Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Activity of Coconut Oil Mediated Effervescent Granules as a Denture Cleanser AgainstC.albicans, S.mutans and E.faecalis

  • Author:
  • Veeraiyan Nallaswamy Deepak1, Arivarasu Lakshminarayanan2,, Anitha Roy2, S. Rajeshkumar2, Thangavelu Lakshmi2, Devaraj Ezhilarasan2, M. Subha3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 3701 to 3705

1Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Tamil Nadu, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Tamil Nadu, India

3 Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

To prepare and evaluate the antibacterial activity of Coconut oilmediated effervescent denture cleansing granules.

The components such as citric acid, tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate were taken in a ratio of 1: 2: 3 to prepare the effervescent granules by dry method. The citric acid crystals were powered first and then mixed with tartaric acid. Coconut oil was mixed with sodium bicarbonate initially. Both the powders were mixed using geometric dilution, further sieved and packed in air tight containers. Different concentrations of the prepared Coconut oil effervescent denture cleansing solution was tested against Streptococcus mutansandEnterococcus faecalisand Candida albicansin their respective medium and the zone of inhibition was recorded after incubation overnight at 370 c.

The effervescent granules prepared usingCoconut oil showed good dose dependent antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganism such as Streptococcus mutans, Enterococcus faecalisand Candida albicans.

The effervescent denture cleansing granules prepared with Coconut oil were found to be active against S.mutans, E. faecalis and Candida albicansat higher concentrations. Hence it may be used for routine cleansing of denture to protect the denture users from infections such as denture stomatitis.

Keywords

Coconut oil, effervescent granules, Denture Cleanser, Denture stomatitis