en ترمیمی Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry پژوهشي Research <b> Objective:</b> Honey has antibacterial activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of honey on Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus. <div>  <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In this in vitro study, solutions containing 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 50% and100%(w/v) of natural Hamadan honey were prepared. Each blood (nutrient) agar plate was then filled with dilutions of the honey. The strains of bacteria were inoculated in blood agar for 24 hours at 37oC and were adjusted according to the McFarland scale (10×10 cfumcl -1). All assays were repeated 10 times for each of the honey concentrations. Data were analyzed by non parametric Chi-Square test. Statistical significance was set at α=0.05.</div><div><b> Results:</b> Significant antibacterial activity was detected for honey on Streptococcus mutans in concentrations more than 20% and on Lactobacillus in 100% concentration (P<0.05). </div><div>  <b>Conclusion:</b> It seems that antibacterial activity of honey could be used for prevention and reduction of dental caries. </div><div><hr><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left direction: ltr unicode-bidi: embed"><b>Source: </b>Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences<span style="font-size: 15.5pt line-height: 115% font-family: Verdana, sans-serif color: rgb(250, 250, 250) background-color: rgb(101, 111, 115) background-position: initial initial background-repeat: initial initial"><o:p /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left direction: ltr unicode-bidi: embed"><a href="http://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/552" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p></div> Honey; Antibacterial Agents; Streptococcus Mutans Lactobacillus; Dental Caries 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-962&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Ahmadi – Motamayel 10031947532846004181 10031947532846004181 No Dental Research Center , Department of Oral Medicine, Dental school, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Seyedeh Sare Hendi 10031947532846004182 10031947532846004182 No Dental school, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Mohammad Yusof Alikhani 10031947532846004183 10031947532846004183 No Department of Microbiology, Medical school, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Zahra Khamverdi zkhamverdi@yahoo.ca 10031947532846004184 10031947532846004184 Yes Dental Research Center , Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental school, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran