade

Abstract

Clove oil contains the active ingredient eugenol which is a natural anesthetic. Dental caries and dental plaque are among the most common diseases worldwide and are caused by a mixture of microorganisms and food debris. Specific types of acid-producing bacteria, especially Streptococcus mutans, colonize the dental surface and causes damage to the hard tooth. The decayed tooth of patients suffering from dental caries was taken as a starting material in our present investigation. The clinical specimen from dental caries patients were subjected to isolation of the etiological agent of dental caries by streak plate method on Blood agar. And two isolates were obtained. The antimicrobial activity of the extract of Syzygium aromaticum against both isolated organisms was studied. The aqueous extract of Syzygium aromaticum did not show antimicrobial activity against both isolated organisms. But methanol extract of Syzygium aromaticum showed significant antimicrobial activity against both organisms.