8 articles in this issue
Fani Tuti Handayani,Pratiwi Nur Widyaningsih,Fitranto Arjadi
Background: Salivary pH can rise or fall influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Sleep deprivation is one example of intrinsic factors. Sleep deprivation causes a reduction in sleep time at a certain time. Purpose: Analyze the effect of different t... see more
Endang Prawesthi,Handoko Tirta,Rahmaniawati Rahmaniawati
Background: Acrylic prosthesis that are used for a long time are often not sticky anymore and easy off. Treatment that can be done is relining, which is resurfacing with new material addition to prosthesis surface in contact with mucosa. One of materials ... see more
Ryana Budi Purnama,Setiadi Warata Logamarta,Agung Dhartono
Background: Chronic periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory condition of periodontal tissue, can occur due to microorganisms as a local factor and genetic as a systemic factor. Genetic factors that cause chronic periodontitis, namely mutations in the form o... see more
Pramita Wahyu Dyasti,Atik Kurniawati,Peni Pujiastuti
Background: Periodontal disease are common dental and oral health problems in the community. Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) is one of the main causes of the periodontal disease. The alveolar bone resorption could be as severity indicator of the disease, so... see more
Muhammad Aditya Ramadhan Hasran,Dian Noviyanti Agus Imam,Bambang Sunendar
Background: One of the materials for denture bases is heat-cured acrylic resin (PMMA). This material still lacks impact strength as a mechanical strength property. The addition of reinforcing material is known to increase the mechanical strength of P... see more
Eny Inayati,Sri Redjeki Indiani,Nanda Rachmad Putra Gofur
Background: infectious disease is one major important health issue. Dental technician is an occupation which has a risk to get infectious disease transmitted from saliva, blood or contaminated tools if universal precaution utensils did not use properly. I... see more
Sujati Sujati
Background: In acrylic removable dentures, brokenness often occurs in the midline region of the maxilla. Resistance to fracture depends on the physical properties of the material namely the transverse strength. This can be prevented by the addition of gla... see more
Sri Wahjuni,Okti Setyowati,Shilvy Arofatul Faisyah
Background: Tooth loss can affect various factors in oral health. Some of these factors are functional, harmonization and aesthetics of oral health. Over time, the aesthetic factor has become an important concern in the manufacture of dentures. Apart from... see more