Latar Belakang: Stomatitis aftosa rekuren (SAR) adalah salah satu penyakit mukosa mulut yang paling banyak terjadi. Tatalaksana yang sering diberikan yaitu terapi topikal berupa kortikosteroid topi…
Background:Candy is a high-calorie food product, typically made with added sucrose, and if consumed excessively, it can lead to a decrease in saliva pH. A decrease in saliva pH causes the oral cavi…
Background: The main challenge after orthodontic treatment was preventing relapse, which referred to the tendency of teeth to return to their original position after fixed orthodontic treatment. Al…
Background: Periodontal disease is one of the dental and oral health problems with a fairly high percentage in Indonesia. One of the microorganisms that plays a role in periodontal disease is the b…
Background: Enamel is the outer layer and hardest tissue covering the crown of the tooth. Tooth enamel consist of 96% inorganic and 4% organic components. The missing component is called deminerali…
Dental health is an essential component of overall health that affects individual well-being and productivity. The 2023 Indonesian Health Survey reported a high prevalence of oral and dental proble…
Latar Belakang: Pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut merupakan pemahaman tentang cara merawat dan mencegah kondisi mulut terbebas dari penyakit. Pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut sangat penting …
Background: Caries is the most common oral health problem that occurs on children. Calcium deficiency due to demineralization of the enamel could be anticipated with application of remineralization…
Background: Candida albicans is a normal flora that can become a pathogenic organism causing oral candidiasis. Mangrove crab (Scylla serrata) shells can be utilized as a raw material for chitosan p…
Latar Belakang: Mahasiswa kedokteran gigi merupakan individu yang berpotensi mengalami distress yang disebabkan oleh tekanan akademik maupun faktor lain di luar akademik yang dapat memengaruhi kond…
Background: Dental anxiety was an emotional response commonly experienced by patients during dental treatment and could affect their cooperation as well as the success of clinical procedures. One o…
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) states that malocclusion ranks third among the most common oral health problems after dental caries and periodontal disease. The global prevalence of…
Streptococcus mutans is the primary bacterium responsible for dental caries through the formation of dental plaque. Chemical plaque control can be achieved by brushing teeth with toothpaste contain…
Staphylococcus is a normal flora of the oral cavity that can turn into a pathogen and cause various diseases in the oral cavity. The use of herbal ingredients that have antibacterial properties can…
Stunting is still a nutrition problem in the world. Puskesmas Kampus created the ANTING DEDIKASI KITA (Overcoming Stunting with Early Detection of Toddler Dental Caries) innovation program to reduc…
Oral and dental health is part of the health of the body that cannot be separated from one another because it will affect the health of the body. One of the oral health that must be considered is t…
Background: Streptococcus mutans was the main bacterium involved in biofilm formation that causes dental caries. Pineapple had been proven to possess antibacterial activity against S. mutans, while…
Introduction: Patient satisfaction was an important indicator in assessing the quality of healthcare services, with no exception for teaching hospitals where clinical services involved clinical den…
Introduction: Dental caries prevention consisted of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Determining the risk level of caries was one of the primary prevention measures, one of which was ap…
Background: Patient satisfaction was one of the important indicators in assessing the quality of health services. One form of dental and oral health service was oral and maxillofacial surgery at de…
Background: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanii) based herbal denture cleansers has been widely studied in previous research. The results showed that cinnamon has minimal effects on the mechanical proper…
Background: The prevalence of dental and oral problems, especially cavities in South Sumatra, is quite high at 45.6%. One of the causes is due to behavior that ignores oral hygiene. This is based o…
Background: Incorrect tooth brushing behavior can cause dental and oral diseases in childhood. Educational media is one of the efforts that can help increase knowledge and awareness of the importan…
Latar belakang: Permasalahan Kesehatan gigi dan mulut di Indonesia pada tahun 2013 hingga 2018, mengalami peningkatan signifikan, salah satunya adalah Maloklusi. Prevalensi maloklusi pada rentang w…
Background: Enamel is the outermost and hardest tissue covering the crown of the tooth. Tooth enamel consists of 95% inorganic components in the form of hydroxyapatite crystals, such as calcium and…
Stunted is a state of malnutrition in toddlers due to an imbalance between nutritional needs and nutrient intake. Stunted in toddlers can cause developmental disorders of the oral cavity structures…
Background: Elongated styloid process can be identified through panoramic radiographic examination. Research on the prevalence of elongated styloid process is still limited, while understanding the…
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium that is opportunistic and can be one of the causes of nosocomial infections as well as disorders in the oral cavity. One potential so…
Seperti yang diketahui, saat ini banyak beredar komponen (suku cadang) imitasi di pasaran, konsumen kesulitan membedakan komponen yang benar-benar asli dan komponen yang imitasi (palsu). Bahkan, ke…
Latar Belakang: Kegagalan perawatan endodontik dapat disebabkan oleh bakteri Gram positif yaitu Enterococcus faecalis. Bahan alami seperti ekstrak daun teh hijau (Camellia sinensis l) dapat digunak…