Effects Of Toothpaste On Oral Bacterial Load

ABSTRACT

The effects of toothpaste on oral bacterial load were tested  using different brands of tooth paste, Colgate, Oral B pro-health, Red Close Up, Close Up Herbal, Darbur Herbal, Sensodyne, Aquafresh, Macleans, Holdent and Pepsodent. The Total Oral Bacterial Count of toothpaste (Pepsodent) has the highest oral bacterial count immediately after brushing of the teeth at the serial dilution factor of 10^-6 giving 9.8x10^-8cfu/ml, while the bacterial count of (Holdent) has the lowest oral bacterial count of 1.0x10^-7cfu/ml immediately after brushing of teeth at the serial dilution of 10^-4, because the viable count of bacterial load reduces with the time exposure. The finding should be taken into account of further research concerning the prolong use of toothpaste containing fluoride, and some toothpastes that increase bacterial load of the oral cavity