HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through unsterile syringe. Therefore intravenous drug user (IDU) partners are at high risk to et IV/AID infection. This study aimedto determine the association between knowledge on HIV/AIDS infection. This study aimed to determine the association between knowledge on HIV/AIDS, VCT, and mental readiness, and the eillingness to undertake VCT among IDU partners at VCT c…
The reduction of lipid in the body can decrease the amount of Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol and enhance the amount of ʵDensity Lipoprotein whith can reduce the risk of etherosclerosis. Medium chain fatty acid (MCFA) can reduce the amount of lipid in the body. Virgin conconut oil contains faty acid (92%), cominated by lauric acid (53%) which in structured as MCFA. This experiment aimed to…
Two kinds of endophytic fungi i.e. Calletotricum sp. PWD2 and Caelomycetes PWA1 isolated from pandan wangi (Pandanus amarylifollus) have been cultivated in a liquid medium, GYP for 3 weeks at room temperature without agitation. The ethyl acetate extracts derived from liquid cultures showed antifungal activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The GC-MS analysis results showed methyleugenol as m…
Dento-alveolar trauma resulted from accidents involving the oral regions mostly affect the upper the apper central incosors. Overjet that is beyond 5 mm and incompetent lipalso contribute to increase the risk. Several literatures had already disussed different methods of replantation of avulsed teeth. However, it was not meant for farther orthodontic treatment. The objective of this review is t…
A biomaterial used oral cavity should not become toxic, irritant, carcinogenic, and allergenic. Chitoson represents a new biomaterial in dentistry. To examine the toxicity of chitosan from tiger prawn shell waste on cell culture with MTT assay. Chitosan with concentration of 0.25%, 0,5%, 0.75% and 1% was used in this experiment Each sample was immersed on eppendor microtubes containing media c…
Tonue as the taste sense is very important for the human life. Tongue function a presented by taste bud. Sensitivity on the tongue of one of them is influenced by smoking habits. When smoked cigarettes, nicotine that contain in the cigarettes are condensated will be stick to the teeth, tongue, pelatum, gingiva, taste bud and sense of taste reseptor membrane around the taste pore and inhibit the…