Background: Currently, hybrid composite resin is the mostly used fi lling material to restore esthetic and function. During function, this material is in contact with various pH from food consumption, which is acidic and alkali which may effect the physical properties of composite resin, including surface roughness. Purpose: The research was conducted to determine the effect of pH in saliva on surface roughness of hybrid composite resin. Methods: This research used artifi cial saliva and composite resin samples divided into 3 groups based on different pH of immersion (pH 4, pH 7 and pH 10) for 30 days. Results: There were signifi cant differences (p > 0.05) among those three treatment groups of hybrid composites soaked in artifi cial saliva with different pH for 30 days. And, with LSD test it is also known that there were signifi cant differences between the artifi cial saliva with pH 4 and pH 7, whereas there was no signifi cant difference between pH 4 and pH 10 and between pH 7 and pH 10. Conclusion: It can concluded that the changes of salivary pH affect the surface roughness of the hybrid composite resin. Acidic pH has increase the surface roughness of hybrid composite resin, whereas alkaline pH has no effects on the surface roughness of hybrid composite resin.

Background. Use of cavity cleanser is important before restoration the teeth to clean debris, residue of prepared dentine, blood, bacteria, collagen denaturized by teeth preparation. Nowadays, the cavity cleanser that people used still having shortcoming, one of which is the lack of ability to clean the root canal of the smear layer. Purpose. The purpose of this study examines the difference of cavity cleaner between saponin of mangoosteen peel (GarciniaMangostana L.) and chlorhexidinegluconate 2%. Method. Eighteen upper first premolar divided into 3 groups, each of them consist three tooth. Forming the preparation tooth cavity then group 1 using aquadest for control group, group 2 using chlorhexidinegluconate 2%, and group 3 using saponin of mangoosteen peel (GarciniaMangostana L.). For rating cleanliness of the tooth cavity using a scale of cleanliness conducted under Scanning Electron Microscope. Result. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in One-Way ANOVA parametric test andpos hoc test between chlorhexidinegluconate 2 % and saponin of mangoosteen peel to the cleanliness of the tooth cavity. Conclusion.According to the result of the study, it can be concluded that saponin of mangoosteen peel (GarciniaMangostana L.) less effective for cleaning the tooth cavity than chlorhexidinegluconate 2%.

Latar Belakang: Irigasi saluran akar merupakan salah satu tahapan penting untuk menunjang keberhasilan perawatan. Sodium hipoklorit (NaOCl) merupakan larutan irigasi utama yang sering digunakan namun memiliki sejumlah kekurangan yakni bersifat toksik jika diirigasi sampai ke jaringan periradikular. Kakao (Theobroma cacao) merupakan tumbuhan suku Sterculiaeae yang kulit buahnya mengandung senyawa alkaloid, flavonoid, tanin, saponin dan terpenoid. Senyawa-senyawa tersebut terbukti dapat menghambat pembentukan biofilm pada bakteri Enterococcus faecalis yang merupakan bakteri paling resisten pada saluran akar. Ekstrak kulit kakao diharapkan dapat menjadi bahan alternatif irigasi saluran akar yang ideal, sehingga perlu dilakukan penelitian mengenai efek sitotoksisitasnya terhadap jaringan. Tujuan: Menentukan konsentrasi dari ekstrak kulit kakao yang memberikan efek sitotoksik pada sel fibroblas BHK-21. Metode: Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah eksperimental laboratoris dengan menggunakan kultur sel fibroblas BHK-21. Ekstrak kulit kakao diperoleh melalui maserasi menggunakan etanol 70% dan dilakukan pengenceran dengan konsentrasi 1,56%, 3,125%, 6,125%, 12,5%, 25%, 50%, dan 100%. Sel BHK-21 dalam microplate 96 well dipaparkan dengan ekstrak kulit kakao. Uji sitotoksisitas menggunakan MTT assay dan absorbansi warna dibaca menggunakan Elisa reader. Nilai absorbansi dihitung dengan rumus sehingga didapatkan hasil akhir berupa persentase kematian sel. Hasil: Peningkatan konsentrasi ekstrak kulit kakao berbanding lurus dengan kenaikan persentase sel fibroblas BHK-21 yang mati. Kesimpulan: Konsentrasi minimum ekstrak kulit kakao yang dapat memberikan efek sitotoksik pada sel fibroblas BHK-21 adalah 6,25%.

Objective: To investigate the difference of chemical bonds between urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) bonding agents with ethanol solvent and acetone solvent on dentin collagen. Material and Methods: This experimental comparison study used three groups: G1 (Control): UDMA and collagen; G2: UDMA, collagen and ethanol; and G3: UDMA, collagen and acetone. The groups were then pelleted and analysed with FTIR, then the peak value of carbonyl absorption band from each study group was calculated. The result of FTIR analysis and the peak of carbonyl absorption band (P) was calculated using the formula: P = (BC / AB) X 100; AB. BC is measured in centimeters. The study of chemical bond differences between ethanol-solvent UDMA agents compared with acetone-solvent on dentin collagen resulted in a graph of peak of carbonyl absorption bands of UDMA and dentin collagen groups. To determine the chemical bonds of UDMA from the top of the carbonyl ester absorption bands with wavenumber absorption in range 1700-1750 cm-1, the decreasing peak of the carbonyl absorption bands is assumed as more chemical bonds that formed. Data were analysed using Anova one way and Tukey HSD test. Results: There were significant differences between the three study groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: UDMA bonding agents' chemical bonds with acetone solvent are much higher than the chemical bonds between UDMA bonding agents with ethanol solvent on dentin collagen.

Background. Streptococcus mutans is the leading cause of dental caries. One of many medicinal plants, purple leaf [Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff], which contains flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, steroids, and saponins, is a potential antibacterial agent. Objective. This study aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of purple leaf extract (Graptophyllum pictum L. Griff) against Streptococcus mutans. Methods. Streptococcus mutans were suspended in several Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff extract concentrations in a BHIB medium using the dilution method so that the concentration of 100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%, 3.12%, 1.56%, 0.78% were obtained. Each tube was incubated for 24 hours, then subcultured in a Tryptone Yeast Extract Cystine medium in a petri dish using a spreader. Each petri dish was set for 24 hours; the growth of the colony, using CFU/mL unit, was manually calculated. The samples were then subjected to microbiological analysis. The Tukey's Honest Significant Difference test was performed to determine if the relationship between the sets of data in the treatment group is statistically significant (p<0.05). Results. Purple leaf extract contains bioactive compounds such as flavonoid, alkaloid, tannin, triterpenoid/ steroid, and saponin. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff against Streptococcus mutans was in concentration 3.125%, and the Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) was in concentration 6.25%. Conclusion. Purple Leaf Extract [Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff] has antibacterial activity against Streptococcus  mutans.