The natural plant chemicals that could help you fight the tooth

decay
- Study shows -

There are a lot of products that can help your teeth. Today oral care products
contain a series of natural chemical that stops the bacteria that is harming your
teeth and studies have shown that it prevents the tooth decay. This plant has a natural
product that acts against the mouth bacteria that sticks to your teeth, in time becoming plaque. This
bacteria stops the effects of this bacteria, prevents the plaque build-up and also improves the general oral
health and hygiene.

It is known as Chalcone. This

compound is found in liquorice root.
Researchers have done a series of
tests, and it showed that the
Chalcone blocks the operation of a
basic enzyme that allows the
bacteria to live and develop in the
mouth. The name of the bacteria is
Streptococcus mutans. This metabolizes
sugars from the foods and drinks you
consume and produces a mild acid that leads
to the formation of plaque in the mouth. If you
do not have a proper dental hygiene, this
combination of plaque and mouth acid is fatal to the mouth, resulting in tooth decay.
During this study, the researchers have found that by blocking the activity of the basic enzyme, the
bacteria cant build the protective biological layer around themselves (known as biofilm). The plaque is
bacteria that attached themselves to the teeth and in time forms a biofilm. With the help of this compound,
the protective layer of bacteria is not formed, thus the plaque is not going to form. Also, other oral care
products that contain similar compounds also help improve the dental hygiene. This study was done by a
series of scientists and professors at the University of Edinburgh. The team figured out the 3D structure of
the necessary enzyme, called Sortase A, which is the one that allows the bacteria to make the biofilm.
With this, researchers identified how Trans-Chalcone is preventing the enzyme from functioning.
The researchers were delighted to observe the Trans-Chalcone while inhibiting Sortase A in the laboratory
and stopping Streptococcus mutans forming the biofilm. The study will be taken to another level and
tested for consumer products. This discovery is highlighted by the potential of this compound of natural
products. The future stands in the nature of both nutrition and also healthcare. We need to stop using
chemicals to grow our foods and develop medications. The nature offers us all we need for our living. We
just have to find it and use it.