The Inhibitory Ability of Cocoa Pod Husk Extract on Enterococcus faecalis Glucosyltransferase Enzyme Activity

• Main Authors: Tamara Yuanita, -, Ridzki A Oktavianti, -, Debby F Suryani, -, Mandojo Rukmo, -, Sri Kunarti, -, Andrie H Kusuma, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/123688/1/4.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/123688/2/4.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/123688/3/4.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/123688/
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: The presence of Enterococcus faecalis in root canal is considered as one of the factors causing root canal treatment failure since the bacteria are capable of producing glucosyltransferase enzymes that play a role in forming endodontic biofilms. Hence, the bacteria are resistant to ant...