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HUBUNGAN PERILAKU IBU DALAM PEMBERIAN EDUKASI KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT DENGAN RAMPAN KARIES PADA ANAK (Tinjauan pada Ibu dan Anak usia 4-6 tahun di TK Nusa Indah Berangas Kecamatan Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala) Cimey Youventri; Rosihan Adhani; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 4, No 1 (2020)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Dental caries in Indonesia has a prevalence of up to 90%. The most common type of caries in primary teeth was caries trays with the highest spread of 76.6%. National Basic Health Research states the proportion of people with dental and mouth problems in South Kalimantan is 46.90%. Barito Kuala has a prevalence of 59.67%. Objective: To analyze the relationship between maternal behavior in providing dental health education with caries trays for children in Nusa Indah Berangas Kindergarten. Methods and Materials: This was an observational analytic study with cross sectional design in 36 children. The questionnaire instrument was used to measure the level of maternal behavior and the caries tray was seen based on the type of caries tray. Results: Maternal behavior in providing dental health education (61%) in the bad category and (16%) in the good category. Caries trays in children are mostly in type IV (30.5%). The results of statistical analysis obtained the value of p = 0.014 (p <0.05). Conclusion: There is a relationship between mother's behavior in providing education with caries tray in children in Nusa Indah Berangas Kindergarten. Keywords: Caries tray, Dental health of children, Mothers behaviour. ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Karies gigi di Indonesia memiliki prevalensi mencapai 90%. Jenis karies pada gigi sulung yang paling umum terjadi adalah rampan karies dengan penyebaran tertinggi 76,6%. Riset Kesehatan Dasar Nasional menyatakan proporsi penduduk bermasalah gigi dan mulut di Kalimantan Selatan 46,90%. Barito Kuala memiliki prevalensi 59,67%. Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan perilaku ibu dalam pemberian edukasi kesehatan gigi dengan rampan karies pada anak di TK Nusa Indah Berangas. Metode dan Bahan: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional pada 36 anak. Instrumen kuesioner digunakan untuk mengukur tingkat perilaku ibu dan rampan karies dilihat berdasarkan tipe rampan karies. Hasil Penelitian: Perilaku ibu dalam pemberian edukasi kesehatan gigi (61%) kategori buruk dan (16%) kategori baik. Rampan karies pada anak paling banyak pada tipe IV (30,5%). Hasil analisis statistik diperoleh nilai p= 0,014 (p<0,05). Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan antara perilaku ibu dalam pemberian edukasi dengan rampan karies pada anak di TK Nusa Indah Berangas. Kata Kunci:, Kesehatan gigi anak, Perilaku ibu, Rampan karies.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT TERHADAP TINGKAT KERUSAKAN GIGI PADA SISWA SMP Helena Maulida Namira; Isnur Hatta; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 5, No 1 (2021)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Dental caries caused by lack of students’s knowledge, attitude and actions about dental and oral health is an important concern in health development. Dental and oral health maintenance behavior plays a important role in maintaining the health of student’s teeth from caries. Objectives: To analyze the relationship of knowledge, attitude and action of dental and oral health to the level of caries in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala. Method: This research is an analytical observational study with cross sectional design. Total amount of respondents are 32 students. Respondent was examined by DMF-T index and then answered questionnaires about dental and oral health knowledge, attitudes, and actions. Furthermore the data was analyze using spearman test. Result: Spearman test showed that a relationship between knowledge, attitude and action with level of caries (p<0.05) in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala. Conclusion: There is a meaningful relationship between knowledge, attitude and action with level of caries in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala.Keyword: Action, Attitude, DMF-T, KnowledgeABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Masalah kerusakan gigi berupa karies gigi pada siswa yang disebabkan karena kurangnya pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan siswa tentang pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut.  menjadi hal penting dalam pembangunan kesehatan. Perilaku pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut merupakan hal yang berperan dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi siswa dari karies. Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan kesehatan gigi dan mulut terhadap tingkat kerusakan gigi pada siswa kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Metode: Menggunakan rancangan cross sectional dengan responden penelitian sebesar 32 siswa. Masing-masing responden dilakukan pemeriksaan kerusakan gigi dan mulut dengan indeks DMF-T kemudian menjawab kuesioner mengenai pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji spearman. Hasil: Uji spearman menunjukkan hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan dengan status kerusakan gigi dan mulut (p<0,05) pada siswa kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan dengan status kerusakan gigi dan mulut pada siswa kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala.Kata kunci: DMF-T, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tindakan.
HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN DENTAL TERHADAP PERILAKU ANAK DALAM PERAWATAN GIGI DAN MULUT Maulida Rahmaniah; Nurdiana Dewi; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 5, No 2 (2021)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Oral and dental health is something that must be considered and treated from an early age. Oral health problems in Indonesia still common, especially cases of tooth cavities. One of the factors that affects the case of tooth cavities is that never treating or coming to the dentist. The reason someone has never been treated or came to the dentist is that due to a dental anxiety. Dental anxiety is not only influenced by age but also influenced by children's behavioral factors. Purpose: To determine the relationship between dental anxiety level and children's behavior in oral and dental care in the form of a literature review. Method: All reviewed articles were obtained from Google Scholar data source search, Pubmed and Science Direct, which have a maximum journal publication period of the last 5 years. Results: The review was conducted in 30 journals that were found according to inclusion criteria such as journals available in full-text form and research subjects of children aged 6-12 years who were in good health and able to communicate well. Conclusion: The level of dental anxiety on children's behavior in dental and oral care shows that the results are related.  Keywords: Behavior management, children’s behavior, dental anxiety, dental treatment ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Kesehatan gigi dan mulut adalah suatu hal yang harus diperhatikan dan dilakukan perawatan sejak dini. Masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut di Indonesia masih sering terjadi terutama pada kasus gigi berlubang. Salah satu faktor yang memengaruhi kasus gigi berlubang adalah faktor tidak pernah berobat atau datang ke dokter gigi. Alasan seseorang tidak pernah berobat atau datang ke dokter gigi dikarenakan adanya suatu kecemasan dental. Kecemasan dental tidak hanya dipengaruhi oleh usia tetapi juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor perilaku anak. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat kecemasan dental terhadap perilaku anak dalam perawatan gigi dan mulut dalam bentuk tinjauan literatur. Metode: Semua artikel yang direview diperoleh dari pencarian sumber data Google Scholar, Pubmed dan Science Direct yang memiliki rentang waktu penerbitan jurnal maksimal 5 tahun terakhir. Hasil: Review dilakukan pada 30 jurnal yang ditemukan sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi seperti jurnal tersedia dalam bentuk full-text dan subjek penelitian anak berusia 6-12 tahun dengan keadaan sehat dan dapat berkomunikasi dengan baik. Kesimpulan: Tingkat kecemasan dental terhadap perilaku anak dalam perawatan gigi dan mulut didapatkan hasil bahwa saling berhubungan.  Kata kunci: Kecemasan dental, manajemen perilaku, perawatan gigi dan mulut, perilaku anak.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT TERHADAP Oral Hygiene PADA SISWA SMP (Tinjauan Pada Siswa Kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala) Devi Ayu Aulia; Isnur Hatta; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 5, No 2 (2021)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Dental and oral health problems experienced by people in Indonesia, especially in South Kalimantan, one of which is dental and oral hygiene caused by improper brushing behavior. A person's responsibility for oral and dental hygiene can be seen from the hygiene status of his teeth and mouth by looking at the OHI-S index will not be bad. Objectives: To analyze the relationship of knowledge, attitude and oral health action on oral hygiene in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala. Method: This research is an analytical observational study with cross sectional design. Total amount of respondents are 32 students  as respondents consisting of grade 1 students of SMPN 1 Alalak. Result: Spearman test showed that a relationship between knowledge, attitude and oral health action on oral hygiene. (p<0.05) in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala. Conclusion: There is a meaningful relationship between knowledge, attitude and oral health action on oral hygiene in grade 1 students at SMPN 1 Alalak Barito Kuala. Keyword: Action, Attitudes, Knowledge, OHI-S Score Index, Oral Hygiene                                      ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Permasalahan kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang dialami oleh masyarakat di Indonesia terutama di Kalimantan Selatan salah satunya yaitu kebersihan gigi dan mulut yang disebabkan perilaku menyikat gigi yang tidak tepat. Tanggung jawab seseorang terhadap kebersihan gigi dan mulut terlihat dari status kebersihan gigi dan mulutnya dengan melihat indeks OHI-S tidak akan menjadi buruk. Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan kesehatan gigi dan mulut terhadap oral hygiene pada siswa kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Metode: Menggunakan  rancangan cross sectional dengan responden penelitian sebesar 32 siswa yang terdiri dari siswa kelas 1 SMPN 1 Alalak. Hasil: Uji korelasi spearman menunjukkan hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan dengan oral hygiene (p<0,05) pada siswa kelas 1 di SMPN 1 Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan kesehatan gigi dan mulut terhadap oral hygiene. Kata kunci: Indeks Skor OHI-S, Oral Hygiene,  Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tindakan.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, DAN TINDAKAN LANSIA DENGAN STATUS KEBERSIHAN GIGI DAN MULUT (Tinjauan pada Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha di Kalimantan Selatan) Patrycia Solavide Br. Sijabat; Isnur Hatta; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 4, No 2 (2020)
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ABSTRACTBackground: The elders naturally have a decrease in their ability to regenerate and impacted on the health of their dental and oral. The behavior of maintaining oral hygiene is one that plays a role in maintaining the health of the elderly's body. Purpose: To analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and actions of elderly with dental and oral hygiene status at the nursing home in South Kalimantan. Methods: This study was an analytic observational study with a cross sectional design, conducted on 32 elders at the nursing home in South Kalimantan. Each respondent was examined with OHIS index then answered the questionnaire. Data analysis used the Spearman correlation test. Results: The Spearman correlation test showed a relationship between knowledge and actions of elders with dental and oral hygiene status (p <0.05) and there was no significant relationship between elders’s attitudes with oral and dental hygiene status at nursing home in South Kalimantan (p > 0.05). Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between knowledge and actions of the elders with the status of oral hygiene and there was no significant relationship between the attitude of the elders and the status of oral hygiene at the nursing home in South Kalimantan. Keywords: Attitude, Action, Elderly, OHIS, Knowledge ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Lanjut usia secara alami mengalami penurunan kemampuan regenerasi dan berdampak pada kesehatan rongga mulutnya. Perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan mulut merupakan salah satu yang berperan dalam menjaga kesehatan tubuh lansia. Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan pengetahuan, sikap dan tindakan lansia dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha di Kalimantan Selatan. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional, dilakukan pada 32 lansia pada Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha di Kalimantan Selatan. Masing-masing responden dilakukan pemeriksaan dengan indeks OHIS kemudian menjawab pertanyaan pada kuesioner. Analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi Spearman. Hasil Penelitian: Uji korelasi spearman menunjukkan hubungan bermakana pengetahuan dan tindakan lansia dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut (p<0,05) serta tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara sikap lansia dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha di Kalimantan Selatan (p>0,05). Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dan tindakan lansia dengan dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut serta tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara sikap lansia dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha di Kalimantan Selatan. Kata kunci: Lansia, OHIS, Pengetahuan, Sikap, Tindakan, 
HUBUNGAN MALOKLUSI GIGI TERHADAP STATUS PSIKOSOSIAL REMAJA (LITERATURE REVIEW) Muhiddin Muhiddin; Diana Wibowo; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 6, No 3 (2022)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Malocclusion is a condition in which the occlusion deviates from the normal form. Malocclusion can be measured using the IOTN and DAI indices. Research has shown that adolescents who experience problems with anterior dental malocclusion can negatively affect their psychosocial status. Measurement of the effect of malocclusion on psychosocial status can be determined using a questionnaire method, namely the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetic Questionnaire (PIDAQ). Objective: To analyze the relationship between dental malocclusion and the psychosocial status of adolescents aged 12-18 years. Methods: This study uses a literature review method with a narrative review model. The literature search was carried out using sources from Google Scholar and PubMed. The literature that has been obtained is then selected according to the inclusion criteria, collected, analyzed, and interpreted. Results: The relationship between dental malocclusion on the psychosocial status of adolescents aged 12-18 years as measured using the IOTN and DAI indexes stated that there was a significant effect. Conclusion: Dental malocclusion has an impact on the psychosocial status of adolescents. Keywords: Adolescent psychosocial, Dental malocclusion, Malocclusion, Psychosocial. ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Maloklusi merupakan kondisi dimana oklusi yang menyimpang dari bentuk normal. Maloklusi dapat diukur dengan menggunakan indeks IOTN dan DAI. Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa remaja yang mengalami masalah maloklusi gigi dapat berpengaruh negatif terhadap status psikososialnya. Pengukuran pengaruh maloklusi terhadap status psikososial dapat diketahui menggunakan metode kuesioner yaitu Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetic Questionnaire (PIDAQ). Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan maloklusi gigi terhadap status psikososial remaja usia 12-18 tahun. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literature review dengan model narrative review. Penelusuran literatur dilakukan menggunakan sumber dari Google Scholar dan PubMed. Literatur yang telah didapatkan kemudian diseleksi sesuai kriteria inklusi dikumpulkan, dianalisis, dan dilakukan interpretasi. Hasil: Hubungan antara maloklusi gigi terhadap status psikososial remaja usia 12-18 tahun yang diukur menggunakan indeks IOTN dan DAI menyatakan terdapat pengaruh signifikan. Kesimpulan: Maloklusi gigi berdampak pada kondisi status psikososial remaja.  Kata Kunci: Maloklusi, Maloklusi gigi anterior, Psikososial, Psikososial remaja
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY AND BRUXISM IN ADULTS Rizki Amalia; Rahmad Arifin; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Anxiety disorder is a psychological condition that includes worry, anxiety, and restlessness. The prevalence of emotional anxiety disorders in Indonesia is 9.9%, anxiety can cause somatic symptoms causing irritability, muscle tension and restlessness which results in the appearance of parafunctional oral activities such as bruxism.  Bruxism is a bad habit of grinding and clenching teeth excessively inadvertently which involves the activity of the masticatory muscles, resulting in clinical problems in the involved teeth, such as attrition, tooth fracture, and increased sensitivity and degree of tooth mobility, exostosis and torus of the jawbone, hypertrophy of the masticatory muscles, periodontal tissue damage, and causes headaches and temporomandibular joint damage Purpose: The purpose of the literature study was to determine the relationship  between anxiety and bruxism in adults Material and Methods: All reviewed articles were obtained from searching Google Scholar, Pubmed and Science Direct data sources which have a maximum journal publication time of 10 years. Results: The review was conducted in 22 journals that were responding with the inclusion criteria such as journals available in the form of full text in Indonesian or English, the subjects of the journal were people who have an adult age suffering from anxiety and bruxism. Conclusion: there is a relation between anxiety and bruxism in adult.Keywords: Adult, Anxiety, Bruxism.
THE CORRELATION OF FAMILY SOCIO-ECONOMIC, MAINTENANCE OF DENTAL HEALTH, AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS WITH DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH Aspiani Aspiani; Rosihan Adhani; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Dental and oral health problems in Indonesia continue to increase. Dental and oral health is part of the overall health of the body. Dental and oral health in adolescents is an essential and integral part of general health seen in the wider community. Junior high school students are teenagers who experience significant development in their lives, both physically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally.  Purpose: To analyze the correlation of family socio-economic, dental health maintenance, and the physical environment factors with dental and oral health conditions in UPT SMP Negeri 1 Cempa students. Material and Methods: This study used an analytic observational method with a cross sectional research design The sample was determined using the sample size correlation formula. The population were students of UPT SMP Negeri 1 Cempa as many as 414 people and the sample used was 40 respondents. Results: Spearman correlation test to determine the correlation between dental health maintenance and oral health obtained the value of Sig. 0.005 means that there is a correlation between the level of dental health maintenance with dental and oral health conditions (p <0.05). There was no significant correlation between the socioeconomic level of the family (Sig. 0.167; p>0.05) and the level of physical environmental conditions (Sig. 0.710; p>0.05) with dental and oral health condition. Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between the level of dental health maintenance and dental and oral health conditions, while the socioeconomic level of the family and the physical environment does not have a correlation with dental and oral health conditions.Keywords: Dental and oral health, Dental health maintenance, Physical environment, Socioeconomic.
EFFECTIVENESS OF WHATSAPP AS A HEALTH PROMOTION MEDIA IN IMPROVING TOOTH BRUSHING BEHAVIOR BASED ON FEDERATION DENTAIRE INTERNATIONALE Safa’at Bintang Ramadhan; R. Harry Dharmawan Setyawardhana; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
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ABSTRACTBackground: The majority of tooth decay is caused by improper brushing behavior. The correct behavior for tooth brushing refers to the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI), including the behaviour of tooth brushing every day at least twice a day, after breakfast and before going to bed at night. The results of RISKESDAS in 2018 reported that only 4.96% of adolescents aged 10-14 years who brushed their teeth properly in the city of Banjarbaru. WhatsApp groups as a media for health promotion is considered as an effective strategy to disseminate information to improve one's knowledge and behavior towards a better outcome. Purpose: To analyze the effectiveness of WhatsApp as a health promotion medium in improving the behavior of brushing teeth properly based on the Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI) in grade VII students at SMPN 2 Banjarbaru. Material and Methods: This study used a pre-experiment design with one group post test pre test design with simple random sampling technique. The research was conducted at SMPN 2 Banjarbaru with a sample of 173 respondents. Results: The results of the pre test measurement showed that there no respondents in the bad behavior category (0%), 45 respondents (26%) in the moderate category and 128 respondents (74%) in the good category. The result of post test measurement revealed that there were no respondent in bad and moderate category that 173 respondents were fell into good behaviour category. The results of the Wilcoxon comparison test obtained a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, meaning that there was a difference in behavior between before and after being given health promotion. Conclusion: Counseling using WhatsApp social media is effective in increasing the behavior of proper toot brushing according to FDI.Keywords: Health promotion, Proper brushing behavior, Whatsapp
PARENTS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TO ORAL HYGIENE OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN Dhiya Nabila; Renie Kumala Dewi; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
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ABSTRACTBackground: Knowledge and attitudes of parents are important in underlying the formation of children's dental and oral hygiene behavior because parents are the foundation for children's behavior and also influence children's development and independence.  The role and practice of parents can affect the dental and oral problems of special needs children which will increase when they are older. Purpose: Analyzing the relationship between parents’ knowledge and attitude toward oral hygiene of special needs children.  Material And Methods: This study uses correlational analysis with a cross-sectional approach, the sampling technique is a simple random sampling technique. The study was held at SLB Negeri Samarinda with a total sample of 52 respondents using questionnaires to parents and examine children’s oral hygiene then the data were analyzed using the Spearman rank test. Results: Parent’s knowledge of (40,4%) in the moderate level, parent’s attitudes of (75%) in the positive category, and special need children’s oral hygiene of (55,8%) in the moderate category.  The Spearman Rank test on parents’ knowledge obtained a significance of 0.000 (p<0,05) which means there is a relationship between parent knowledge toward oral hygiene of special needs children and the measurement of parent attitudes obtained a significance of 0.000 (p<0,05) which means there is a relationship between parent attitudes toward oral hygiene of special needs children Conclusion: The higher of knowledge and attitudes of parents toward oral hygiene, the better oral hygiene of special need children will.Keywords: Oral hygiene of special needs children, parent attitude, parent knowledge