PERBANDINGAN EFEKTIVITAS DAYA HAMBAT EKSTRAK KELOPAK BUNGA ROSELLA (Hibiscus Sabdariffa L.) DAN BAHAN KIMIA ANTIBAKTERI Clorhexidine 0,12% TERHADAP PERKEMBANGAN BAKTERI Streptococcus Mutans

Abstract

Rosella flower is one of the medicinal plants that can be used as a traditional medicine. Rosella has a scientific name Hibiscus Sabdariffa Linn from malvaceae family, Rosella was originally a wild plant that is not known benefits but now it is the cultivation of plants that are popular and almost all parts of this plant can be used for treatment, especially for alternative medicine. This is because rosella contains secondary metabolites, which is thought to have antibacterial effects.

The chemical constituents of the plant rosella is alkaloids, flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, and phenolic. Flavonoid is able to inhibit and kill germs, microorganisms that can cause disease in humans. Rampan caries is the name given to the damage covering several teeth quickly occurrence, often covers the tooth surface is usually free of caries. This situation can mainly be found in the deciduous dentition babies always suck „dot‟ containing sugar or dipped in advance in the sugar solution. Caries expectancy can also be found in the permanent dentition teenagers and it is usually caused by frequent eating cariogenic foods and sugary drinks. It can also be found in the mouth of saliva is reduced drastically (xerostomia).