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…
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…
The first food consumed by babies is human milk and infant formula milk. Milk is very important in the child’s growth like for development of bone and teeth forming. Besides that, milk also has a…
One way of demineralization is by increasing the resistance of tooth structure. That is by increasing email hardness and email durability by acidic challenge. One of material that can prevent demin…
Tooth decay is defined as a microbiologist infection of tooth that caused dissolution and damage of calcification tissue. Dissolve of mineralized tooth structure occurs upon contact with acids that…
Teeth is one part of the body that serves to chew, speak and mainiain the shape of the face, so it is important to maintain healthy teeth as early as possible in order to survive longer in the mout…
Disturbance in dental development (timing or sequence of eruption) may contribute to a chain of complications such as malocclusions, crowding, impaired oral hygiene, periodontal disease, and associ…
Atraumatic Restorative Trealment (ART) is a technigue for treating dental caries using hand instruments to clean dental cavities. Glass Ionomer Cement are restorative materials used in this techniq…
Sereh wangi (Cymbopogon nardus L.) is a traditional plants which contains alkaloid, saphonin, pholifenol, flavonoid and essential oil. Based on previous studies had known that sereh wangi has antib…
Routine toothbrushing is the principal method by which individuals to reduce plcique accumulation and control plaque related diseases, such as periodontitis and caries. Duration of toothbrushing is…
Mucocele and ranula are common oral mucosal lesion originating in salivary gland. Mucocele is a swelling caused by the accumulation of saliva that is obstructed minor salivary gland tract. Mucocele…
Introduction: Decreased sensitivity is reduced sweet taste sensitivity to sweet tongue, so that the tongue can not detect sweet taste properly. One reason is Sodium Lauryl Sulphate contained in too…
Background: Temporary restoration materials is used when the treatment cannot be finis hed in one visi t. Such as root canal treatmen, inlay/onlay. Purpose: To know whether there are any dijference…
Decreasing salivary pH due to acid fermentation of carbohydrates by oral bacteria causing demineralisation of tooth enamel. Snack foods that consumed between meals are containing high sugar, salt a…
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Fluor telah sejak lama diklaim sebagai bahan yang memiliki banyak manfaat bagi dunia kedokteran gigi. Melalui berbagai macam jenis dan metode aplikasi, fluor terbukti dapat meningkatkan ketahanan e…