Manfaat Berkumur dengan Larutan Ekstrak Siwak (Salvadora Persica)

Abstract

Plak bakteri dan produknya merupakan faktor penyebab utama karies dan penyakit periodontal. Indeks plak, pH plak dan pH saliva dapat mewakili keadaan kesehatan mulut seseorang. Penelitian ini untuk membuktikan manfaat berkumur dengan menggunakan larutan ekstrak siwak dapat menurunkan indeks plak, meningkatkan pH plak dan meningkatkan pH saliva. Dengan melibatkan 40 sukarelawan. 30 orang berkumur dengan larutan ekstraks siwak dan 10 rang sebagai kontrol. Indeks plak, pH plak dan saliva plak diukur pada hari ke-1, ke-4 dan ke-8. Hasil yang didapat berkumur dengan larutan ekstrak siwak tidak efektif dalam menurunkan indeks plak, namun efektif dalam meningkatkan pH plak dan pH saliva.

Bacterial plaque and its products were determine as the main cause of caries and the periodontal disease. It is considered that plaque index, plaque pH and saliva pH could represent the oral status. Siwak could be used to improved the oral hygiene status. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectivity of siwak as mouthrinse in decreasing the plaque index, increasing the plaque and saliva pH, using 40 th subyects. 30 th subjects in the study group have to raise with extract siwak twice daily and 10 th subjects in the control group have to brush the teeth with convensional tooth brush withouth tooth paste for eight days. The plaque index, plaque pH and saliva pH were measured in the 1st, 4 th and 8 th day. It is concluded that siwak as mouthrinse is not effective to reduce the plaque index, but can effective in increasing the plaque pH and saliva pH.