STATUS KEBERSIHAN MULUT ANAK USIA 9-11 TAHUN DAN KEBIASAAN MENYIKAT GIGI MALAM SEBELUM TIDUR DI SDN MELONGUANE
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https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.3.1.2015.6406Abstract
Abstrack: Children at primary school age need more attention because the risk of oral health problems. One way to maintain oral health is brushing your teeth before going to bed which plays an important role in preventing the development of bacteria that can cause tooth decay. Oral hygiene is measured by an examination of OHI-S by Green and Vermillion.This study was conducted to determine how the oral hygiene status of children aged 9-11 years by brushing at night before bed. This study is a descriptive study using purposive sampling method. The number of samples was 135 children aged 9-11 years consist of 53 children brushing their teeth at night before bed and 82 children who do not brush at night before bed. Results from this study showed 53 respondent brushing their teeth at night before bed and 82 respondent do not brush at night before bed. From children who brush their teeth at night before bed, 36 respondent had good OHI-S category and 1 has poor category. It showed that more than half of the children aged 9-11 years old who brush their teeth night before bed had a good OHI-S category which is 36 of 53 respondent.
Keywords: OHI-S, brushing teeth at night before bedtime, oral hygiene
Abstrak: Anak usia sekolah dasar perlu mendapat perhatian lebih karena rentan terhadap gangguan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Salah satu cara menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut yaitu menyikat gigi sebelum tidur yang berperan penting dalam pencegahan perkembangan bakteri yang dapat menyebabkan kerusakan gigi. Kebersihan gigi dan mulut diukur dengan pemeriksaan OHI-S menurut Green dan Vermillion. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui status kebersihan mulut anak usia 9-11 tahun menurut kebiasaan menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode pengambilan sampel purposif. Jumlah sampel 135 anak berusia 9-11 tahun yang terdiri dari 53 anak yang menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur dan 82 anak yang tidak menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur. Dari penelitian ini diperoleh 53 (39,26%) responden yang menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur dan 82 (60,74%) responden yang tidak menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur. Didapat 36 responden dengan kategori OHI-S baik dan 1 responden yang memiliki kategori OHI-S buruk pada responden yang menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur. Dapat dilihat status kebersihan mulut anak usia 9-11 tahun menunjukkan lebih dari setengah responden yang menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur memiliki kategori OHI-S baik yaitu 36 dari 53 responden.
Kata kunci: OHI-S, menyikat gigi malam sebelum tidur, kebersihan mulut
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