Abstract. Sterilization is the process of destroying or eliminating all microorganisms. The aim of sterilization is to destroy every form of pathogenic microorganism including spores that might adhere to dental instruments and associated equipment. Dental instruments that come in direct contact with the human body have a very high risk of transmitting diseases caused by microorganisms; therefore, it is important to keep the instruments sterilized. The Dekiler Box is an innovation in sterilization equipment to help dentists in rural areas. This piece of equipment has several advantages, including practicality, multifunctions, portability, and zero use of electricity. The aim of this study was to determine the sterilization effectiveness of the Dekiler Box through differences in the quantities of bacteria on dental instruments compared to an autoclave. This was an experimental study that compared dental instruments before use, after use, and after being sterilized with the Dekiler-Box sterilization equipment. The results showed that bacteria increased significantly after instrument use and decreased after sterilization with the Dekiler Box. In conclusion, sterilization of dental instruments using the Dekiler Box was effective for reducing bacteria on dental instruments.
Background:Caries is an oral disease that often affects children around the world. The oral disease is related to several etiological factors with indicators of nutritional status, such as obesity and malnutrition. Studies linking overweight/obesity and caries experience in children have proved contradictory so far, the results including positive association, no association and inverse association. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the relationship between obesity and caries in children based on the results of several previous studies. Subjects and Method: This was a systematic study and meta-analysis. The search for articles was carried out by considering the eligibility criteria determined using the PICO model. The study population was children aged 6-15 years old with an intervention in the form of obesity, normoweight comparison and caries outcome. This article was collected for 3 weeks. The keywords to search for articles were as follows: "obesity" OR "overweight" AND "dental caries" AND "children". The articles included in this study are full text articles with a cross sectional research design from 2012 to 2022. Articles were collected using the PRISMA flow chart. Articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3 application. Results: A total of 9 articles contained in this study, including 3 articles from Brazil which is the continent of South America, 2 articles from Mexico which is the continent of North America, 1 article from Nigeria which is the African continent, 2 articles from China and 1 article from Arabia which is the continent of Asia. The results showed that obesity can reduce the incidence of dental caries in children by 0.82 times higher compared to children with normal weight (aOR= 0.82; 95% CI= 0.45 to 1.52; p= 0.540) Conclusion: Meta-analyses show that overweight and obese children have a lower risk of developing early childhood caries.
The aim of this research was to investigate the comparative effectiveness of angsana latex (P. indiscus) and chlorhexidine 0.2% against growth of S. mutans. This research was a laboratory experiment (true experimental), with a post-test only completely randomized design, consisting of four treatments: angsana latex 40% (w/v), angsana latex 80% (w/v) positive control (chlorhexidine 0.2%), and negative control (distilled water). Each treatment was replicated six times. The bactericidal effect of the inhibition zone that formed on Muller-Hinton media was rated. Result: One-way analysis of variance showed that the inhibition zones were significantly different; the angsana latex 80% (w/v) had a larger mean inhibiting zone than that of chlorhexidine 0.2% against S. mutans. These results indicate that angsana latex 80% (w/v) had a greater bactericidal effect than that of chlorhexidine 0.2% against S. mutans.
Background: Angsana is one of the medicinal plants that can be used as a traditional medicine. Angsana has a scientific name Pterocarpus indicusfrom fabaceae family. Angsana contains secondary metabolites, which is thought to have antibacterial effects. The chemical constituents of the plant angsana are alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, and phenolic. Researches had shown that angsana latex had antibacterial effect against Streptococcus mutansbecause it contains flavonoid. This day, the therapies that have been given to reduce the colonies of Streptococcus mutansin oral cavity, one of that is chlorhexidine0.2%. Objective: The aim of this research was to prove comparative effectiveness of angsana latex (Pterocarpus indiscus) and chlorhexidine0.2% against Streptococcus mutansgrowth. Material and Methods: This research was an experimental method laboratory (true experimental), with a post-test only design, using a completely randomized design, consisting of four treatments: angsana latex 40% w/v, angsana latex 80% w/v positive control (chlorhexidine0.2%) and negative control (aquadest). Each treatment is repeated 6 times. The rated bactericidal effect of the inhibition zone formed on Muller Hinton media with diffusion method. Result: One Way ANOVA test showed that inhibition zone had a significant difference, angsana latex 80% w/v had mean inhibiting zone higher than chlorhexidine0.2% against Streptococcus mutans. Conclusion: Based on this study, angsana latex 80% w/v had bactericidal effect higher than chlorhexidine 0.2% against Streptococcus mutans.
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