Background: Food consumption pattern influences salivary acidity and can directly cause dental health problems. Sugar and acid containing beverages will alter the salivary pH and make the teeth susceptible to caries and dental erosion. Objective: The aim of this study is to understand the effect of consuming carbonated and orange drinks on subjects’ salivary pH. Methods: Experimental method is used in this study, using pre and posttest control group design comprised 27 subjects divided into 3 groups (A, B and C). Test beverages were carbonated drink, orange drink and plain water as control. Measurement of salivary pH was done before and after intervention at 0 minutes, 5 minutes and 10 minutes. Results: Collected data were analyzed using One-Way ANOVA and Post Hoc tests. There were significant differences of mean salivary pH among these 3 groups at 0 minutes, 5 minutes and 10 minutes (p<0,05). Conclusion: It was concluded that mean value of subjects’ baseline salivary pH was 7,20 – 7,36. Mean value of salivary pH after carbonated drink consumption was found lowest at 0 minutes which was 6,67 and after orange drink consumption also found lowest at 0 minutes which was 6,83.
Background: Loss of teeth when entering the phase of elderly is the impact of the aging process and can be overcome by using denture. Denture users must have attention of hygiene to prevent adverse impacts that might result from the use of the denture that would be affected by health behavior. Health behavior can be measured from the knowledge, attitudes or responses, as well as the actions of a person. Objective: The objective of study is to understand the level of behavior and associated factors towards the level of the acrylic denture hygiene maintenance behavior in elderly in Penatahan Village, Tabanan Regency, Bali. Methods: Descriptive study with cross sectional design was used as the study method. Sampling technique used was total sampling with total 58 samples. Data were obtained using a questionnaire consisting of 15 questions that were read directly to respondents. The level of denture hygiene maintenance behavior of good, less good, and not good were showed by the score of 56-75, 36-55, and <35, respectively. Correlation between sex, age, education level, and the manufacture of the denture towards the level of the denture hygiene maintenance behavior were also be studied. Results: The result of this research exhibited that respondents conducted good behavior were 6 respondents (10.3%), 24 respondents (41.4%) had less good behavior level, and 28 respondents (48.3%) had a level of not good behavior in maintaining the cleanliness of their dentures, and there is correlation between the level of denture hygiene maintenance behavior with sex, education level, and the manufacture of dentures. Conclusion: The level of the acrylic denture hygiene maintenance behavior in elderly in Penatahan Village, Tabanan Regency, Bali, mostly found is very poor, and there was no correlation between level of the acrylic denture hygiene maintenance behavior and age.
Dental procedure sometimes can cause injury to the oral mucosa either intentionally or unintentionally. Inflammation on mucosa of the mouth / stomatitis is an inflammation that occurs in the oral mucosa, usually form of a yellowish white spots. These patches can be single or multiple. Inflammation on the mucosa of the mouth can affect the mucous membranes of the inner cheek, inner lip, tongue, gums and palate in the oral cavity. This study uses an Experimental Randomized Post Test Only Control Group Design on 32 male rats that had been induced by H2O2, causing inflammation of the lower labial mucosa, Sample were divided into two treatment groups, each group of 16 rats. Control group get Povidone Iodine for 3 days, and the treatment group was given ethanol extract 50 % of fennel fruit for 3 days. On day 7 rats euthanized for taking the oral mucosal tissue and then made histology preparations with HE staining. Data were analyzed, with Shapiro-Wilk normality test and followed by independent T-test.The mean macrophages and neutrophils significantly different (p <0.05). It can be concluded that the ethanol extract of 50% fennel fruit, can reduce macrophages and neutrophils than Povidone Iodine, so the inflammatory process can be shorter and healing process more quickly.
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