30 articles in this issue
Nina Ariani,M. Lindawati S. Kusdhany
Osteoporosis is a condition of generalised skeletal fragility caused by diminishing bone amount and disturbance in bone microarchitecture with implication that the bone's ability to withstand forces is decreased. This condition leads to more bone resorpti... see more
Henni Koesmaningati,Laura Susanti Himawan
The cases of TMD are complex and multifactorial, therefore the management should be done by several disciplines. In this report, a 27-year-old man came to the teaching hospital of the University of Indonesia Faculty of Dentistry’s Prosthodontic Department... see more
Ira Tanti,Laura Susanti Himawan
Fractures of the neck of condyle usually are the result of a blow to the mandible. A lateral blow to the body of the mandible commonly causes a contralateral condyle fracture. There are many signs and symptoms of a condylar fracture, for example crepitati... see more
Putry Bunda Navirie
The oral health of denture wearers depends on the cleanliness of their denture. Therefore, it needs proper care and maintenance to prolong the denture wearing, while the mucosa is kept healthy. Maintenance and cleaning the denture by brushing and immersin... see more
Evy Eida Vitria
Dentist is a specialist who must treat all types of disorder practically, involving the stomatognathic system. Unfortunately not all society has recognized the dentist’s value within “Total Health Care System. In developed societies, the dentist is requir... see more
Anna Pasaribu,Vera Julia
Oromaxillofacial infection is still a common case in daily dental practice. Usually, teeth are the sources of infection. Oromaxillofacial infection is usually mild, easily treated, and may only require the administration of antibiotics. If it is not treat... see more
Edi Hartini Sundoro
Various concepts in dental caries management which were presented by experts and developed since the eighties will be briefly reviewed. The aim of those concepts were in a way similar, which were treating dental caries by its etiology and control of risk ... see more
M. Nasrul Nasrul,Ira Tanti,Farisza Gita
Pontic is a part of a fixed partial denture that replaces missing teeth. The pontic must fulfill the function of achieveing an esthetic appearance and preventing tissue irritation. The basal surface of the pontic must be well-polished and smooth to preser... see more
Marissa Edyana,Heriandi Sutadi
Dental trauma in childhood and adolescence is a common accident, with the most accident-prone time is between 9 and 10 years old. Boys are affected almost twice than girls and the maxillary central incisors are the most affected. This report describes an ... see more
Herry Irawan,Hanna H. Bachtiar Iskandar,D. S. Soekojo Soekojo
Dental panoramic radiograph in Indonesia has been widely used. Modern diagnostic imaging equipment with minimum radiation is still very limited. One of the conditions in nuclear safety law, UU 10/1997, is an optimization of all radiation sources with DRL ... see more
Harun Gunawan,Sri Angky Soekanto,Safrida Hoesin
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the management of head and neck carcinoma therapy. The radiation dose ranges from 40 – 70 Gy, depends on the severity and location of the malignancy. Many patients experience an increased dental caries or sensitivit... see more
Haryono Utomo,Chiquita Prahasanti
Orofacial pain includes pain associated with the hard and soft tissues of the head, face, neck, and all of the intraoral structures. Upon painful episodes, consuming analgesics, or traditional medicine are relatively common. It is also a common sense that... see more
Indrya Kirana Mattulada
Reducing pain is the first phase of treatment in dentistry. Pain can be reduced by application of peroral analgetic medicines such as paracetamol, although on certain circumstances such as pulpitis paim, this is less helpful. Dentists often use eugenol to... see more
Moch. Toto Sugiharto,R. M. Zulkarnain Murtolo
One of the impacts of traffic accident that is often seen by a dentist is mandible fracture. To prevent deformation of mandible because of a slow management, it is better to treat the fracture as soon as possible. The treatment can be done with an open/cl... see more
Diah Savitri Ernawati,Siti Soemarijah,Yoes Prijatma Dachlan
The purpose of this study was to disclose one of the etiopathogenesis of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) at molecular level by analyzing the expression of protein anomaly in oral mucosa. This was a cross-sectional explorative and analytical observatio... see more
Nugrohowati Nugrohowati
Hypersensitivity of dentine is a common problem and may occur in a specific tooth, in several teeth, or in one area of the mouth and with various intensity of pain. The most accepted theory related to dentinal hypersensitivity is the hydrodynamic theory. ... see more
Burhanudin Pasiga
The purpose of the present study was to test the effectiveness of a finger brush in removing plaque compared with that of a regular toothbrush. For this study, 30 subjects were selected and divided into 2 groups. Fifteen subjects received a finger brush; ... see more
Sandra Fikawati,Ita Yulita
Dentist and dental nurse as dental health personnel in community health center are spearheads in community dental health service. The effectiveness and efficacy of community dental health service needs updated adequate dental health knowledge and skill. O... see more
Rasmidar Samad
C-Reactive Protein and serum lipids are correlated with atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to prove that increasing level of hs-CRP and serum lipids were correlated with periodontitis. This was a cross-sectional approach with 63 samples. Perio... see more
Peter Agus
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor of the oral cavity and it account for 80-90% of all malignancies in the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of p53 mutations and to associate these mutatio... see more
Samdharu Pramono,R. Iskandar Iskandar
The information about immediate denture treatment should be given clearly to the patient. The patient needs to understand about the treatment’s aspects in order to give acceptance and agreement toward the treatment. This case represents 41 years old woman... see more
Meldo Mahniza,Retno Hayati,Sri Harini
The purpose of this study was to observe the correlation between duration of bottle feeding and dental arch measurement in deciduous dentition. Duration of bottle feeding was divided into 4 groups: = 24 months, 25 – 36 months, 37 – 48 months, and > 48 ... see more
Rahmi Alma Farah Adang,Endang Suprastiwi,Munyati Usman
There are two basic kinds of tooth whitening agents. The first is over the counter materials and the other is material used by the dentist or under dentist control. Home bleaching is a technique using 10% carbamide peroxide on a tray applied by patient un... see more
Widya Wijayanti,Endang Suprastiwi
Abfraction is a loss of tooth structure at the cervical area, which is caused by tensile and compressive strength. The loss of enamel may expose the dentin and will result in hypersensitivity of dentin and affects pulp vitality. The diagnosis could be ide... see more
Trimurai Abidin
Traumatic injury of the teeth occurs frequently on anterior and posterior teeth. Pulp necrosis is often the frequent sequel of trauma and it will lead to development of periapical lesions in the presence of pathogenic microorganism. Two cases of periapica... see more
Zaura Anggraeni,Emmy Hastuti,Felix Aryadi
Consumers oriented quality in dental health services has become more important in the era of free competition. Perceived quality by the community has been closely related with their previous experience level of satisfaction on the quality of services they... see more
Siti Sunarintyas,Harsini Harsini,Noor Hafida Widyastuti,Christine Windayani Inan
Zeolite is a pore mineral occupied by ions and water molecules. Heat activation of zeolite causes the release of water molecules, from the pores and increases zeolite adsorbance capacity. Zeolite can be used as an antimicrobial agent by shifting its catio... see more
Diah Indriastuti,Menik Priaminiarti
Radiographic examination has a very important role in dental implant treatment, including preoperative planning and intraoperative and postoperative assessment. In preoperative planning, radiographic examination has an ability to visualize critical anatom... see more
Ali Noerdin,Chitra Mariani,Andi Soufyan
In dental bleaching, carbamide peroxide is usually used at concentration of 10%, 15%, to 20%. The result of our previous study showed that the application of 10% and 15% carbamide peroxide bleaching agent has increased the surface hardness of glass ionome... see more
Andi Soufyan,Niti Matram
Dental bleaching has been considered as a feasible approach for dental esthetic, and many dental bleaching products can be seen in the market. Therefore, the side effect of such dental product should be studied. This study was aimed to determine the effec... see more