The Effect of Gargling Old Coconut Water (Cocos Nucifera L.) on the Salivary Flow Rate and Ph in Students of Sman 10 Fajar Harapan Banda Aceh
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- 10.2991/ahsr.k.210201.017How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Tannin, Mechanical stimulation, Chemical stimulation, Spitting method
- Abstract
Saliva is a complex oral fluid consisting of 99% water that serves as a protector of teeth and mouth against influences from outside and inside oral cavity. Saliva is influenced by several components, including salivary flow rate and pH. Salivary flow rate and pH can change due to mechanical stimulation (gargling) and chemical (taste sensation). Old coconut water contains tannin and minerals with pH of 7.3. This study aims to determine the effect of gargling of old coconut water (Cocos nucifera L) toward salivary flow rates and pH in students of SMAN 10 Fajar Harapan Banda Aceh. This research was conducted by collecting saliva by spitting method from subjects. The subject consisted of 41 students. The results of the study analysed using Wilcoxon showed that salivary flow rate had significant differences before and after gargling old coconut water with a value of p<0.05. For salivary pH, there was no significant difference before and after gargling old coconut water with a value of p>0.05. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that gargling old coconut water has an effect on salivary flow rate and does not affect salivary pH.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Ridha Andayani AU - Putri Rahmi Noviyandri AU - Alya Husna PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/01 TI - The Effect of Gargling Old Coconut Water (Cocos Nucifera L.) on the Salivary Flow Rate and Ph in Students of Sman 10 Fajar Harapan Banda Aceh BT - Proceedings of the 1st Aceh International Dental Meeting (AIDEM 2019), Oral Health International Conference On Art, Nature And Material Science Development 2019 PB - Atlantis Press SP - 76 EP - 80 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.210201.017 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.210201.017 ID - Andayani2021 ER -