Abstract
The medicinal plant clove is famous for its dental analgeic potential in the
herbal world is concerned. Apart from this, the ginger, asafoetida, amla,
ajowan, pepper, neem bark, acacia bark, alum, mentha leaf and mustard oil
were used and the formulation of herbal tooth powder was carried out. The
extracts prepared using cold maceration techniques were subjected to
qualitative chemical analysis. The evaluation of herbal tooth powder was
done and results found to be within the limits. The extracts were screened
for its antimicrobial activity by Agar well diffusion method against
Escherchia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and
Candida albicans. The alcoholic extract showed antimicrobial activity with
the zone of 8 mm. This proves that the extract can be useful to treat the
dental caries and dental plague with the scientific documentation.
