The COVID-19 pandemic requires office workers to wear masks in their daily lives. The reported side effects of wearing mask in long time period include orofacial pain. Self physiotherapy can be an easy solution in preventing and treating the pain. The purpose of this training is to train people to be able to strengthen and relax their facial muscles to prevent masticatory muscle pain. The online training was conducted on July 5, 2022 to 29 participants with Indonesian Attorney General's Office health workers as the majority. The evaluation results showed improvements in all training topics regarding personal protection, side effects of wearing masks, and ways to overcome side effects of wearing masks. Self physiotherapy skills could not be done in detail because of the limitations of online communication. Online training can improve participants' ability to practice stretching and muscle relaxation better.
Background: Patients who have lost their teeth can use dentures as an alternative treatment. The use of dentures must also be followed by adequate cleaning. One of several alternative to clean dentures is to use citronella grass (Cymbopogon nardus) which contains active compounds that can reduce the growth of Candida albicans. Objective: To determine the effect of immersion duration of acrylic resin plate in citronella grass on the growth of Candida albicans. Method: The method of this study was experimental laboratory research using 27 samples of acrylic resin plates which were divided into 3 negative control groups, 3 positive control groups and 3 groups using cintronella grass extract with a concentration of 50% with an immersion time of 4 hours, 6 hours and 8 hours. Results: the group with immersion time of 4 hours, 6 hours and 8 hours showed a significant difference to the negative control group, as well as a non-significant difference to the positive control group. Conclusion: The citronella extract group with a concentraition of 50% had a significant effectiveness against the negative control group and the same effectiveness against the positive control group.
Background : The most commonly material for denture bases is heat cured acrylic resin. Dentures with a surface roughness value of more than 0.2 µm can increase bacterial colonies, fungi and plaque accumulation. Dentures can be cleaned with several techniques, one of which is with a UV device which is a new technology to kill pathogens and microorganisms. UVC (254 nm) is capable of breaking molecular bonds and disrupting DNA or RNA which causes the death of various microorganisms. Method : This research method is a laboratory experimental with a post test group design. The sample used heat cured acrylic resin with a size of 20 mm x 10 mm x 3 mm. Disinfection was carried out using UVC for 15 minutes. Results : The results of the sample showed that there was a significant difference in the amount of C. albicans on the polished and non-polished surfaces of heat cured acrylic resin denture bases disinfected with UVC. Conclusion : After disinfection using UVC, there were significant differences in the amount of C. albicans on the polished and non-polished surfaces of heat cured acrylic resin.
The impact of the Covid-19 has made the elderly's access to dental and oral health even more limited. Oral hygiene in the elderly living in nursing homes is often ignored so it falls into the poor category. The high prevalence of caries and other dental problems makes the elderly need more dental treatment. Poor oral health can lead into systemic or local infections that will affect general health, especially in the elderly who have impaired physiologic or pathologic function. Increased knowledge will improve their oral hygiene. Therefore, to increase members' knowledge and awareness to oral health, FKG Trisakti held an education to maintain their oral health and dentures. Pre and post tests are given to the participants to determine the success of the education. T test result showed increase in knowledge from participants before and after giving the material. Further training can be given to caregivers as they were there to help the elderly maintain their oral care.
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