| Summary: | Teeth were difficult to clean and dental plaque increased due to use of
fixed orthodontic appliance. Dental plaque is a microbial deposits on the teeth
along with their products, including Streptococcus mutans that cause oral hygiene
decreased. Toothpaste is used to maintain oral hygiene. Various toothpastes
generally contained different antibacterial agent. Orthodontic toothpaste is used to
maintain oral hygiene for fixed orthodontic appliance users . The aim of this study
was to know the inhibition differences between orthodontic toothpaste and non
orthodontic toothpastes against Streptococcus mutans.
The sample consisted of four groups: two groups of orthodontic toothpaste
(Enzim® Orthodontic and Fluocaril Orthodontic) and two groups of non
orthodontic toothpaste (Enzim® Mint Flavour and Fluocaril Freeze Cool Fresh
Breath), each group contained 10 samples. Each group of toothpaste 0,1ml
injected into 6 mm diameter wells on Brain Heart Agar media that has been swab
Streptococcus mutans. Agar media were incubated at 37oC for 24 hours. Diameter
of zone of inhibition were measured using sliding caliper vertically, horizontally,
and diagonally and summed then divided by 3. Data were analyzed using one-way
ANOVA and LSD0.05.
The results showed there was significant statistically differences of zone of
inhibition between orthodontic toothpaste and non orthodontic toothpaste brand
Enzim® and Fluocaril. LSD0,05 test showed significant differences of inhibition
zones between toothpaste groups. The conclusion of this study was orthodontic
toothpaste has greater inhibition than non orthodontic toothpaste on the same
brand, and Fluocaril orthodontic and non orthodontic toothpaste have greater
inhibition than Enzim® orthodontic and non orthodontic toothpaste.
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