Research Article

Antibacterial Effect of Curcumin against Clinically Isolated Porphyromonas gingivalis and Connective Tissue Reactions to Curcumin Gel in the Subcutaneous Tissue of Rats

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Pure isolated bacterial colonies of P. gingivalis after 7 (a) and 10 (b) days on Columbia agar appearing as round, smooth, shiny, and convex black colonies. (c) Gram-negative short rods of P. gingivalis and (d) agar formed media cultured from the tube with the MIC of curcumin showing no P. gingivalis growth.
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