Abstract
Examination of extracts from eight different woods commonly used as chewing sticks showed that one of these, prepared from Terminalia glaucescens, contains an antibacterial substance active against Staphylococcus aureus, although not against other Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria tested. It is suggested that the traditionally good dental and oral health of Africans has been the result largely of a non-cariogenic diet, together with the mechanical cleansing action provided by the use of chewing sticks, rather than a consequence of any special antibacterial activity of the sticks themselves.
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