Table 3.

Antibacterial activity of different solvent extracts of few plants against Streptococcus mutans isolated from cariogenic pathogens.

Name of the plants	Zone of Inhibition (mm)
	Hexane		Ethyl acetate		Ethanol		Methanol
	mg/disc		mg/disc		mg/disc		mg/disc
	5	2.5	5	2.5	5	2.5	5	2.5
P. guajava	12	12	20	18	12	11	14	12
T. chebula	16	14	16	14	13	11	13	11
A. aspera	—	—	18	12	10	10	10	10
M. elengi	11	—	16	14	12	10	13	10