Comparison of the antibacterial, antiplaque and anti-gingivitis activity of herbal mouthwash with chlorhexidine in dog

Subject Areas : Journal of Medicinal Herbs, "J. Med Herb" (Formerly known as Journal of Herbal Drugs or J. Herb Drug)

سعادت مشکلانی ¹ , محمد جواهری کوپایی ² , حسن ممتاز ³

1 - گروه جراحی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران
2 - باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان، دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی واحد شهرکرد، ایران
3 - دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی واحد شهرکرد، شهرکرد، ایران

Received: 2014-04-09 Accepted : 2014-06-24 Published : 2014-07-01

Keywords: Dog, Green tea,  Antibacterial, Anti-gingivitis, Antiplaque,

Abstract :

diseases are most common diseases in pets, especially dogs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potency of herbal composition containing green tea extract as a mouthwash on preventing plaque formation and oral diseases in dogs. Experimental: In order to achieve this goal, 20 male dogs selected and were divided randomly in to two groups including control (Chlorhexidine 0.1%) and treatment (herbal mouthwash) groups. total microbial cunt was performed in swab samples were taken from each dog-oral cavity. In addition, Silness-Loe Plaque Index System was used to evaluate the Improvement of dental plaque and gingivitis. Results: Percentage of colonies reduction on the last day of the study compared with the first day in control and treatment groups are 84.90% and 73.41%, respectively. In addition, Silness-Loe Plaque Index for control and treatment groups is 0.71 and 0.75, respectively. Results of the present study indicate a favorable effect of herbal mouthwash to prevention and reduce plaque and bacteria in the mouth of pet animals. Recommended applications/industries: The herbal mouthwash could reduce the aerobic mouth bacterial load and may prevent plaque formation on teeth and come over halitosis due to infection of the bacteria.

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