The Relationship Level of Knowledge of Teeth-Brushing to The Dental Caries Incidence in School-Age Children

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  • Febriana Dwi Cahyaningrum Faculty of Health Sciences, University of ‘Aisyiyah Surakarta, Indonesia
  • Hermawati Faculty of Health Sciences, University of ‘Aisyiyah Surakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3914-9983

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https://doi.org/10.58545/jkki.v3i2.194

Abstract

Background: The most common dental and oral diseases are dental caries and periodontal disease. The prevalence of dental caries in Indonesia is 88.8% with a root caries prevalence of 56.6%. Children aged 5-9 years have a prevalence rate of 92.6%. Purpose: To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of brushing teeth and the incidence of dental caries in school-age children at Genengsari 01 Elementary School, Polokarto District. Method: This type of research is correlational (correlation) with a cross sectional approach. This study used a purposive sampling technique on school-age children or grades 1-3 as many as 48 respondents. Data analysis using somers`d test. The research instrument used a questionnaire and observation of dental examination. . Result: The results of this study showed that the level of knowledge was less and the number of dental caries was higher. Somers'd test results, p value 0.001 (<0.05), so it is proven that H0 from this study can be rejected, indicating a significant correlation was found between the level of knowledge of brushing teeth and the incidence of dental caries in school-age children in SD Negeri Genengsari 01 Polokarto District . The correlation coefficient value was obtained at 0.516, this means that there is a relationship between the two variables that is sufficiently correlated. Conclusion: There is a knowledge level of brushing relation to the incident of tooth caries in school-age children at Genengsari 01 Elementary School, Polokarkto District.

Keywords:

Dental caries, Level of knowledge, school-age children , Teeth brushing

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31-08-2023

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Cahyaningrum, F. D., & Hermawati. (2023). The Relationship Level of Knowledge of Teeth-Brushing to The Dental Caries Incidence in School-Age Children. Jurnal Kesehatan Komunitas Indonesia, 3(2), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.58545/jkki.v3i2.194

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