Effect of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) and Fruit Lemon (Citrus Limon L.) as A Natural Whitening Ingredient Tooth

. Introduction; appearance is one of the aspects that a person really cares about in carrying out social interactions in today's modern times. Objectives; know the difference between the effectiveness of tomatoes (Solanum Lycopersicum) and lime (Citrus limon L) as natural teeth whitening agents. Method; This type of experimental laboratory research with pretest and posttest only with control group design. The analytical test used was the one-way ANOVA test and posthoc LSD. showed that there were differences in the value of color observations in the tomato fruit extract, lemon extract, and the chromid peroxide group after soaking for 1 hour, 3 hours, and 5 hours. Conclusion; that there is an effect of tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) and lime (Citrus limon L) as natural ingredients for teeth whitenin

Test of Antibacterial Effectiveness of Cat's Whisker Leaf Extract (Orthosiphon Stamineus) Against Streptococcus Bacteria Mutans

Introduction; Streptococcus mutans is a pathogenic bacteria and the main cause of dental caries. Swe needs a preventive measure for dental caries with natural antibacterial ingredients with cat whiskers. Aim; determine the effect of antibacterial effectiveness of cat whiskers leaf extract against streptococcus mutans bacteria. Method; The study used a laboratory experimental design with posttest only control group in vitro. The data was collected by measuring the diameter of the zone of inhibition using a shear caliper. Then, the data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and posthoc LSD statistical tests. Result; that the average diameter of the inhibition zone of cat whiskers leaf extract (Orthosiphon stamineus) antibacterial with a concentration of 50%, 25%, 12.5%, 6.25%, 3.125% against Streptococcus mutans. bacteria were 11.50 ± 0.38 mm, 10.78 ± 0.22 mm, 9.90 ± 0.13 mm, 9.10 ± 0.08 mm and 8.25 ± 0.25 mm, while the control was negative. In this study, DMSO does not have an inhibitory diameter (0 mm). Conclusion; that there is antibacterial effectiveness of cat whiskers leaf extract against Streptococcus mutans bacteri