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DMF-T index is an index to assess oral health status in terms of permanent tooth caries. Dental caries are usually caused by poor oral hygiene, so that there is an accumulation of plaque contains a variety of bacteria. The main indicator of DMF-T measurements according to the WHO is for 12-years old children. A cross sectional study was conducted to compare DMF-T index assessed by 10 dentists a…
Background: Dental caries is a bacterial infection leading to dissolution and localized damage of hard tissues. The assessment of caries risk is based on several caries indicators including clinical conditions (DMF-T index), environment (fluor), and general health. Purpose: The objective of this study was tu assess the relationship between salivary fluor concentration and caries index in childr…
Objective: To determine contribution of socio-demography determinants and functional status associated with the mental health among the Indonesian geriatric population. Methods: The study was composed of 52,223 individuaIs aged 65 years and older from the 2007 Riskesdas (Indonesian National HousehaId Health Survey) conducted by the National Institute of Health Research and Development, and cove…
Background: The general objective of this study is to describe dental health condition of Indonesian aged 12 years or over using Basic Health Research 2007 data. The specific objective is (1) to determine the prevalence of dental caries among the study population based on their socio-demographic characteristics (2) to determine determinants of their dental health, (3) to determine magnitude of …
Background: Dental caries are usual/y caused by poor oral hygiene, resulting in the accumulation of plaque that contains a variety of bacteria. Method: This study uses diagnostic test research design. The study was conducted at the health center Kedondong, Ketapang district of West Kalimantan. Subjects numbered 30 children, consisting of men and women aged 15 years, each subject wil/ be exami…
Background: Dental caries is a bacterial disease affecting the hard tissue of the teeth as well as the pulp. The human dental pulp consists of odontoblast which are organized as a densely packed cell layer. Odontoblasts is located at the periphery of the pulp; therefore, they are the first cells encountered by cariogenic bacteria and their products that are represented in the carious lesion. Pu…