<![CDATA[Background: Tooth decay is an infectious disease that is caused by various microorganisms. Chemicaldrugs used to control and treat tooth decay mainly have side effects. On the other hand, many plants haveantimicrobial effect against microbes that cause tooth decay. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduceIranian medicinal plants with antimicrobial properties in tooth decay.Method: To reach this purpose, we searched keywords containing Iranian medicinal plants, medicinalplants, Tooth decay, essential oils, and extracts in Pub Med, Web of Science Direct, Scopus, ScientificInformation Databases, and Google scholar.Results: The results of our study led to the achievement of 17 articles that intensive on the study of Iranianmedicinal plants affecting the bacteria that cause tooth decay.Conclusion: This article introduces a number of plants that have been introduced in different regions of Iranfor the treatment of tooth decay, which based on the knowledge of traditional and ethnobotanical medicineof Iran, we believe that they can be used as a drug against tooth decay.]]>
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