Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on dental and oral health services throughout the world, including Indonesia. Persatuan Dokter Gigi Indonesia recommends that the postponement of…
Background: Dental caries is a condition characterized by tissue damage in the enamel, dentin, and extending into the pulp. Preschool-age children often experience dental caries due to their habit …
Background: High colonization of Candida albicans in mouth can increase the risk of oral candidiasis. Duku peel (Lansium domesticum Corr.) has potential as antifungal material due to its terpenoid …
Background: Periodontitis is a common periodontal disease that is still found in society. One method to examine periodontitis disease is panoramic radiograph. The purpose of this study was to deter…
Introduction: Hyperuricemia is a condition where uric acid levels are above normal levels (> 7 mg/dL in women and > 6 mg/dL in men) and can cause negative impact on a person's body if left untreate…
Latar belakang: Plak gigi merupakan penyebab utama berbagai penyakit rongga mulut, seperti karies dan periodontitis, yang merupakan penyakit rongga mulut dengan prevalensi tertinggi di Indonesia. M…
Background: Root canal preparation produced smear layer. Irrigant solution used to eliminate debris, microorganism, organic and inorganic components of the smear layer. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangost…
Latar belakang: Kawat ortodontik stainless steel dan nikel-titanium dapat mengalami korosi yang dipengaruhi oleh pH makanan dan minuman yang dikonsumsi. Korosi akan meningkatkan kekasaran permukaan…
Background: The role of parents in maintaining children's dental health is influenced by knowledge, social, and economic. In general, children aged 6-12 years have a high risk of caries because at …
Latar belakang: Pasien dengan kehilangan seluruh gigi mengalami kesulitan dalam pengunyahan makanan sehingga diperlukan penggunaan gigi tiruan lengkap yang bertujuan untuk mengembalikan seluruh gig…
Latar belakang: Produksi kepiting bakau di daerah Banyuasin mencapai 80.000 ton/musim/tahun. Hasil samping produksinya yang berlimpah masih belum dimanfaatkan secara maksimal. Mengolah limbah cangk…
Background: Mouthwashes are oral hygiene product used to improve oral health. However, mouthwashes are generally acidic, which causes an increase in the surface roughness of restorative materials. …
Latar Belakang: Remineralisasi merupakan proses mengembalikan ion mineral yang hilang pada email gigi. Hidroksiapatit dapat digunakan sebagai bahan alternatif untuk mendukung proses remineralisasi …
Background: Wound is a disruption of the continuity of the epithelial lining of the skin or mucosa due to physical or thermal damage. One of the injuries that occur in the soft tissues of the oral …
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ALOE VERA JELLY CANDY ON THE GROWTH OF Streptococcus mutans Sayidati Mutiah Dentistry Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University Abstract Background: Streptococcus mutans i…
Background: Acrylic plates on removable orthodontic appliances can be a place for plaque and food scraps to facilitate Streptococcus sanguinis microorganisms to breed. Adding nanoparticle of titani…
Background: Hypertension is a high blood pressure disease that is suffered by many patients and requires long-term treatment. Hypertensive patients require antihypertensive drug treatment to suppor…
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacteria that are important in the establishment of plaque and often be found on the surface of acrylic license plate on artificial removable partial…
Background: Extraction is a minor oral surgical procedure performed to remove a tooth or tooth root from its socket on the alveolar bone in the oral cavity. The process of tooth extraction causes h…
Background: Fixed dentures are dentures that are restored and then permanently attached to damaged or deformed teeth to replace missing teeth. Tooth color selection is the first step before perform…
Background: Periodontal disease is the second most frequent dental and oral health problem In Indonesia. Porphyromonas gingivalis, prevalent in subgingival plaques, is the primary bacteria that cau…
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen that caused some oral infections. The use of antibacterial agents such as Chlorhexidine can eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, but may exhibit side eff…
Background: Traumatic ulcer are lesions of the oral mucosa caused by thermal, mechanical and chemical. Long-term use of topical medication can lead resistance to fungal infection. Several studies h…
Background: Irrigation of the root canal in the apical third is a difficult part because there are additional lateral and furcation canals, so it needs an additional technique to clean the apical t…
Background: Panoramic radiographs are often used for the initial examination of complete edentulous patients. The results of panoramic radiographs often experience patient positioning errors which …
Background: Indonesia currently has the highest caries cases, especially in early childhood. Based on the results of the RISKESDAS 2018, it is stated that in the 3-4 years old group the caries prev…
Introduction: Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and serves as the wearresistant outer layer of the dental crown. Demineralization releases mineral ions which causes a decrease in th…
Background: Dental age is the age of the teeth which is determined based on the stage of tooth eruption and tooth formation or tooth maturation. Dental age is a good indicator for evaluating the bi…
THE EFFECT OF PASTEURIZED HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY COW’S MILK FOR EMAIL HARDNESS Rida Agustia Ningsih Dentistry Program Medical Faculty of Sriwijaya University ABSTRACT Background: Email was the harde…
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is an outbreak of infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The level of severity when contracting COVID-19 is divided into asymptomatic, moderate, mild and severe…