Neem is one of the traditional medicine known by society as immunomodulator. On the other hand, 80% of oralinfection diseases is caused by C. albicans. This research is aimed to explain the phagocytosis activities on wistarrats which were inoculated with C. albicans and fed with neem leaves. There are 5 groups, namely control group(KO)with no treatment, the other treatment groups were classified into 4 groups. First group (KP1)was inoculatedwith C. albicans only. KP2 was fed with 50 mg/day/kg BW aqueous extracts from neem leaves, then inoculated withC. albicans start from day 8-21. KP3 was fed with 100 mg/day/kg BW aqueous extract from neem leaves, theninoculated with C. albicans start from day 8-21. KP4 was fed with 200 mg/day/kg BW aqueous extract from neemleaves, then inoculated with C. albicans start from day 8-21. On day 22, the tongue was swabbed for each group,then cut for immunohistochemistry preparation. The study that there was significant difference showed that therewere different results computed using anova, HSD test, and linier regression. The conclusion was neem leavesincreased the phagocytosis activity of wistar rats, inoculated with C.albicans.

Adhesion, IL–1β, TNF–α are components that affect in inflammation. So, the effect of steeping green and black Robusta coffee beans to adhesion of <em>Streptococcus mutans</em> on this components. This study used monocytes isolated from healthy human peripheral blood using Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation method. Monocytes were divided into eight groups, i. e. (i) Control group (untreated monocytes), (ii) <em>Streptococcus mutans</em> group (monocytes + <em>S. mutans</em>), (iii) Black Coffee 2.5 % group (monocytes + black coffee beans 2.5 % + <em>S. mutans</em>), (iv) Black Coffee 5 % group (monocytes + black coffee beans 5 % + <em>S. mutans</em>), (v) black Coffee 10 % group (monocytes + black coffee beans 10 % +  <em>S. mutans</em>), (vi) Green Coffee 2.5 % group (monocytes + green coffee beans 2.5 % + <em>S. mutans</em>), (vii) Green Coffee 5 % group (monocytes + green coffee beans 5 % + <em>S. mutans</em>), (viii) Green coffee 10 % group (monocytes + green coffee beans 10 % + <em>S. mutans</em>). S. mutans adhesion on monocytes was analyzed using histochemistry method, while immunocytochemical staining was used for analyzing IL–1β and TNF–α. Cells counting was done per 100 monocytes under a light microscope with 400 × magnification. Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by LSD test. Results showed that steeping green and black Robusta coffee beans increased the adhesion of S. mutans on monocytes, but it decreased of IL–1β, TNF–α expression (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). In conclusion, steeping of green and black robusta coffee beans reduced inflammation against <em>S. mutans</em>.

Background: Neem is a known traditional medicine from trees which function as immunomodulator. Candidiasis found in mouth is 80% caused by Candida albicans (C. albicans). Immunity is important to limit C. albicans since medicine price is relatively traditional medicine may become a good choice. In the other side the medicine price may not be reached by the citizen, cause citizen choose the traditional medicine. Purpose: The research is aimed to explain of TNF-α expression on rats after inoculated by C. albicans and fed with neem extract (Azadirachta Indica). Methods: There were 5 groups, the first group which was called as control group (KO) hadn't been fed aqueous extract from neem leaves and was not inoculated by C. albicans, the other group (treatment) was classified into 4 groups. The first group was inoculated by C. albicans only (KP1), second group was fed with 50 mg/day/kg body weight aqueous extracts from Neem leaves, then inoculated with C. albicans starting from day 8 until day 21 (KP2), third group was fed with 100 mg/day/kg body weight aqueous extract from Neem leaves, then inoculated with C. albicans start from day 8 until day 21 (KP3), fourth group was fed with 200 mg/day/kg body weight aqueous extract from Neem leaves, then inoculated by C. albicans start from day 8 until day 21 (KP4

Background: Porosity is one of the disadvantages of glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorative materials, as it causes a reduction in strength and durability; the greater the porosity, the lower the strength of the restorative material and vice versa. As gourami fish scales contain calcium and phosphate, they have the potential to reduce the porosity of GIC. Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the effect of adding gourami fish scale powder (GFSP) on the pore size and porosity level of the GIC. Methods: This experimental research included a post-test-only control. The GFSP was fabricated using the freeze-drying method. Sixteen Fuji IX Extra sample cylinders with a diameter of 5 mm and a height of 3 mm were divided into four groups: K0, which comprised GIC without the addition of GFSP; K1, which contained GIC powder + 2.5% GFSP (by weight); K2, which comprised GIC powder + 5% GFSP (by weight), and K3, which contained GIC powder + 10% GFSP (by weight). The samples were observed using scanning electron microscopy and measured using ImageJ software. Data were analysed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Results: The addition of 2.5% GFSP (by weight) produced the smallest pore size and lowest porosity, while the one-way ANOVA test results were significant among all groups at p = 0.000. There was no significant difference in pore sizes between K0 and K1 (p = 0.359), but a significant difference was found in the level of porosity (p = 0.024). Conclusion: The addition of GFSP affected the porosity of the GIC; the pore size and porosity level of the GIC were reduced by the addition of 2.5% GFSP.

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