Caries is decease of the teeth caused by the active bacteria on carbohydrate through the fermentation process. There are four (4) factors caused the caries decease: microorganism (plaque), substrate, host and time that working simultaneous. The purpose of this research is to know the correlation between pH plaques with the number of DMF-T in the patient who came for the treatment in Balai Pengo…
Accumulation of plaque microorganism is a starting indicator of destructived periodonatal disease. Gingivitis and periodontal diseases are the most oral and dental problem in Indonesia (90%). About 61.5% Indonesia community have tooth brushing habitual not properly (two times a day, after breakfast and before sleeping at night). Plaque can be removed by tooth brushing. It is suggested to do the…
Although many researhes had revealed the beneficial effect of Kayu Sugi as a cheawing stick, study on the effectivenessof its extract in toothpaste is still indequate. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of toothpaste, with and without Kayu Sugi extract on preventing plaque formation. The study consists of two sassions which was separated by three days washout period. The subj…