The effect of Psidium guajava Linn leaf extract on Candida albicans adherence and the transversal strength of acrylic resin

• Main Authors: Amiyatun Naini (Author), Sherman Salim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universitas Airlangga, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1978-3728; 2442-9740; 10.20473/j.djmkg.v41.i1.p25-29
• Keywords: Psidium guajava Linn; acrylic resin; Candida albicans; transversal strength; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Dental Journal, Vol 41, Iss 1, Pp 25-29 (2008)

<span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>Denture stomatitis is an inflammation of oral cavity due to removable denture wearing. Prevention of denture stomatitis can be </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>effectively done by using mouth rinsing. Currently, Indonesian government is actively promoting traditional herbal medicine as an </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>alternative medicine such as Psidium guajava Linn leaf which has an anti bacterial and anti fungal ability. The purpose of this study </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>was to know the effective concentration and soaking duration to reduce Candida albicans without lowering transversal strength of </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>acrylic resin. This experimental laboratory study was using heat cured acrylic resin plate without surface polishing. The concentration </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>of Psidium guajava Linn leaf extract used in this study were 32%, 34%, 36%, and 38% respectively with 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>hour and 8 hours soaking duration. The transversal strength was measured in the same concentration with 2 days, 10 days and 60 days </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>soaking duration. Sterile aquadest was used as control. Two direction ANOVA and LSD test were used in data analysis. The result </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>showed significant difference in the number of Candida albicans colony among concentrations and soaking durations. Significant </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>difference was also found in transversal strength among concentrations and soaking durations. It is concluded that the extract of </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>Psidium guajava Linn leaf in 38% concentration with 8 hours soaking duration will lower the Candida albicans colony, whereas 38% </em><span style="font-family: Tribune-Italic; font-size: 9pt; color: #231f20; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;"><em>concentration with 60 days soaking duration will lower the transversal strength but it is still above the standard value.</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" /></span>