@article{Haryani_Syahriel_Patterson_2022, title={THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBIOTIC LOZENGES LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI PRODENTIS IN INCREASING SALIVARY SECRETION : Efektivitas Tablet Hisap Probiotik Lactobacillus Reuteri Prodentis Terhadap Sekresi Saliva }, volume={18}, url={https://e-journal.unmas.ac.id/index.php/interdental/article/view/5468}, DOI={10.46862/interdental.v18i2.5468}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Indonesian people experience dental and oral health problems<br />as much as 57.6%, one of the dental and oral health problems that is often<br />treated is periodontal disease. Alternative prevention of periodontal disease is<br />by consuming probiotics (Lactobacillus reuteri). Probiotic (Lactobacillus<br />reuteri) contains L. reuteri bacteria which inhibits periodontal and cariogenic<br />pathogenic bacteria so that it is suspected to increase salivary flow rate. Objectives: to determine the effectiveness of probiotics (Lactobacillus reuteri) to increase salivary secretion. Materials and methods: this study<br />used an experimental approach with a pre-test and post-test design. The research subjects were 30 students of the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahasaraswati<br />Denpasar University who met the research criteria. The sample was divided<br />into two groups, namely the group that consumed the probiotic Interlac Pro-D lozenges and the group that consumed a placebo. The data taken were<br />the salivary flow rate, which was measured twice, before and after administration of the probiotic Interlac Pro-D lozenges and placebo. Data<br />analysis: data is processed using paired t-test and independent t-test. Results<br />and Discussion: The results showed that the average salivary secretion <br />before consuming Interlac Pro-D probiotic tablets was 0.3073 ± 0.02492 ml/<br />minute, increasing to 0.328 ± 0.03299 ml/minute, placebo increasing to 0.276<br />± 0.02293 ml/minute to 0.2853 ± 0.0256 ml/minute. There was a difference<br />in the effectiveness of increasing salivary secretion between the groups consuming the probiotic Interlac Pro-D tablets and placebo (p <0.005). <br />Conclusion: taking probiotic lozenges Interlac Pro-D (Lactobacillus reuteri<br />prodentis) is effective in increasing salivary secretion which is beneficial for<br />preventive therapy of periodontal disease.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Interdental Jurnal Kedokteran Gigi (IJKG)}, author={Haryani, I Gusti Ayu Dewi and Syahriel, Dwis and Patterson, Zackariya Abdurrafi Ramza}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={93–99} }