Background: Dental caries was one of the most common chronic diseases among schoolaged children, with prevalence rates of 84.8% in children aged 5–9 years and 63.8% in those aged 10–14 years based on the 2023 Indonesian Health Survey. High consumption of added sugar and low levels of knowledge regarding its impact on oral health were identified as contributing factors. This condition highli…
Background: Parental knowledge plays an important role in maintainingoral health of children with physical disabilities who have motor limitations anddepend on parents for dental care. Objective: To analyze the relationship betweenparents’ level of knowledge and dental caries in children with physical disabilitiesat SLB D YPAC Palembang City. Methods: A descriptive-analytical quantitativestud…
Background: Dental anxiety is a primary barrier in pediatric dental care that causes treatment refusal and poor oral health. The Tell-Play-Do (TPD) method using a smartphone dentist game is a modification of conventional behavior management that potentially reduces anxiety through interactive education and distraction. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of the TPD behavior manag…
Backgorund: The patient’s medical history should be obtained precisely and accurately through anamnesis. This is based on anamnesis being the first step in oral care, influencing the doctor and patient relationship, and preventing malpractice. Good anamnesis skills are a competency that must be possessed by dental students and dentist so that they can determine an accurate diagnosis. Objectiv…
Latar Belakang : Tradisi menyirih menjadi salah satu budaya yang masih dipertahankan eksistensinya di Indonesia. Menyirih adalah kegiatan meramu campuran dari beberapa bahan seperti sirih, pinang, kapur, gambir dan tembakau yang dikunyah secara bersamaan. Meski dianggap bermanfaat untuk kesehatan gigi seperti mengatasi masalah mulut dan memperkuat gigi, dampak negatif seperti karies gigi masih …
World Health Organization (WHO) considered malocclusion to be the third most important oral health problem after tooth decay and gum disease. Based on the research result by the Health Research and Development Department, Ministry of Health Republic Indonesia, the highest malocclusion prevalence in children aged 12-15 years q\was 15.6%. The age of 12 years was the most complex period of dental …
Introductions: Dental age is related to an estimated age confirmed by evaluating the growth and development of a person's teeth. One of the methods used in identifying individual ages based on dental characteristics is the Willems method. However, previous studies have raised concerns about the accuracy of Willems' approach. Therefore, this study aims to test the accuracy of the Willems approac…
Background: The imbalance of bacteria in oral cavity is one of the main factors causing dental caries. Oral bacteria can form plaque and lower the pH of the oral cavity, which eventually lead to caries. Brushing teeth with toothpaste is an effective plaque control method. Toothpaste that contains antibacterial agents is needed to reduce the number of bacteria in the oral cavity. Gambir has been…
Introduction: GIC is one of the materials used for restorations. The advantages of GIC as a dental restoration are that it has a thermal expansion coefficient similar to a teeth and it can chemically bond with enamel and dentin and the disadvantages are that it is fracture-prone and brittle. CRGIC is a ceramic-reinforced GIC capable of providing hardness properties. Class II restorations are re…
Background: Class II malocclusion is one of the most common types of malocclusion and is mostly caused by mandibular retrognathism relative to maxillary prognathism. Class II malocclusion can be corrected with an activator where the activator can stimulate the growth of the mandible going forward. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of activators on skeletal changes in children wit…
Latar belakang: Kawat stainless steel (SS) dan nikel titanium (NiTi) adalah dua jenis kawat ortodontik yang paling sering digunakan secara klinis dalam perawatan ortodontik menggunakan alat ortodontik cekat. Pada saat gigi bergerak, maka akan terjadi friksi antara kawat dan braket ortodontik. Salah satu faktor yang dapat menyebabkan friksi pada kawat ortodontik adalah korosi. Korosi dapat diseb…
Latar Belakang: Perawatan ortodontik bertujuan memperbaiki maloklusi gigi menggunakan alat ortodontik cekat (fixed) maupun lepasan (removable). Kawat adalah komponen yang penting dalam perawatan ortodontik dimana stainless steel dan nikel titanium merupakan yang paling sering digunakan. Kawat ortodontik dapat mengalami korosi ketika berada di lingkungan pH asam. Minuman kopi arabika memiliki pH…
Background: Conventional nanofilled composite resin has a good aesthetic properties and flexural strength. However, the color matching procedure for conventional composite resin takes longer and is more expensive to store various composite resin colors. To overcome this problem, a universal single shade composite resin was developed which can naturally match various tooth colors. Objective: Thi…
Background: Wires that are often used in orthodontic treatment are stainless steel and nickel-titanium wire. When there is teeth movement, there will be friction between the components of fixed orthodontic appliance. If the wire is corroded, the friction will increase. The use of fluoride in mouthwash and toothpaste is widely used in orthodontic treatment patients. Objective: The aim of this sy…
THE EFFECT OF HYDROXYPATITE FROM CATIN FISH BONE (PANGASIUS HYPOPHTHALMUS) ON EMAIL HARDNESS OF PRIMARY TOOTH Ayu Rahma Sari Department of Dentistry Faculty of Medical of Sriwijaya University Abstract Background: Demineralization is a process of hydroxyapatite crystals consisting of calcium and phosphate ions on the surface of tooth enamel. Demineralization can be done by restoring mineral comp…
Malocclusions prevalence and level of orthodontic treatment need in adolesences in Indonesia is still high. From 60,5% prevalence, 23% ofthem are need orthodontic treatment. By the growing of technology nowadays, the demand for orthodontic care has increased. But it has not been Jcnown yet whether there is correlation between the level of orthodontic treatment needs and the demand for orthodont…
Periodontal status is affected by several factors. Nutrition and food texture consumed by vegetarian can affect the periodontal status. The purpose of this study is to know the relationship between vegetarian eating pattern and periodontal status in Maha Vihara Maitreya Duta Palembang. The method of this study is cross-sectional study with analytic survey. The sample of this study consist of 60…
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Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis and traumatic ulcers are the most common oral lesions. Complaints that usually arise can interfere with daily activities, so that more natural drugs are needed with preparations that are more effective in curing these complaints. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of mucobioadhesive treatment of gambir (Uncaria gambir) extract on the …
Latar Belakang: Candida albicans adalah mikroorganisme yang biasa ditemukan pada rongga mulut dan berperan terhadap pembentukan plak gigi. Plak gigi dapat dikontrol dengan menyikat gigi menggunakan pasta gigi. Penggunaan bahan herbal dapat dijadikan sebagai alternatif bahan antimikroba pada pasta gigi. Ekstrak lemon dilaporkan dapat menghambat pertumbuhan C. albicans karena mengandung flavonoid…
Latar Belakang: Data Riset Kesehatan Dasar Indonesia (Riskesdas) tahun 2018, 57,6%. masyarakat Indonesia memiliki masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Salah satu penyebabnya adalah rendahnya pengetahuan dalam menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Cara untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut dapat dilakukan dengan pendidikan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Pendidikan kesehatan gigi dan mulut…
Background: Tooth extraction procedure becomes the highest cause of anxiety in the field of dentistry. Anxiety is normal response when someone experiencing a threatening or pressing situation, dental anxiety is referred to as anxiety arising from dental procedure. Various methods are known to overcome dental anxiety and minimize dental failures, one of which is classic music therapy. Aim: to fi…
Latar belakang: Ekstraksi gigi merupakan tindakan yang paling ditakuti dalam perawatan gigi serta dapat menimbulkan kecemasan dental. Kecemasan dental dapat mempengaruhi keberhasilan suatu perawatan gigi, dan menghambat kinerja dokter gigi dalam melakukan prosedur ekstraksi gigi. Kecemasan dapat dikurangi melalui teknik distraksi yang efektif seperti musik klasik Mozart dan video komedi. Tujuan…
Background: Most people still often ignore dental health, judging that dental and oral care is a treatment that has a scary impression. Dental anxiety in children is higher than dental anxiety in adults. Dental anxiety in children can be influenced by external factors in the form of mother’s parenting styles. Types of parenting consist of permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative parenting…
Latar belakang: Free end edentulous unilateral dapat menyebabkan timbulnya kebiasaan mengunyah sebelah sisi yang akan mempengaruhi mekanisme dari sendi temporomandibula (TMJ). TMJ merupakan sendi kompleks yang terdiri dari fossa glenoid, kondilus mandibula dan diskus artikularis. Belum ada penelitian terdahulu yang melihat hubungan antara free end edentulous dan variasi morfologi kondilus mandi…
Latar belakang: Koagulan atau agen hemostatik adalah zat yang dapat menghentikan perdarahan yang terjadi melalui proses hemostasis dan koagulasi. Penggunaan tanaman herbal sebagai obat untuk menghentikan perdarahan telah digunakan sejak zaman dahulu, diantaranya daun jarak pagar. Tujuan: Mengetahui efek ekstrak etanol daun jarak pagar dalam menurunkan bleeding time dan clotting time. Mengetahui…