Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria
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ODONTOS328072021-06-09T22:09:36Z Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria Almaguer-Flores DDS, PhD, Argelia González-Alva DDS, PhD, Patricia Homeopathy Plant extracts Antibacterial activity Periodontal bacteria Arsenicum album Lycopodium clavatum There are several controversies regarding the efficacy of homeopathic substances; however, these remedies are used in many countries for the treatment of various pathological conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of two homeopathic tinctures Arsenicum album (mineral extract) and Lycopodium clavatum (plant extract) on the periodontal bacteria Actinomyces israelii, Streptococcus sanguinis, Prevotella intermedia, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Phorphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). Materials and methods: Equal numbers of bacteria were seeded on agar plates containing enriched media with the homeopathic solutions at 1dH and 1cH dilutions. After 7 days of incubation under anaerobic conditions, colony forming units (CFUs) were counted. The antibacterial effect was calculated based on the total number of CFUs observed on non-tincture containing agar, and on the tincture containing plates. Results: No visible growth of any of the strains was observed on the plates containing Arsenicum album at any of the dilutions tested. In contrast, when Lycopodium clavatum at 1cH dilution was tested, only P. gingivalis was susceptible to this compound. Conclusions: The results suggest that the mineral extract tincture had a greater antibacterial activity than the plant extract tincture, also Lycopodium clavatum preparation could be an effective inhibitor of periodontal pathogens bacteria such as P. gingivalis. Universidad de Costa Rica 2018-05-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Original basic research articles application/pdf text/html https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/32807 10.15517/ijds.v20i2.32807 Odovtos - International Journal of Dental Sciences; Vol. 20 No. 2 (2018): (May-August) ODOVTOS - International Journal of Dental Sciences; 71-79 Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences; Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (2018): (May-August) ODOVTOS - International Journal of Dental Sciences; 71-79 2215-3411 1659-1046 10.15517/ijds.v20i2 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/32807/32276 https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/32807/32300 Copyright (c) 2018 Odovtos - International Journal of Dental Sciences |
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Almaguer-Flores DDS, PhD, Argelia González-Alva DDS, PhD, Patricia |
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Almaguer-Flores DDS, PhD, Argelia González-Alva DDS, PhD, Patricia Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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Almaguer-Flores DDS, PhD, Argelia González-Alva DDS, PhD, Patricia |
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Almaguer-Flores DDS, PhD, Argelia |
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Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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Antibacterial Activity of Homeopathic Medications Lycopodium clavatum and Arsenicum album Against Periodontal Bacteria |
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antibacterial activity of homeopathic medications lycopodium clavatum and arsenicum album against periodontal bacteria |
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Universidad de Costa Rica |
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2018 |
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