Strawberries Can Prevent Dental Caries

Since long time ago there has been a tendency for people to use natural ingredients that are believed to have anti-germicidal properties to replace chemicals. Some developed countries have now started to pursue a lifestyle to return to nature. Indonesian researchers mobilize programs to utilize native Indonesian plants, thereby being able to play an active role in improving the health status of the community. Apart from being easy to obtain, traditional medicines derived from plants and fruits have relatively no side effects.

Strawberries (Fragaria vesca L.), have long been used to treat various diseases, such as relieving asthma symptoms, reducing influenza symptoms, treating kidney stones, antidepressants, curing vertigo, smoothing skin and making skin tones bright, treating jaundice and others. other. In addition, strawberries are also known or known to contain anti-inflammatory substances, reduce intestinal inflammation, smooth skin, and whiten and clean teeth.

Strawberries contain active ingredients such as salicilic acid, ellagic acid, catechins and anthocyanins. It has been reported in previous studies that giving strawberry juice shows an increased ability to reduce dental plaque formation mainly due to Streptococcus mutans.

One of the diseases caused by Streptococcus mutans is dental caries. Dental caries is a localized disease that damages the hard tissues of the teeth that are formed from the accumulation of plaque on the tooth surface. These bacteria produce lactic acid which can cause demineralization of the tooth surface which causes dental caries or cavities.

Strawberry fruit is one of the fruits that are commonly found in Indonesia. Strawberries have the ability to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans bacteria. These bacteria are bacteria that cause dental caries in the oral cavity. In Indonesia, there have been many toothpastes by combining strawberries. The antibacterial activity of strawberries has antibacterial properties by scavenging free radicals, releasing hydrogen atoms and blocking low density lipoprotein oxidation reactions in the body. This shows that strawberries are effective in inhibiting the growth of Streptococcus mutans bacteria.

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