Background: To ascertain if herbal dentifrices have an effect on Streptococcus mutans count in orthodontic patients with Self ligating brackets. Material and method: patient had tooth No’s 25 included in the study with SLB bracket bonded. Dentifrices tested were Herbal based. Conventional tooth paste was considered as control group. Result: Paired T test compared the means of Streptococcus mutans count around SLB bracket at different time intervals. Conclusion: This shows self-ligating bracket has statistically significant reduction of Streptococcus mutans with herbal toothpaste.