Hubungan Xerostomia pada Perokok dengan Coated Tongue di Kecamatan Tanah Pinem Kabupaten Dairi Tahun 2022

Abstract

Xerostomia is a subjective symptom of dry mouth that can accompany hyposalivation. One of the causes of xerostomia is smoking because nicotine content and exposure to cigarette smoke can affect salivary gland function and morphology. Xerostomia causes a decrease in lubrication function and salivary protection that makes tongue movement limited and susceptible to irritation so that a pseudomembrane on the surface of the tongue is called a coated tongue. This study aims to determine the relationship of xerostomia in smokers with coated tongue in Tanah Pinem District, Dairi Regency. This study used an analytic survey method with a cross-sectional approach. Samples were selected using a purposive sampling technique to get 70 smokers. Samples were selected using a purposive sampling technique to get 70 smokers. Subjects had inclusion criteria, namely smoking for more than six months, not having systemic diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM), not currently taking drugs, aged less than 61 years, not on a soft diet, and being willing to become research subjects, as well as exclusion criteria is the subject is not cooperative in following the research procedure. This study was conducted by interviewing subjects directly to obtain data on xerostomia and smoking habits through the Fox questionnaire as a reference for xerostomia diagnosis and smoking history questionnaire, then subjects were examined clinically on the surface tongue to see coated tongue condition. The results of this study showed 87.1% of smokers smoked for more than ten years, 50% consumed 11-20 cigarettes in one day, and 81.4% consumed clove cigarettes. The results of this study also showed 71.4% of smokers had xerostomia and 72.9% of smokers had coated tongue. The results of the chi-square test for the relationship between xerostomia in smokers and coated tongue showed a p-value = 0.034 (p < 0.05). Therefore, it can conclude that there is a significant relationship between xerostomia in smokers with coated tongue in Tanah Pinem District, Dairi Regency.