The harbor of microorganism on used toothbrushes Kandungan organisme mikro pada sikat gigi yang telah digunakan

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microorganisms found on used toothbrushes. In this study 25 toothbrushes were investigated, 10 toothbrushes were used less than 3 months, 10 toothbrushes have been used for 3-6 months, and 5 toothbrushes have been used for more than 6 months. Some gram-positive coccus, such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Diplococcus. The results showed there were microbial harbored of used toothbrushes. Toothbrushes that have been used for 6 months were harbored more microorganisms than the toothbrushes that have been used less than 3 months and 3-6 months. It can be concluded that the longer using time of toothbrush the more increase of microorganism amount found on toothbrush