Background: Acrylic plates on removable orthodontic appliances can be a place for plaque and food scraps to facilitate Streptococcus sanguinis microorganisms to breed. Adding nanoparticle of titanium dioxide to acrylic plate may provide antibacterial activity. Objecttive: To see effect of TiO2 nanoparticle on acrylic plate to growth of Streptococcus sanguinis. Method: This research is a laborat…
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the bacteria that are important in the establishment of plaque and often be found on the surface of acrylic license plate on artificial removable partial denture (GTSL). GTSL cleaning can be done with a mechanical, chemical, or combination. Natural materials like sweet corn silk (Corn silk Zea mays Saccharata) can be used as an alternative as a cleane…