STUDIES ON ANTIMICROBAL EVALUATION OF ACHYRANTHES ASPERA, RICE HUSK, TOOTH POWDER AND TOTH PASTE AGAINST ORAL PATHOGENS – GC-MS ANALYSIS

Abstract

Dental caries is a major health problem throughout the world. For cleaning the tooth tooth paste, tooth powder has been used nowadays. But in olden days the people mostly use plant material to get escape from the oral pathogens. Achyranthes aspera is one of the medicinal plants. The roots of Achyranthes aspera have a tremendous role in preventing the growth of oral pathogens. The aim of the study is to compare the antimicrobial activity including the roots of Achyranthes aspera, rice husk, tooth powder and tooth paste. From the result analysis, the roots of Achyranthes aspera shows maximum zone of inhibition. GC-MS analysis has been performed to identify the chemical compounds of the root. Some of the compounds have been present in our tooth pastes as the compounds present in root extract of Achyranthes aspera.