1Lecturer, Oral Biology Dentistry Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
2Lecturer, Pediatric Dentistry Department, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
3Clinical Student, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Online published on 11 July, 2019.
Porphyromonas gingivalis and Agregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are bacteria found in periodontitis and Amoxicillin is a bactericidal antibiotic that is often used by periodontitis patients.
to find out whether the bacteria that causes periodontitis has been resistant to the antibiotic Amoxicilin
This study was conducted at the dental and mouth hospital of Hasanuddin University in October 2018 with a total sample of 20 people suffering from periodontitis. In the subjects of the study, it was taken subgingival specimens with cotton swabs and excavators, then cotton swabs containing specimens were put into the transport medium that had been prepared and AA and PG bacteria were obtained from the swab of periodontitis patients in RSGM, Kandea then cultured on 20 petri dishes, then tested the sensitivity of Amoxicillin antibiotics to bacteria AA and PG. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22.0 for Windows.
The resistance test results from bacteria that caused periodontitis, namely bacteria Aa and Pg, there were 2 (15.4%) Aa bacteria and 2 (50%) Pg bacteria were resistant to Amoxicilin antibiotics. While those that was sensitive to Aa were 11 (84.6%) bacteria and Pg 2 bacteria (50%).
In the results of the study it is found that AA and PG bacteria are still sensitive to the antibiotic amoxicillin
Periodontitis, Amoxicillin, Resistance
