Utilization and potential of natural materials in prostodontics: literature review

Antibiotics and antifungals are needed in the patient's dentures because acrylic resin denture base can be a breeding ground for Streptococcus mutans Candida albicans colonies. Indonesia has biodiversity consisting of thousands plant species so that it becomes an opportunity development ofsecondary metabolites healthcare industry. Some natural materials used as antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, antifungal. antifungalsare be-cause S.mutans C.albicans This literature review explains utilization potential prosthodontics. So, is concluded various active compounds such fla-vonoids, alkaloids,saponins, steroids, tannins, essential oils, kabivetol, estrgiol, eugenol metileugenol, carvakrol, phenol, trape-zoid, ascorbic acid others found have antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory properties.