Caries is characterized by the demineralization of enamel and dentin minerals, followed by the destruction of organic materials. Efforts that can be made to prevent tooth decay include consuming foods that contain flavonoids which are antioxidants. The pharmacological content of star fruit leaves are flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and potassium citrate. This study aims to determine the effect before and after gargling using a decoction of star fruit leaves (Averrhoa bilimbi linn). This study used quasi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design with a one-group design, with a sample of 37 elementary school students. Respondents were instructed to gargle using mineral water to neutralize the pH of saliva in the oral cavity, then respondents were checked for salivary pH and instructed to rinse their mouth using a decoction of star fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi linn). Then the respondent re-examined the pH of the saliva in the oral cavity. The results of the paired sample t-test analysis showed that the significance value of the p-value was 0.001, indicating that there was a significant effect on the average salivary pH before and after gargling using a decoction of star fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi linn).

Pendahuluan Karies gigi merupakan salah satu penyakit yang paling sering terjadi padamasyarakat Indonesia, baik pada orang dewasa mau pun anak-anak. Karies dengan bentuk yang khas dan paling sering terjadi pada anak dibawah 5 tahun sering kali disebut Nursing Bottle Caries. Terjadinya Nursing Bottle Caries pada anak diakibatkan pola konsumsi susu formula yang kurang tepat seperti cara penyajian menggunakan botol yang dihubungkan dengan lama pemberian, frekuensi, waktu pemberian dan pengetahuan orang tua karena peran serta orang tua sangat diperlukan. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan orang tua dengan kejadian Nursing Bottle Caries di Perumahan Pangauban Silih Asih, Desa Pangauban, Kecamatan Batujajar, Kabupaten Bandung Barat. Metode: Jenis penelitian ini adalah analitik dengan uji hipotesis menggunakan chi square. Sample diambil secara total sampling dengan jumlah 30 responden. Hasil: Hasil uji chi sequare diperoleh hasil dengan tingkat signifikan (0.000 < 0.05) Kesimpulan: Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan orang tua dengan kejadian Nursing Bottle Caries di Perumahan Pangauban Silih Asih, Batujajar, Kabupaten Bandung Barat.

Status gizi adalah keadaan tubuh sebagai akibat konsumsi makanan dan penggunaan zat-zat gizi. Makanan yang dikonsumsi dapat mempengaruhi timbulnya karies khususnya jenis makanan yang mengandung gula (glukosa, sukrosa, fruktosa) karena menyebabkan rendahnya asupan fluorida yang berperan penting untuk pencegahan karies gigi..Karies merupakan suatu penyakit pada jaringan keras gigi yaitu email, dentin dan sementum. Faktor utama penyebab karies adalah faktor host/ tuan rumah, agen/ mikroorganisme, substrak/ diet, dan waktu. Tujun penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan status gizi terhadap terjadinya karies gigi pada anak sekolah dasar.Metode penelitian ini merupakan penelitian systematicreview yangbertujuan menelaa hubungan status gizi terhadap terjadinya karies pada anak sekolah dasar  ditinjau dari 10 jurnal penelitian. Artikel yang diteliti adalah mayoritas tahun 2020 (40%), desain penelitian dengan Analitik dengan design cross sectional (80%),sampling penelitian dengan Purposive Sampling (50%),Intrumen penelitian dengan observasi menggunakan format pemeriksaan Karies  dan formulir penilaian antropometri status gizi sebanyak (80%).Analisis Statistik penelitian dengan menggunakan uji chi square dan uji korelasi person masing-masing (20%).             Hasil riview penelitian ini dapat di simpulkan bahwa kategori status gizi pada anak sekolah dasar mayoritas normal (70%) sedangkan karies gigi pada anak Sekolah mayoritas tinggi (80%). Hal ini di sebabkan karena kurangnya pemahaman anak-anak untuk  menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Hasil analisis yang di lakukan  secara systematicreview terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara status gizi terhadap terjadinya karies gigi. Hal tersebut dikarenakan semakin rendah indeks karies gigi pada responden, maka status gizinya akan semakin baik.

Background: Little dentists were selected elementary school students who become UKGS cadres to play an active role in implementing some health improvement efforts in their schools. UKGS activities run less than optimally due to the lack of involvement of small doctor cadres and very minimal knowledge about dental and oral health owned by small doctor cadres. The prevalence of dental caries in Indonesia is still high, namely 92,6% for the age group 5-9 years and 73,4% for the age group of 10-14 years. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out various innovations and breakthroughs to prevent caries, one of which is the small dentist training module innovation. The use of modules in health education has a positive impact on increasing knowledge. Modules were printed teaching materials that are designed to be studied independently by learning participants without being accompanied by a teacher. Objective: This study aims to analyze the effect of using the training module on the knowledge level of small dentist cadres. Methods: This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with Pre and Post with Control Group Design with a total sample of 30 people from each group. Results: The results of the influence analysis before and after training using the cadre training module using the Paired T-Test obtained ?-value = 0.000 (? <0.05), meaning that there is a significant change in the average knowledge score before and after training using the module small dentist cadre training. The difference in the value of knowledge after cadre training between the intervention group and the control group resulted in ?-value = 0.043 (?<0.05), which means that there was a significant difference between the intervention group and the control group.

Poor dental health on children including caries causes pain and difficulty in chewing. This study aimed to analyze the effect of assistance model on mothers to impove toddler oral health aged 2-5 years old. This research employed quasi-experiment through pretest and posttest approach intervention. The samples were mothers having 2-5 years old toddlers who met inclusion criteria including having PHP-M teeth index score of 40, willing to be involved, the mothers have at least junior high school education level and living in the Posyandu are. Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria was mothers who rarely visited Posyandu. Furthermore, data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate. If the data were not normally distributed, then Wilcoxon test would be done. Difference obtained between before and after the assistance model was provided to the mothers with significance value of p=0.001 (p<0.05). This indicates that assistance model caused changes on mothers’ knowledge at Posyandu. Same results were obtained from attitude, skills and PHP-M index score before and after the intervention with significance value of P=0.001 (p<0.05). This shows that assistance model caused changes on attitude, skills and decrease of toddlers’ PHP-M index score at Posyandu Beber. The outcome of the current research obtained that assistance model is proven to be more effective in improving toddler oral hygiene than extension that was carried out at Posyandu.