Proceeding of the First International Graduate Conference (IGC) On Innovation, Creativity, Digital, & Technopreneurship for Sustainable Development in Conjunction with The 6th Roundtable for Indonesian Entrepreneurship Educators 2018 Universitas Syiah Kuala October, 3-5, 2018 Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Research Article

The Effect of Propolis and Non-Propolis Toothpastes on Salivary pH of Children of National Primary School (SDN) 62 Banda Aceh

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284286,
        author={Ainun  Mardiah and Reca  Reca and Ika Kana Trisnawati},
        title={The Effect of Propolis and Non-Propolis Toothpastes on Salivary pH of Children of National Primary School (SDN) 62 Banda Aceh },
        proceedings={Proceeding of the First International Graduate Conference (IGC) On Innovation, Creativity, Digital, \& Technopreneurship for Sustainable Development in Conjunction with The 6th Roundtable for Indonesian Entrepreneurship Educators 2018 Universitas Syiah Kuala October, 3-5, 2018 Banda Aceh, Indonesia},
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        proceedings_a={IGC},
        year={2019},
        month={5},
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        doi={10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284286}
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  • Ainun Mardiah
    Reca Reca
    Ika Kana Trisnawati
    Year: 2019
    The Effect of Propolis and Non-Propolis Toothpastes on Salivary pH of Children of National Primary School (SDN) 62 Banda Aceh
    IGC
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.3-10-2018.2284286
Ainun Mardiah1,*, Reca Reca1, Ika Kana Trisnawati1
  • 1: Department of Dental Nursing, Health Polytechnic of Aceh Ministry of Health
*Contact email: ainun_mardiah_66@yahoo.com

Abstract

Caries can be prevented by maintaining the cleanliness of the oral cavity. There are many ways to maintain oral hygiene, one of which is to brush the teeth with toothpaste. Many ingredients can stimulate salivary secretion, including propolis, a natural antibiotic with no side effects. Propolis can also reduce plaque on the teeth, which helps increase salivary pH. The subjects in this study were all grade 5 students of National Primary School (SDN) 62 Banda Aceh totaling 60 children, taken using purposive sampling technique. The subjects were then divided into two groups, with 30 students each: group I brushing teeth using propolis toothpaste and group II brushing teeth using nonpropolis toothpaste. The data were analyzed by employing a paired sample t-test. The results showed that there was a difference in the salivary acidity (pH) before and after brushing teeth using nonpropolis toothpaste with a mean difference of 1.02 (p=.000), whereas the acidity (pH) of saliva before and after brushing teeth with propolis toothpaste had a mean difference of 2.22 (p=.000). It can be concluded that the use of toothpaste containing propolis was more effective for increasing the acidity (pH) level of saliva. It is recommended that there be socialization in the use of toothpaste containing propolis as an effort to prevent dental and oral diseases (e.g. dental caries, gingivitis, and periodontitis).