Assessing the Effectiveness of Black Rice Bran Mouthwash in Modulating Saliva pH Among Children

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compared to adults.This can be proven by the national figure for dental caries with a DMF-T index at the age of 12 years reaching 76.62%.The incidence of caries is closely related to saliva in the oral cavity.Saliva is a clear, viscous fluid with a pH of 6-7 secreted by the salivary glands in the oral cavity.Saliva plays an important role as a buffer, so that the pH in the mouth remains optimal.The flow of saliva will continue to flow even without stimulation.In one day, approximately 500 mL of saliva is produced by the salivary glands, both major and minor salivary glands.Saliva plays a very important role in the oral cavity, acting as a barrier against irritants, as a cleanser in the oral cavity, both against food and debris, regulating the pH of the oral cavity, maintaining tooth integrity, stimulating mineralization, and carrying out antibacterial IntroductIonHealth is a part that everyone hopes for, whether it is physical or mental health.One of the sources that triggers problems or sources of infection for other organs of the body is the teeth and mouth.Dental and oral health is a part of body health that cannot be separated from other health, and is also one of the important things that must be considered.There is a high percentage related to dental and oral diseases suffered in Indonesia according to RISKESDAS in 2018, the prevalence of dental and oral problems is 57.6%, and several provinces have dental and oral problems above the national prevalence, namely West Sumatra 58.8%, Bangka Belitung 58.8%, DKI Jakarta 59.1%, West Java 58.0%, Yogyakarta 65.6% Banten 62.8%, Bali 58.4%, West Kalimantan 60.8%,South Kalimantan 59.6%, East Kalimantan 61.5%, North Kalimantan 63.3%, North Sulawesi 66.5%, Central Sulawesi 73.5%,South Sulawesi 68.9%, Southeast Sulawesi 63.4%, Gorontalo 63.7%, West Sulawesi 64.7%, Maluku 66.7%, North Maluku 58.8%, and West Papua 65.5%.One of the most dominant dental and oral health problems in Indonesia is dental caries, so from the latest data, the percentage increase from 43.4% to 53.2% when converted, there are 93,998,727 Indonesians suffering from dental caries.Based on these data, there are three provinces that have a fairly high prevalence of dental and oral problems, namely Central Sulawesi (73.5%),South Sulawesi (68.9%) and Maluku (66.7%).From these data, it was determined that the most caries sufferers occurred in childhood, namely 67.3%.This childhood period is a period when children can gain knowledge in maintaining and maintaining the cleanliness of their teeth and mouths.However, during this childhood period, many children still do not know about the importance of maintaining dental and oral hygiene 1-

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