Gambaran Perilaku Menyikat Gigi dan Status Kesehatan Gingiva pada Pasien di Rumah Sakit Gigi dan Mulut Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Dental and oral health is one of the public health problems that requires comprehensive follow-up because the impact is very broad so it needs to be paid attention to immediately before it is too late, tooth brushing behavior is the most important thing. Knowledge about gingival health can influence and improve toothbrushing behavior. This study aims to determine the description and categories of tooth brushing behavior and categories of gingival health status in patients at the Dental and Oral Hospital, University of North Sumatra (RSGM USU). This type of research is descriptive with a cross sectional design. The sample criteria for this study were USU RSGM patients who had received treatment and were willing to become respondents. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. The research results were processed using SPSS and tested using descriptive tests. The results showed that 44 people (41.5%) had good tooth brushing behavior, 58 people (54.7%) had adequate tooth brushing behavior and 4 people (3.8%) had poor tooth brushing behavior. It can also be seen that the gingival index category from the research results was that 58 people (54.7%) had mild gingivitis and 48 people (45.3%) had moderate gingivitis. From the results it was observed that the majority of patients who visited RSGM USU had sufficient tooth brushing behavior in the gingival index category which was still light.