Clinical Application of Magnolia Officinalis and Artemisia Capillaris on Preventing Caries in 67 Cases / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe preventive effect of magnolia officinalis and artemisia capillaris on caries.Methods 67 patients with caries were randomly divided into a prevention group and a control group.After molar removal with traditional methods.the prevention group was given decoction of magnolia officinalis and artemisia capillaris,while the control group was given metronidazole.They were followed up for 3 months so as to observe its recurrence rate and adverse reaction.Results Effect of the prevention group on preventing caries was markedly superior to that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion.The efficacy of magnolia officinalis and artemisia capillaris exerts a better effect than metronidazole.It's worth to promote application clinically.