Status Kebersihan Mulut Dan Status Karies Gigi Mahasiswa Pengguna Alat Ortodontik Cekat

Abstract

Fixed orthodontic appliance are now widely used in society, but people often do not realize the risks of using this appliance such as oral hygiene and caries problem. The design of this appliance is more difficult to clean than removable orthodontic appliance, so that patient is more difficult to maintain oral hygiene. Poor oral hygiene can also cause caries. The purpose of this study is to obtain a description of the oral hygiene status and caries status of dental student using fixed orthodontic appliance in Faculty of Dentistry, Sam Ratulangi University Manado. Oral hygiene examination is using Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) Index and caries examination is using Decay Missing Filling Teeth (DMF-T) index. This study is descriptive study. The population are all dental student using fixed orthodontic appliance in Faculty of Dentistry, Sam Ratulangi University Manado. Total sample is 38 people and the data taking with total sampling method. The distribution of oral hygiene showed that 34 people had a good oral hygiene (89.47%), 4 people had a fair oral hygiene (10.53%) and there were no respondents with bad oral hygiene. Distribution of dental caries indicates the average of DMF-T number was 0.631 and by category of WHO, included in the very low category. Keywords: fixed orthodontic appliance, oral hygiene status, caries status. Abstrak: Alat ortodontik cekat saat ini sudah banyak digunakan di masyarakat, namun masyarakat sering tidak menyadari risiko penggunaan alat ortodontik cekat seperti masalah kebersihan mulut dan karies. Alat ortodontik cekat memiliki desain yang lebih sulit untuk dibersihkan dibandingkan dengan alat ortodontik lepasan, sehingga pengguna alat ortodontik cekat lebih sulit untuk memelihara kebersihan mulut selama perawatan. Kebersihan mulut yang buruk dapat menyebabkan karies selama perawatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu memperoleh gambaran status kebersihan mulut dan status karies mahasiswa pengguna alat ortodontik cekat di Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Status kebersihan mulut diperoleh dengan pemeriksaan menggunakan Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) Index dan status karies diperoleh dengan pemeriksaan menggunakan indeks Decay Missing Filling Teeth (DMF-T). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deksriptif. Populasi penelitian yaitu semua mahasiswa pengguna alat ortodontik cekat di Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Sampel berjumlah 38 orang dan pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan metode total sampling. Hasil penelitian tentang kebersihan mulut menunjukkan 34 orang memiliki kebersihan mulut yang baik (89,47%), 4 orang memiliki kebersihan mulut sedang (10,53%) dan tidak terdapat responden yang memiliki kebersihan mulut yang buruk. Status karies gigi menunjukkan rata-rata jumlah DMF-T ialah 0,631 dan menurut kategori indeks DMF-T dari WHO termasuk pada kategori sangat rendah. Kata kunci: alat ortodontik cekat, status kebersihan mulut, status karies.

The Effectiveness Of Different Toothbrush Type On Plaque Removal In Orthodontic Patients

“…Fixed orthodontic toothbrush care currently has been used by many. Infants and Adults have to utilize fixed orthodontic toothbrush not only for dental care but instead, and it is part of the lifestyle [1]. Based on previous research, the result showed that most of adult orthodontic patient did the treatment for appearance aspect [2].…”

“…However, the general application the public does not realize like oral hygiene in the use of removable orthodontic. Use of removable orthodontic is also impacted effects on oral hygiene changing and flora composition on the oral cavity [1]. Oral hygiene is proclaimed to be the essential part that can affect plaque accumulation that usually happens in around bracket [7].…”

Pengaruh Lama Perawatan Ortodonti Cekat Terhadap Diskolorisasi Gigi pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran Gigi di Makassar

“…Ini juga bisa meningkat pengetahuan siswa tentang perawatan gigi dan Perubahan warna gigi, terutama saat menjalani perawatan ortodonti. [37], [38]…”

<p>Perbandingan antara metode menyikat gigi Bass dan Charter terhadap pengendalian plak pada pemakai ortodonti cekat</p><p>Comparison between Bass and Charter toothbrushing methods for plaque control of fixed orthodontic users</p>

“…5,6 Pengendalian plak yang teratur diperlukan untuk menjaga kebersihan mulut selama perawatan ortodonti cekat. 7 Pengendalian plak dapat dilakukan secara mekanis dan kimiawi. Sikat gigi merupakan alat utama dalam melaksanakan pengendalian plak secara mekanis.…”