Jurnal Material Kedokteran Gigi
Vol 11 No 1 (2022): JMKG Vol 11 No 1 Maret 2022

Kitosan sebagai Bahan Potensial Antikaries

Hakim, Enggardini (Unknown)

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Publish Date
03 Nov 2024

Abstract

Caries is a big challenge in dentistry. Chitosan is a non-toxic natural polysaccharide which has a good characteristic such as biocompatible, non-toxic, biodegradable, easily combined with other substances, and have antibacterial effect. Aim of this paper is to study the ability of chitosan to prevent dental caries. Chitosan has ability to inhibit the growth of cariogenic bacteria, prevent the formation of biofilms, encourage remineralization process and prevent demineralization. It can be concluded that chitosan has a great potency to be used as anticaries agent in dentistry.

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Jurnal Material Kedokteran Gigi
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Abbrev

jmkg

Publisher

IKATAN PEMINAT ILMU MATERIAL DAN ALAT KEDOKTERAN GIGI INDONESIA

Subject

Dentistry Materials Science & Nanotechnology

Description

Jurnal Material Kedokteran Gigi (JMKG) is a media publication of scientific research and studies of dental materials both in the form of research, case reports, and literature review. Acceptable topics include all aspects of dentistry materials, from new material research, test characteristics, ...