HUBUNGAN KONSUMSI MAKANAN KARIOGENIK DENGAN PENGALAMAN KARIES GIGI PADA MURID KELAS IV SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI ANGKASA I KOTA TASIKMALAYA

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of dental and oral health problems is still quite high in Indonesia. Dental caries is a hard tissue disease of the teeth characterized by damage to the surface of the teeth in pits, fissures and multifactorial areas that extends towards the pulp. Dental caries can be caused by cariogenic foods (carbohydrates, stick to and are easily destroyed in the mouth). Objective: to analyze the relationship between cariogenic food consumption and the experience of dental caries in class IV students at SDN Angkasa I Tasikmalaya City. Methods: The research used a Purposive Sampling technique with a Cross Sectional design. The research was conducted at SDN Angkasa I, Tasikmalaya City with a sample size of 40 people in class IV students at SDN Angkasa I, Tasikmalaya City. The research sample measurement tool used a questionnaire to determine consumption of cariogenic foods by examining dental caries experience using the def-t and DMF-T indices. Analysis: using the Spearman Rank Correlation Test in the SPSS program. Results: The results of consumption of cariogenic foods were medium criteria for 27 people (67.5%), examination of dental caries experience using the high criteria def-t index for 19 people (47.5%) and 17 people (42.5%) for medium criteria for the DMF-T index. The results of the Spearman correlation statistical test for consumption of cariogenic foods with experience of dental caries obtained a significant p-value 0.001<0.05. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between the variable consumption of cariogenic foods and the experience of dental caries in class IV students at SDN Angkasa I Tasikmalaya City.