Kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak di Indonesia masih didominasi oleh penyakit karies gigi. Prevalensi perawatan gigi merupakan hal yang sulit dilakukan oleh anak usia 3-5 tahun karena anak pada usia ini masih harus dibimbing untuk membedakan mana yang benar dan mana yang salah. Faktor yang sangat berpengaruh pada kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak balita yaitu dari tingkat pengetahuan ibu. Pengetahuan dapat ditingkatkan melalui penyuluhan. Penyuluhan dengan metode ceramah dapat mudah diterima dengan dibantu kombinasi tambahan media. Media Audio Visual merupakan salah satu alat peraga yang bersifat dapat didengar dan dapat dilihat yang dapat membantu dalam belajar mengajar yang berfungsi memperjelas atau mempermudah dalam memahami bahasa yang sedang dipelajari. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian penyuluhan dengan media video edukasi terhadap pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut balita pada ibu di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Purwokerto Utara I. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian pre eksperimental dengan rancangan penelitian yang digunakan yaitu one group pre and posttest design tanpa dilakukan adanya kelompok pembanding. Sampel dilakukan pada ibu yang datang sambil melakukan imunisasi balitanya di Puskesmas Purwokerto Utara I. Kegiatan penyuluhan dilakukan dengan metode individual kepada ibu yang datang secara bergantian sambil melakukan imunisasi di Puskesmas Purwokerto Utara I. Jumlah ibu yang berkenan mengisi kegiatan hingga akhir dari mulai pre test, penyuluhan, dan post test yaitu sebanyak 20 orang. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian penyuluhan kesehatan gigi dan mulut dengan kombinasi metode cerama dan media video edukasi dapat berpengaruh terhadap pengetahuan ibu di wilayah Puskesmas Purwokerto Utara I sebesar 30,3%.

The habit of chewing betel nut is one of the predisposing factors that can trigger the formation of various oral lesions and develop into a malignant condition in the form of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This malignancy has a low five-year survival rate as early detection is not widely carried out. Early detection can be conducted by examining pyknotic cells to describe the level of apoptosis. This study aims to examine the pyknotic cell features as a marker of apoptosis in various oral lesions found in betel nut chewers. This study is an analytic survey conducted once with a post-test control group design. The study was conducted on 17 betel nut chewers and 17 healthy people as controls. A buccal mucous smear was collected, and cytological slides were made with Papanicolaou stain. Pyknotic cells were counted using a light microscope and Optilab pro camera. This study found several oral lesions in betel nut chewers, namely exogenous pigmentation, lesions resembling leukoplakia, and lichenoid reaction. Furthermore, the result also showed that the frequency of pyknotic cells in betel nut chewers was lower than in the control group. Non-parametric Kruskal Wallis and post hoc Mann Whitney test showed significant differences in the number of pyknotic cells in various oral lesions with a p-value = 0,001. It can be concluded that the consumption of betel nut affected the level of apoptosis, characterized by a decrease in pyknotic cells and significantly different pyknotic cells depending on the type of oral lesions.

Anemia is a common hematological disorder. Anemia is a disorder in which erythrocytes or circulating hemoglobin cannot fulfill their function properly. A 21-year-old woman came to the General Sudirman University Dental and Oral Hospital with complaints of dizziness, weakness, pale face, burning tongue in the oral cavity, stinging sensation on the dorsum of the tongue, and getting sicker when eating spicy food. spicy or hot. Symptoms have been coming and going since last year. Complete blood count was performed and the patient was diagnosed with glossitis due to iron deficiency anemia. Discussion: Glossitis is an inflammation of the tongue characterized by depapilation of the tongue accompanied by pain or burning in the tongue area. Glossitis is one of the oral manifestations of iron deficiency anemia. Patients with anemia can experience glossitis. The therapy given is instructions to the patient to consume foods rich in iron.