EFFECT OF GINGER EXTRACT (ZINGIBER OFCINALE ROSC.) ON CANDIDA ALBICANS ON HEAT CURED ACRYLIC RESIN PLATE

Background: Denture bases that are often used in dentistry heat cured polymethyl methacrylate acrylic resin or polymerized resin. Acrylic has a weakness, namely the surface of can trigger growth bacteria and Candida albicans. albicans an important role occurrence denture stomatitis. Epidemiological studies show prevalence stomatitis is quite high, ranging from 30%-50% users. Innovation needed to inhibit on resin, one which use ginger extract. Ginger be antifungal because content phenols essential oils.To determine effect extract (Zingiber ofcinale Rosc.) Methods: This research design was post test only control group with total sample 24 samples. There 3 treatment groups 1 group. Statistical One-way ANOVA Welch hoc Games-Howell test. Results: The results showed there significant 25% 50% Shapiro-Wilk got normal homogeneity inhomogeneous results. analytic conducted result differences 4 Conclusion: inhibiting average fungal count 2 1.