Hubungan Status Kesehatan Gingiva Terhadap Penggunaan Tusuk Gigi

  • Asmawati A
  • Rasak A
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Abstract

ABSTRAK Tusuk gigi merupakan alat bantu untuk membersihkan gigi dari sisa makanan yang terselip pada sela gigi. Penggunaan tusuk gigi sudah menjadi kebiasaan masyarakat untuk membersihkan makanan. Penggunaan yang tidak tepat mengakibatkan peradangan jaringan lunak mukosa rongga mulut. Tusuk gigi yang tidak steril menyebabkan infeksi pada gusi. Tujuan penelitian ialah untuk mengetahui hubungan status kesehatan gingiva terhadap penggunaan tusuk gigi pada masyarakat di Kelurahan Toriki, Kabupaten Konawe, Sulawesi Tenggara. Jenis penelitian berupa analitik observasional komparatif. Pengukuran status gingiva  melalui indeks gingiva, dan pengguna tusuk gigi. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 128 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hasil pemeriksaan status gingiva, sampel yang mengalami inflamasi ringan 47 orang (36,7%), inflamasi sedang 55 orang (43%), dan pada inflamasi berat 26 orang (20,3%). Hasil uji statistik spearmen rank menunjukkan ada hubungan yang signifikan status kesehatan gingiva dengan penggunaan tusuk gigi dengan ρ value 0,03. Kata Kunci: Kesehatan Gingiva, Tusuk Gigi, Gigi dan Mulut   ABSTRACT Toothpicks are aids to clean teeth from leftovers tucked in between the teeth. The use of toothpicks has become a habit of the community to clean food. Improper use results in inflammation of the mucosal soft tissue of the oral cavity. Unsterile toothpicks cause gum infections. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the health status of gingiva and the use of toothpicks in the community in Kelurahan Toriki, Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi.. This type of research is comparative observational analytic. Measurement of gingival status through the gingival index, and toothpick users. The research sample was 128 people. The results showed the results of an examination of gingival status, samples that experienced mild inflammation of 47 people (36.7), moderate inflammation of 55 people (43%), and severe inflammation of 26 people (20.3%). Spearmen rank statistical test results showed a significant relationship between gingival health status with the use of toothpicks with a value of 0.03 ρ. Keywords: Gingival Health, Toothpicks, Teeth and Mouth

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Asmawati, A., & Rasak, A. (2019). Hubungan Status Kesehatan Gingiva Terhadap Penggunaan Tusuk Gigi. WARTA FARMASI, 8(2), 99–105. https://doi.org/10.46356/wfarmasi.v8i2.127

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