Cashew nut shell liquid to cure oral infections
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Study in Archives of Oral Biology says both substances showed effective antibacterial and antibiofilm activity against the strains used in the study, except in viability of S. parasanguinis cells treated with technical cashew nut shell liquid. Oral diseases affects half of the world's population (3.58 billion people), with dental caries being the most prevalent condition and considered a major public health problem with high medical costs. Study evaluated the antibacterial and anti bio film activity of natural (n-CNSL) and technical (t- CNSL) cashew nut shell liquid against streptococci and enterococci related to dental caries and chronic apical periodontitis, respectively.
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