Background: Elderly often suffer malnutrition and oral candidiasis. Candida albicans (C. albicans) which is the most prominent cause of oral candidiasis, is one of commensal oral micro-flora. Nutritional status affect the characteristic of saliva. Saliva is the regulator in the development of C. albicans from comensal into pathogen. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determining the corr…
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 …
The aim of this study was to examine the protein level and pH of saliva from malignancies patients who were treated by radiation on head and neck's area. Samples were collected from the ambulatory patients at the Radiotherapy Unit of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. The protein level was determined by the Bradford method and pH was measured using lacmus paper. The results showed that the protein le…