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Figure 9

From: Inhibitory effect of zingiber officinale towards Streptococcus mutans virulence and caries development: in vitro and in vivo studies

Figure 9

Scanning electron micrographs of aseptically removed rat teeth. SEM analysis of rats teeth to evaluate the effect of CR extract and ME fraction on development of caries and extent of demineralization in untreated (a) and groups treated with crude extract and methanolic fraction (b’ & b”). Panels c, c’ & c” show dental surface of the teeth to observe biofilm formation. Panel b, b’ and b” shows the zoomed area focussed in red square of panel a, a’ and a” respectively.

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