Dental caries (toothdecay) is caused by a specific group of cariogenic bacteria, like Streptococcusmutans, killing cariogenic bacteriais an effective way to control or prevent tooth decay.
Development and evaluation of safe and effective sugar-free herbal lollipop that kills cavity-causing bacteria
Int J Oral Sci (International Journal of Oral Science) (2011) 3: 13-20.
Further studies showed that these sugar-free lollipops are safe and their antimicrobial activity is stable. Two pilot human studies indicate that a brief application of these lollipops (twice a day for ten days) led to a marked reduction of cariogenic bacteria in oral cavity among most human subjects tested.
Development and evaluation of safe and effective sugar-free herbal lollipop that kills cavity-causing bacteria
Int J Oral Sci (International Journal of Oral Science) (2011) 3: 13-20.
Children reduced population of streptococcus mutans who took 2 herbal lollipop a day, the high-risk caries children had a more significantly reduced. The effect continued 22 days after the last lollipop.
Clinical reduction of S. mutans in pre- school children using a novel liquorice root extract lollipop: a pilot study
European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry // 11 (Issue 6). 2010
These specific herbal extracts were used to develop a sugar-free lollipop that effectively kills cariogenic bacteria like Streptococcus mutans.
Development andevaluation of safe and effective sugar-free herbal lollipop that kills cavity-causing bacteria
Int J Oral Sci (International Journal of Oral Science) (2011) 3: 13-20.