Antibacterial activity of salvadora persica and benzylisothiocyanate against prevotella intermedia and eikenella corrodens incorporated into periodontal chips

• Main Authors: AL-Bayaty, Fouad H., Razak, Muhammad Azly Abdul, Hussain, Saba F., Mulok, Tengku Z., Almas, Khalid, Smith, Steph, Abdulla, Mahmood A.
• Format: Article
• Published: University of Dicle 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43571/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85133795090&partnerID=40&md5=bdcb1ef20f8688c4f13fbe410a15a109

Salvadora persica (S. persica) contains steam-distillable oil made of 90 Benzylisothiocyanate (BITC). It’s proven to have a wide range of bactericidal activity. The objectives of this study were to develop biodegradable periodontal chips containing S. persica, and BITC in a chitosan base and to eval...