Formulation and evaluation of dentifrice containing Sesbania grandiflora with natural elements

Toothpaste is a gel – or paste-based formulation product that is used to clean and maintain oral hygiene with the aid of a toothbrush. The research aims to formulate and evaluate an herbal toothpaste containing Sesbania grandiflora (hadga) flower, which has an antiplaque activity. The Sesbania grandiflora is a locally available natural herb that is not yet used in any toothpaste formulation. Various chemicals and preventive agents have beneficial effects or prevent oral disease. But some of these will have undesirable side effects such as dental staining, altered taste other health-related issues, especially in children. Thus, our research aims to make herbal toothpaste using natural ingredients such as Sesbania grandiflora flower powder extract and propolis extract to the composition of toothpaste enhancing the prevention of microbial infection and is effective in treating gingivitis and suitable surfactant decyl glucoside derived from coco glucoside will be incorporated into toothpaste formulation to replace sodium lauryl sulphate. The objective of our research work is to formulate polyherbal toothpaste which has minimum side effects. Herbal toothpaste was formulated with suitable herbal ingredients to make it stable and evaluated for its organoleptic and physical properties as per standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards and compared with marketed toothpaste formulation. This preliminary in vitro study demonstrates that herbal toothpaste is as efficacious as commercial toothpaste in terms of all evaluation properties. Hence, evidence from in vitro studies. It is concluded that herbal toothpaste in a laboratory was found to be of good quality.^1,2