Background: Preterm delivery remains one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. One contributing factor is maternal iron status, particularly iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Hematological parameters such as Hb, MCV, MCHC, RDW, as well as the Mentzer and Green-King indices, can serve as early indicators of iron status disturbances in pregnant women. Methods: This descriptive cr…
Background: Nosocomial infections remain a major problem with high incidence rates globally and in Indonesia, contributing to morbidity and mortality, especially with the increasing antibiotic resistance including Serratia marcescens, a multidrug-resistant organism and a common Gram-negative pathogen in ICUs. Indonesia is rich in herbal plants, one of which is karamunting leaf (Rhodomyrtus tome…
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age that is often accompanied by insulin resistance. Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is known to contain anthocyanins and flavonoids that function as antidiabetics. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of purple sweet potato extract on insulin resistance in a PCOS mouse model base…
Introduction: Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of global mortality with reperfusion therapy as its the gold standard. However, the following myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) still lacks effective pharmacologic treatment. Mapping protein interaction networks may help identify herbal-based therapeutic targets related to mitochondria which holds central role in energy met…
Background: Premolar impaction is often found in dental practice, especially in the second premolar of the mandible after the third molar and canine. Premolar teeth in the mandible are reported to have a higher prevalence rate than in the maxilla, which is 24% of all impaction cases. The choice of impaction treatment plan generally depends on the position of the impacted tooth, the developmenta…
Background : Bleeding is a common complication of surgery.The body's mechanism for spontaneously stopping bleeding is hemostatics. Bleeding during and after surgery is certainly a challenge for surgeons if it is not controlled. Curcuma longa extract can shorten the bleeding time because it contains curcumin and tannin. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Curcuma longa extra…
Background: The main bacteria that causes dental caries is Streptococcus mutans. Pineapple fruit has the potential as an antibacterial agent that can inhibit or even kill the growth of Streptococcus mutans and can be made as a product like jelly candy. This study aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) jelly candy on the growth of Streptococcus mutans. …
Background: Dental caries is important for children’s development. Untreated caries will cause malnutrition in the form of stunting in children. Stunting is a nutritional problem resulting from insufficient nutrition that lasts for a long time due to lack of parental knowledge. Parental knowledge influences children's dental and oral health behavior in preventing caries. Parental knowledge an…
Background. Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory condition of the nasal mucosa caused by an allergic reaction mediated by IgE after exposure to an allergen. Allergic rhinitis can be detected using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and the Score for Allergic Rhinitis (SFAR). The goal was to determine the results of allergic rhinitis screening in s…
Latar Belakang: Diabetes melitus (DM) adalah penyakit metabolik menahun, ditandai dengan hiperglikemia akibat dari defisiensi sekresi insulin atau resistensi terhadap kerja insulin ataupun keduanya. Penderita diabetes mempunyai risiko yang lebih tinggi terkena penyakit periodontal, disfungsi kelenjar ludah, karies gigi, kelainan pada mukosa, dan sensasi mulut terasa terbakar, sehingga dapat men…
Background: Mangrove crab production produces crab shell waste as much as 75% of the total production. The chitin content in crab shells can be utilized as a raw material for chitosan. Chitosan combined with xanthan gum can be used as raw material for making periodontal films. Objective: To determine the characteristics of chitosan (Scylla serrata) film with xanthan gum thickener as a drug deli…
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 relationship between patient complaints and elongated styloid process is needed to make an accurate diagnosis. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of elongated stylo…
Kemajuan teknologi pada bidang kesehatan saat ini memungkinkan pemberian layanan telekonsultasi dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan rekam medis elektronik sebagai alat penyimpanan dan pengelolaan data pasien. Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 22 Tahun 2024 mewajibkan seluruh fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan untuk menyelenggarakan rekam medis pasien secara elektronik selambat-lambatnya tanggal 31 Desembe…
Removable partial denture is a denture which replaces one or more missing teeth in the same arch, it can be removed from the mouth and replaced by the patient. Removable partial denture are used to reestablish the phonetics, aesthetics, masticatory function and take care of oral tissues which still remains for partially edentulous patients. Application of acrylic removable partial denture can g…
Apitherapy adalah pengobatan dengan menggunakan produk lebah madu. Penelitian ini menggunakan propolis sebagai salah satu produk lebah madu yang bertujuan untuk memperoleh data mengenai perbedaan sensasi nyeri dan perubahan ukuran lesi sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan terapi selama 4 hari. Penelitian dilakukan pada masyarakat Kelurahan Rejosari Kecamatan Pangkal Balam Kota Pangkalpinang yang mende…
Plak gigi merupakan struktur yang berperan penting dalam menimbulkan karies. Plak mengandung bakteri yang mampu membentuk koloni dan memfermentasi karbohidrat menjadi asam yang akan mengakibatkan karies. Konsumsi teh hijau (Camelia sinensis) termasuk salah satu cara untuk mencegah terbentuknya plak. Pada teh hijau, katekin merupakan komponen utama yang dapat menghambat enzim glikosiltransferase…
Customer really do have to be satisfied, if not they will leave institution as customer and become rival customer. Thus, an institution must assess customer’s degree of satisfactory to know the attributes of product that can cause customer’s dissatisfactory. This study is aimed to analyze the correlation between health Service and the degree of patient satisfaction in Dental Clinic in Moh. …
Dental bleaching was a procedure to reduce the tooth stained chemically. The discoloration of tooth were caused by physiologic factor and patologic factors which divided into extrinsic and intrinsic factor. Commonly, tooth bleaching materials conlaining hydrogen peroxide or carbamid peroxide with different concentration. Strawberry fruit as natural substance contains ellagic acid which can be r…
According to study at United States amongst children 6-11 years old and adult 12-17 years old by USPHS (UnitedStates Public Health Service) on 1963, the prevalence of malocclusion is more higher at adults than children. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of malocclusion amongst adults 12-17 years old at Panti Asuhan Al-Yamin Palembang. This research used “crossectional” design a…
Alang-alang (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) merupakan tumbuhan yang banyak terdapat di Indonesia. Secara kimia alang-alang mengandung manitol, glukosa, sukrosa,malic acid, citric acid, coixol, arundoin, alkali, cylindrin, simiarenol, anemonim, turunan flavonoid, dan damar. Alang-alang memiliki efek antipiretik, diuretik, dan hemostatik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek antipiret…
Oral surgery procedure, like tooth extraction is the common procedure in dentistry: Adequate perioperative medication is very important to maintain this operative procedure. The metaholism, excretion of many drugs and their pharmacologically active metabolites depend on normal renal function. This will be a problem when w e face patients with renal failure, as w e know that renal failure itself…
Karies merupakan suatu penyakitjaringan keras gigi yang dapat menyebabkan terjadinya kavitas pada permukaan gigi akibat hancurnya keras tersebut. Kejadian ini dikenal dengan proses demineralisasi atau larutnya Kalsium Phosfat pada email dan dentin yang disebabkan produk asam dari bakteri plak. Penyakit karies gigi merupakan penyakit yang paling sering menyerang manusia. Terjadinya karies gigi p…
Nowadays, dental feamess still becomes the major problem in pediatric dental treatment. That’s why, a dentist who treats children should have a variety of behavior guidance approaches and managements. With a good and right behavior management, pediatric dental treatment can be done efficiently and effectively. Dentists in Palembang practically will treat a pediatric patient, so they need a go…
The haemophiliacs are characterized by a deficiency of coagulant factor which leads to increased bleeding at dental extraction and in the postoperative period. Haemophilia A, the most common of the haemophilia, is associated with deficiency of factor VIII coagulant protein. Haemophilia B (Christmas disease) is caused by deficiency of factor IX coagulant protein. Both these conditions have sex-l…
Dental caries prevalence in the world, include Indonesia, is high. This problem has correlation with host condition, food consumption, microorganism, and contuining interaction between those factors. One of host condition is saliva (sulcular fluid in oral mucosa). Saliva can determine demineralization process depend on system buffet capacity and pH saliva. pH saliva measurement is a good manner…
On the age between 10-12 called mixed dentition teeth period. In this period crowding teeth often happens. Mixed dentition teeth may cause retention increase to the plaque because the cleansing process in the teeth is more difficult. Plaque is a soft lining of bacteria uncalsificated that stays on the teeth and the other objects in the mouth. Plaque in the main factor causes gingivitis. This ex…
Dental surgey can not free from local anesthesia that was used as pain control during dental care. Lidocaine hydrochloride 2% liquid is kind of local anesthesia mostly in used by dentists in Indonesia currently. Lidocaine is a local anesthesia frequently combined with vasoconstrictor adrenalin. The role of vasokonstrictor added to the local anesthesia is very significant in affecting the effect…
Oral and dental health in Indonesia is one of the problem that need our attention, this is because oral dan dental desease is the major problem which patient always complain about it, approximately about 60%. This oral and dental disease is dental caries and periodontal disease, especially ginggivitis, this is connected to oral hygiene. Oral and dental health care could be much better if it is …