Table 2.
Antibacterial activity, MIC and MBC exhibited by ethanolic plant extracts against periodontal pathobionts.
| Bacteria | Ethanolic Extract | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. zeylanicum | S. presica | |||||
| Zone (mm) (mean ± SD) |
MIC (mg/mL) (mean ± SD) |
MBC (mg/mL) (mean ± SD) |
Zone (mm) (mean ± SD) |
MIC (mg/mL) (mean ± SD) |
MBC (mg/mL) (mean ± SD) |
|
| P. gingivalis | 18 ± 1.5 | 3.12 ± 0.65 | 12.5 ± 1.35 | 15 ± 0.35 | 6.25 ± 1.24 | 50 ± 6.21 |
| T. denticola | 13 ± 1.0 | 6.25 ± 1.24 | 50 ± 5.24 | 14 ± 1.75 | 6.25 ± 1.15 | 25 ± 3.25 |
| T. forsythia | 21 ± 1.75 | 1.56 ± 0.24 | 6.25 ± 0.68 | 19 ± 1.56 | 3.12 ± 0.85 | 11.5 ± 3.21 |
| A. actinomycetemcomitans | 8 ± 0.75 | 12.5 ± 3.25 | 75 ± 8.23 | 10 ± 2.0 | 12.5 ± 2.25 | 50 ± 6.35 |