Background. One of the bacteria that cause oral cavity infection is Staphylococcus aureus. This study aims to explore antibacterial potential red betel extract and siwak against aureus bacteria, in vitro.
 Methods. research an vitro experimental assess diameter inhibition zone leaf The was made from simplicia wood with a dose 50% each. bacterial suspension by taking one pure colony test tu...

Background: The key reason for failure of an endodontic treatment is incomplete debridement and sterilization because of complex root canal system anatomy which makes elimination of micro-organisms difficult. In spite of the chemical and mechanical debridement of root canals, studies have reported that some microbes like Enterococcus faecalis thrive in periapical lesions, triggering a failure o...

Gustav Nachtigal,l the famous nineteenth-century traveller and explorer of the Sahara and Sudan, relates that the women of Wadai, a region in the Sudan, rarely go out without their toothbrushes in the corner of their mouths. These toothbrushes are, as he says, prepared from the wood of the siwak (Salvadora persica L.), which has been made fibrous at the end, and as soon as they sit down they us...

Background: Anti-bacterial effect of Miswak on microorganism has already been proven in previous researches. The Dandasa is used by most women Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan as a toothbrush for cleaning the teeth. Aim: This study was done comparison between improving gingival health, both anti-plaque action absence plaque directly proportional to health. Methods: A prospective cohort carried ...