Abstract

FORMULATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ASSESSMENT OF A NOVEL POLYHERBAL DENTIFRICE FOR ORAL CARE APPLICATIONS

Milap Choudhary, Ritika Gupta*, Kapil Kumar Verma

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken to formulate and evaluate a novel polyherbal dentifrice containing medicinal plant extracts for oral care applications. The formulation was developed using extracts of neem, clove, babool and meshwak due to their established antimicrobial and oral protective properties. The prepared dentifrice was evaluated for physicochemical parameters including appearance, pH, spreadability, foamability, moisture content, stability and antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial efficacy was assessed by agar well diffusion method against oral microbial strains. The developed polyherbal dentifrice demonstrated acceptable physicochemical characteristics and significant antimicrobial activity, suggesting its suitability as a natural oral care formulation.

Keywords: Polyherbal dentifrice, antimicrobial activity, oral care, medicinal plants, herbal formulation.