Gambaran status karies gigi pada mahasiswa asal Kabupaten Mimika yang mempunyai kebiasaan menyirih di Manado
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.5.1.2017.15153Abstract
Abstract: Caries is one of the dentine diseases which causes tooth cavity. In people with chewing betel habit, caries occurs due to less of oral hygiene. Chewing betel habit is inherited from generation to generation to prevent tooth decay, albeit, this habit can cause caries as an impact of chewing betel inappropriately including the frequency, duration, and number of betles consumed. This study was aimed to obtain the caries status of students from Mimika who had chewing betel habit in Manado. This was a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. Subjects were 45 students from Mimika that had chewing betel habit obtained by using total sampling method. The results showed that the average of DMF-T index of subjects was 5,9 (D/Decay 222, M/Missing 30, F/Filling 15). The majority of subjects had that habit for >5 years, 1-5 times of chewing per day, and less than 5 betels consumed per day. Conclusion: Status of caries in students of Mimika who had chewing betel habit in Manado was classified in high category.
Keywords: caries status, chewing betel habit
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Abstrak: Karies gigi merupakan suatu penyakit jaringan keras gigi yang menyebabkan kavitas pada gigi. Karies gigi pada penyirih terjadi karena kurangnya pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Kebiasaan menyirih merupakan kebiasaan masyarakat peramu yang diturunkan dari generasi ke generasi untuk merawat gigi namun dapat menyebabkan karies gigi pada penyirih akibat pola menyirih yang tidak teratur seperti frekuensi menyirih, lamanya menyirih dan jumlah pinang yang dikonsumsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran status karies gigi pada mahasiswa asal Kabupaten Mimika yang mempunyai kebiasaan menyirih di Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Subyek penelitian berjumlah 45 mahasiswa dengan kebiasaan menyirih berasal dari Kabupaten Mimika, diperoleh dengan metode total sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rerata indeks DMF-T pada subyek penelitian yaitu 5,9 dengan nilai D (Decay) 222, M (Missing)30, F (Filling) 15. Mayoritas subyek peneltian telah menyirih >5 tahun, frekuensi menyirih 1-5 kali sehari, dan jumlah pinang yang dikonsumsi sehari <5 buah. Simpulan: Status karies pada mahasiswa asal Kabupaten Mimika yang mempunyai kebiasaan menyirih di Manado tergolong kategori tinggi.
Kata kunci: status karies, kebiasaan menyirih
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