The Use of Acrylic Dentureo in A Certain Period of Time Often Encountered Any Discoloration of The Artificial Teeth of Denture. Discoloration Can Interfere With Performance of Patients, Especially For Patients Who Are Very Concerned With The Aesthetic Factor. Discoloration Is Due To The Absorption Offluid From The Polymer Material To A Colorless Substance Derived From Certain Foods or Beverages…
Background: Patients as customers of health services actuallv have expectation and assessment of health services perceived. During the initial interview conducted at Waru Sidoarjo Communitv Dental Health Service (Waru Sidoarjo CDHS), it is known that one hundred percent of initial respondens were not satisfied with dental care service provided. All of those respondents assessed that Waru Sidoa…
Background: The discoloration of teeth, especially anterior teeth, is one of aesthetic problems. The use of tooth bleaching agents for discolored natural teeth is becoming increasingly popu/ar. Many dentists, however, get many prob/ems when they conduct bleaching process since there is much composite filling on patient's anterior teeth. Although many research have focused on the discoloration o…
Background: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitants) serotype-B has long been associated with aggressive periodontitis. Gingival epithelial cell is exquisitely sensitive to the toxin so that may lead to disruptioti of the epithelial protective barrier. facilitating invasion and perturbation of the underlying connective tissue. Currently suggested that Aa serotype-B prod…
Background: Dental caries is a bacterial infection leading to dissolution and localized damage of hard tissues. The assessment of caries risk is based on several caries indicators including clinical conditions (DMF-T index), environment (fluor), and general health. Purpose: The objective of this study was tu assess the relationship between salivary fluor concentration and caries index in childr…
Objective: To determine contribution of socio-demography determinants and functional status associated with the mental health among the Indonesian geriatric population. Methods: The study was composed of 52,223 individuaIs aged 65 years and older from the 2007 Riskesdas (Indonesian National HousehaId Health Survey) conducted by the National Institute of Health Research and Development, and cove…
Background: The general objective of this study is to describe dental health condition of Indonesian aged 12 years or over using Basic Health Research 2007 data. The specific objective is (1) to determine the prevalence of dental caries among the study population based on their socio-demographic characteristics (2) to determine determinants of their dental health, (3) to determine magnitude of …