Abstract
Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world and this problem is the result of variety of different bacteria. Streptococcus mutants is one of the most important bacteria in relation to this disease. Finding new effective antibacterial agents is an important area in bioscience for fighting and controlling bacterial infections. Essential oils are one of most important natural sources of antibacterial agents, particularly against drug-resistant bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare, the antibacterial activity of three essential oil extracts mint, peppermint and fennel against bacteria Streptococcus mutants. Disk diffusion method was carried out and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), were reported.all three extracts have antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutants . With a constant concentration of 100µg/µl , the efficiency of peppermint and then fennel was higher than the efficiency of mint at all the 3 given points in time, i.e. after 24, 48 and 72 hours. the finding of this study revealed thatpeppermint essential oil showed significant antimicrobial effect against Streptococcus mutants and compared with other two essential oils, was more effective.
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