A pineapple extract. Good article about its effects on gum disease causing bacteria.
HONEY antimicrobial properties: an excellent review article. From the article “ The tested honeys showed a significant antimicrobial action, with different MICs, against eight periopathogens.”
Here is a very well researched article on triphala. From the article “ Human clinical trials using Triphala water decoction as a mouthwash report that it exerts comparable efficacy compared with chlorhexidine gluconate germicidal mouthwash in the prevention of dental caries. For example, a study in human subjects revealed that Triphala (6%) mouthwash promoted a […]
Periodontitis is a dysbiotic condition initiated and maintained by Gram-negative bacteria present in the dental biofilm. Bacterial antigens, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS; endotoxin), trigger an immune response, involving production of inflammatory mediators and other factors. As a chronic condition, the sustained excessive production of these inflammatory mediators results in connective tissue breakdown, including resorption of […]
