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ABSTRACT
The Ocimum sanctum L. is plant one of the herbs that can be used, to treat
colic, cough, wound, and toothache. Rimbo Tarok people use O. Sanctum flower
as a toothache medicine that occurs due to bacterial activity that causes tooth
decay. One of the bacteria that play a role in the formation of dental plaque and
the development of dental caries is Streptococcus mutans. This study aims to
determine the power of inhibition of flower extract O. Sanctum on the growth of
S.mutans. This research was conducted in August 2017 at Padang State University
Laboratory. This research is an experimental research using Randomized
Complete Design (RAL) which consists of 6 treatments and 4 replications. The
treatment in this study used O. sanctum flower extract with several different
concentrations while the control using listen. Data of research result is processed
with Analysis Of variance (ANOVA) then continued with BNT test. The results
showed that O. Sanctum flower extract had the ability to inhibit the growth of
S.mutans bacteria with the average inhibitory zone diameter at 10% concentration
of 10.61 mm, the concentration of 15% had an average diameter of 12.05 mm, at
concentration of 20% average inhibit zone diameter of 12.50 mm, concentration
of 25% average inhibit zone diameter of 13.17 mm, and a concentration of 30%
have inhibited zone diameter of 15.54 mm, while positive control 10, 41 mm.
Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that O. sanctum flower
extract can inhibit the growth of S.mutans with effective concentration at a
concentration of 10%.