A pilot study of Japanese green tea as a medicament: antibacterial and bactericidal effects.
Antibacterial and bactericidal actions of extracts of four kinds of Japanese green tea were tested against 24 bacterial strains isolated from infected root canals. The extracts of all four teas had antibacterial and bactericidal actions against many of the bacteria.
Horiba
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Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
Maekawa
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Ito
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Matsumoto
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Nakamura
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013662:Tea
D010936:Plant Extracts; D013662:Tea