Biopolymers have been used as a replacement material for synthetic polymers in scaffold forming due to its biocompatibility and nontoxic properties. Production of scaffold for tissue repair is a major part of tissue engineering. Tissue engineering techniques for scaffold forming with cellulose-based material is at the forefront of present-day research. Micro- and nanocellulose-based materials are at the forefront of scientific development in the areas of biomedical engineering. Cellulose in scaffold forming has attracted a lot of attention because of its availability and toxicity properties. The discovery of nanocellulose has further improved the usability of cellulose as a reinforcement in biopolymers intended for scaffold fabrication. Its unique physical, chemical, mechanical, and biological properties offer some important advantages over synthetic polymer materials. This review presents a critical overview of micro- and nanoscale cellulose-based materials used for scaffold preparation. It also analyses the relationship between the method of fabrication and properties of the fabricated scaffold. The review concludes with future potential research on cellulose micro- and nano-based scaffolds. The review provides an up-to-date summary of the status and future prospective applications of micro- and nanocellulose-based scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Biopolymers have gained tremendous attention in many daily life applications, including medical applications, in the past few years. Obstetrics and gynecology are two fields dealing with sensitive parts of the woman’s body and her newborn baby, which are normally associated with many issues such as toxicity, infections, and even gene alterations. Medical professions that use screening, examination, pre, and post-operation materials should benefit from a better understanding of each type of material’s characteristics, health, and even environmental effects. The underlying principles of biopolymer-based materials for different obstetric and gynecologic applications may discover various advantages and benefits of using such materials. This review presents the health impact of conventional polymer-based materials on pregnant women’s health and highlights the potential use of biopolymers as a safer option. The recent works on utilizing different biopolymer-based materials in obstetric and gynecologic are presented in this review, which includes suture materials in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries, cosmetic and personal care products, vaginal health, and drug delivery; as well as a wound dressing and healing materials. This review highlights the main issues and challenges of biopolymers in obstetric and gynecologic applications.

Objective: To find out the relation between stunting and the dental and oral status of toddlers. Materials and Methods: An analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach in Pidie district, Aceh. The subject consists of 70 stunting and normal toddlers. The method used is by measure the deft index and OHIS (Oral Hygiene Index Simplified) in toddlers, and also giving questionnaires patterns of dental and oral health behavior. Processing of research data using SPSS 24.0 with Pearson Correlation test and Kendall tau test, also significant value p<0.05. Results: Based on questionnaire results, many parents of stunted no attention to his oral hygiene of their toddlers. The results of measurements with deft index in stunting and normal toddlers show stunting toddlers at 6.13 (very high category) and normal toddlers 3.7 (Moderate category). Analytic with Pearson correlation test between nutritional status (stunting and normal) and deft results were 0.023<0.05 and OHIS were 0.010<0.05. Kendall’s tau test results showed a value of 0.020<0.05. There is a relationship between nutritional status variables with deft and there is a relationship between nutritional status variables and OHIS. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between stunting with the dental and oral status in toddlers, the strength of the correlation is sufficient.

Introduction: Early childhood period has a high caries risk that needs special attention from parents, especially the mothers, as their role models. Mothers’ knowledge and positive behaviour towards oral health care are essential in preventive dentistry since it is the crucial thing that can support the children’s oral hygiene. Purpose of study was aimed to analyse the relationship between the mother’s knowledge and behaviour regarding oral health with the early childhood oral health status. Methods: Type of study was a cross-sectional study with correlational research method. The material from this research were questionnaires and standard instruments for an oral examination. The study was conducted on 44 children of the early childhood period and their mothers, which was chosen as sample using a purposive sampling technique for respondents who met the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were mothers who took up their children to the mother and children’s health centre, children in the early childhood period with complete deciduous teeth eruption, and willing to participate in the research. A Kendall’s-tau test was used for statistical analysis. Results: The results showed that the def-t index was 7.6 (very high) and there was a significant relationship between mother’s knowledge (p-value=0.0001) and behaviour (p-value=0.004) towards oral health status of the children (def-t index). The results also showed strong correlation coefficient to knowledge (τ = -0.643) and sufficient correlation coefficient to behaviour (τ = -0.415). Ironically, mothers with sufficient knowledge regarding the children’s oral health are not fully reflected in daily oral hygiene practice. The mean value of caries teeth in each child was seven teeth, mostly found in children with mothers with poor oral health knowledge and behaviour. Conclusion: There is a strong relationship between mother’s knowledge and oral health status of early childhood, while the mother’s behaviour and oral health status has a moderate relationship.

Penyakit gigi dan mulut di Indonesia umumnya terkait dengan masalah kebersihan mulut. Salah satu penyebab masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut di masyarakat adalah faktor perilaku yang mengabaikan kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk memperoleh gambaran mendalam dari status kebersihan rongga mulut pada siswa sekolah usia sembilan, sepuluh, dan sebelas tahun. Metode penelitian ini dengan jenis penelitinan observasional deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Mattoangin I dan Sekolah Dasar Inpres Bertingkat Kota Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa status kebersihan gigi dan mulut siswa dikategorikan sebagai kriteria baik. Berdasarkan jenis kelamin menunjukkan nilai rata-rata DI-S yang lebih tinggi diperoleh pada siswa laki-laki dibandingkan dengan siswa perempuan. Nilai rata-rata CI lebih tinggi pada siswa perempuan dibandingkan dengan siswa laki-laki. Nilai rata-rata OHI-S tertinggi ditemukan pada siswa laki-laki dibandingkan dengan siswa perempuan. Kesimpulan penelitian ini bahwa berdasarkan OHI-S, siswa berada dalam kriteria yang baik, dan kelompok usia sebelas tahun dalam kriteria menengah. Tingkat kebersihan mulut didasarkan pada OHI-S dimana siswa laki-laki dan siswa perempuan dalam kriteria yang baik. Kata kunci : Status Oral Hygiene, DI-S, CI-S, OHI-S

Derajat kesehatan dipengaruhi oleh faktor lingkungan dan perilaku maka upaya peningkatan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS) melalui pemberdayakan masyarakat mutlak diperlukan guna tercapainya paradigma sehat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah diperolehnya informasi yang mendalam tentang proses pelaksanaan kegiatan PHBS tatanan rumah tangga dan kosan di lingkungan kampus UI Kota Depok dalam rangka pengembangan program PHBS di masa yang akan datang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi deskriptif. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan wawancara mendalam dan observasi terhadap informan penelitian yaitu ibu rumah tangga, mahasiswa kos, petugas puskesmas pengelola program PHBS dan tokoh masyarakat. Analisis data hasil wawancara menggunakan tahapan analisis berdasarkan Colaizzi. Hasil penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa upaya menggerakkan kegiatan PHBS yang menitikberatkan kepada pengelolaan sumber daya manusia justru belum dijalankan. Peran serta masyarakat dalam upaya kesehatan masih rendah, ditambah belum tersedianya petugas khusus baik tenaga formal maupun tidak formal untuk menggerakkan masyarakat dalam kegiatan PHBS secara kontinu. Diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa penggerakkan dan pelaksanaan kegiatan PHBS tatanan rumah tangga di lingkungan kampus belum maksimal, terbatas kepada pelaksanaan yang bersifat empowerment.Kata Kunci: program PHBS, tatanan rumah tangga