Mitos Meludahi Sumur Menyebabkan Bibir Sumbing dapat Menekan Penyebaran Bakteri
The people of Java have many beliefs or myths about the behavior of their people in daily life. One of them is a myth or belief in Javanese society that if someone spits in the well, the person's lips will be cleft. The purpose of this research is to open people's thinking that there are also myths that are beneficial to health and explain these myths scientifically. The method used in this investigation is qualitative descriptive through a case study in Sukoharjo, Central Java. The results of this study indicate that the myth can suppress the spread of bacteria that originate in saliva that can cause periodontics and all other dangerous diseases. Because, a part of the human body that becomes a den of bacteria is the oral cavity. Some of them are Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus sanguis, and Streptococcus salvarius. The direct impact that can be taken from this study is that the public knows that the myth can suppress the proliferation of bacteria that originate in the oral cavity, which is also transported by saliva.