Perbandingan indeks plak gigi setelah mengunyah buah stroberi dan buah apel pada siswa SMK Negeri 6 Manado

Authors

  • Marco S. Koagouw
  • Christy N. Mintjelungan
  • Damajanty H.C. Pangemanan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.4.2.2016.14160

Abstract

Abstract: Oral health plays an important role in human life. One effort to maintain oral health is plaque control. Plaque is a layer that is formed from food residues on the teeth that reacts with saliva, bacteria, enzymes, and acids. Strawberry and apple are juicy and fibrous fruit that are able to clean the dental plaque. This study was aimed to compare the plaque indexes after chewing strawberry and then apple. This was a quasi experimental study with a pre-post design group. This study was performed on students of 10th pharmaceutical grade SMK Negeri 6 Manado. Samples were obtained by using proportionate stratified simple random sampling of 3 classes of 10th grade. There were 55 students as respondents. The results showed that based on dental plaque index, chewing strawberries had a declined average of 0.74 meanwhile chewing apples had a declined average of 0.78. The unpaired T-test showed a p value of 0.58 (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Strawberries and royal gala apples could reduce dental plaque index, however, there was no significant difference between the two of them.

Keywords: munching strawberry, munching apple, plaque indeks

 

Abstrak: Kesehatan gigi dan mulut merupakan hal penting dalam hidup manusia. Salah satu upaya menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut ialah dengan kontrol plak. Plak merupakan lapisan yang terbentuk dari sisa makanan, menempel pada gigi, dan bereaksi dengan ludah, bakteri, enzim, dan asam. Buah stroberi dan buah apel yaitu buah berair dan berserat yang mampu membersihkan plak gigi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan indeks plak setelah mengunyah buah stroberi dan apel. Jenis penelitian quasi experimental dengan rancangan pre-post design group terhadap siswa kelas X Farmasi SMK N 6 Manado. Untuk pengambilan sampel digunakan proportionate stratified simple random sampling pada 3 kelas X Farmasi dengan jumlah responden 55 siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mengunyah buah stroberi mempunyai rerata penurunan indeks plak gigi 0,74 dan mengunyah buah apel mempunyai rerata penurunan indeks plak gigi 0,78. Uji T tidak berpasangan menunjukkan nilai p = 0,58 (p > 0,05). Simpulan: Buah stroberi dan buah apel royal gala dapat menurunkan nilai indeks plak gigi tetapi tidak terdapat perbedaan bermakna antara keduanya.

Kata kunci: mengunyah, buah stroberi, buah apel, plak gigi

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2016-11-20

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Koagouw, M. S., Mintjelungan, C. N., & Pangemanan, D. H. (2016). Perbandingan indeks plak gigi setelah mengunyah buah stroberi dan buah apel pada siswa SMK Negeri 6 Manado. E-GiGi, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.4.2.2016.14160

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016): e-GiGi

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