COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT EXTRACTS OF MIMUSOPS ELENGI (BAKUL) AND EHRETIA LAEVIS (AJAAN) AGAINST SALIVARY MICROFLORA

 Objectives: Oral health is an important aspect of the overall health of an individual. The diseases produced by a number of micro-organisms aremanifested in the oral cavity. Ayurveda is a branch of medicine, and it is as fresh and useful to humans today as it was in the ancient times yet morerelevant and applicable in these modern times. Its use provides a holistic approach to our daily lives. The potential of higher plants as a source fornew drugs is still largely unexplored. Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of different concentration of extracts of Mimusops elengi and Eretha laevisextracts against the human salivary microflora.Method: Microbial inhibition assay was prepared using the agar well-diffusion†method. Sterile 8.0 mm diameter of the well were impregnated withthe extract of different concentrations.Results: This study compares antimicrobial activities of M. elengi and E. laevis.†The zone of inhibition are measured by excluding the diameter ofwell. These zones of inhibition are directly proportional to the concentration.Conclusion: The results confirmed the antimicrobial potential of the plants at different concentrations and were comparable with chlorhexidine andcan be used as preventive and therapeutic measure in dentistry.Keywords: Mimusops Elengi, Ehretia Laevis, Antimicrobial

CORRELATION BETWEEN SALIVARY CONSTITUENTS OF FATHER AND CHILD

Objectives: The objective of the study was to find out the correlation between the salivary amino acids and electrolytes in saliva of the father and the child. Method: Saliva was collected from nine father and child pairs by method of Passive Drooling. Qualitative amino acids analysis and electrolyte analysis of the salivary samples was done by LCMS (shimadzu 2010, single quadrupole detector with electrospray ionization).  Results: The three amino acids with highest concentration found in fathers' saliva were arginine, histidine and tryptophan while in children glycine, phenyl alanine and tryptophan were found. The only common amino acid in both groups was tryptophan. Sodium, potassium and calcium were the three ions with maximum concentration in both fathers' and children's saliva. Sodium and calcium levels were found to be comparable but the potassium levels were significantly different. Conclusion: A definitive correlation could not be established between a father's and the child's saliva. Further investigations with large sample size and including more parameters will help us establish whether or not there is any correlation between the salivary constituents of a father and child. KEY WORDS: saliva, salivary constituents, free amino acids, cations, correlation, father, chil