Growth and viability of streptococus mutans UA159 with different concentrations of stevia rebaudiana bertoni

Escobar Guerra, Estefani; Piedrahíta Sánchez, Melissa

dc.contributor.author	Escobar Guerra, Estefani
dc.contributor.author	Piedrahíta Sánchez, Melissa
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-25T21:00:10Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-25T21:00:10Z
dc.date.issued	2017-11-21
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10946/8749
dc.description.abstract	Recently the use of sweeteners as sugar substitutes in the diet, for the prevention of dental caries has been implemented; such as Stevia, a native plant from South America. This plant possesses multiple medicinal properties and several studies have reported an anticariogenic effect. Objective: To evaluate total absorbance, biofilm formation, planktonic growth, viability, metabolic activity and pH of Streptococcus mutans (strain UA159) when different dilutions of Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni are applied and to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration (MBIC). Materials and methods: The effect of different dilutions of Stevia (0-400 mg/ml) on Streptococcus mutans total growth, biofilm formation, planktonic growth, viability, metabolic activity and pH during 72 hours was evaluated in this in vitro study. Results: Streptococcus mutans total growth and biofilm formation decreased with stevia, the MIC was 25 mg/ml and the MBIC was 6.25 mg/ml. No complete eradication of Streptococcus mutans was perceived with any of the Stevia concentrations. Planktonic growth of Streptococcus mutans was not repressed by high concentrations of Stevia and most of the Stevia concentrations generated an increment in the pH. Conclusion: Stevia can be considered a non-cariogenic sweetener.	es_ES
dc.language.iso	en	es_ES
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni	es_ES
dc.subject	Streptococcus mutans	es_ES
dc.subject	Dental caries	es_ES
dc.subject	Anticariogenic effect	es_ES
dc.title	Growth and viability of streptococus mutans UA159 with different concentrations of stevia rebaudiana bertoni	es_ES
dc.type	Trabajo de Grado	es_ES
dc.rights.cc	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
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