Effectiveness of peppermint-based mouthwash as antibacteria in the mouth:

Nugraha Putri Mahendra; Lenni  Indriani; Nurul  Husna; Widi Aspiah  Azhary

doi:10.35856/mdj.v12i3.711

Nugraha Program Profesi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Lenni Indriani Departemen Ilmu Material dan Teknologi Kedokteran Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0162-6907
Nurul Husna Program Profesi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Widi Aspiah Azhary Program Profesi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35856/mdj.v12i3.711

Keywords: peppermint, mouthwash, antibacterial

Abstract

Indonesia has a variety of plants that can be used as medicinal plants, one of which is peppermint which is widely used as an anti-bacterial and antiallergenic. This literature review discusses the effectiveness of peppermint as an antibacterial, namely se-condary data and literature studies, analyzed descriptively by presenting and comparing the results of studies regarding the con-tent of peppermint in the form of mouthwash which can be an antibacterial in the oral cavity. It is concluded that peppermint-based mouthwash contains menthol, thereby creating a synergistic effect in increasing antibacterial activity.

Author Biography

Lenni Indriani, Departemen Ilmu Material dan Teknologi Kedokteran Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

Departemen Ilmu Bahan dan Teknologi KG FKG UNHAS

Effectiveness of peppermint-based mouthwash as antibacteria in the mouth

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Abstract

Author Biography