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Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi)

ISSN 1978-3728

Vol. 38 / No. 2 / Published : 2005-04

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Original Article :

The relation of frequency of teeth brush with oral hygiene of state elementary school children in palaran area district of samarinda province of east kalimantan

Author :

  1. Silvia Anitasari*1
  2. Nina Endang Rahayu*2
  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry Mulawarman University
  2. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry Mulawarman University

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to get information about the relation of frequency of teeth brush to oral hygiene of elementary school children in Palaran Samarinda. The samples were 1650 first to sixth grade elementary school children taken from 10 state elementary schools at Palaran Samarinda. Oral hygiene was measured by OHI-S index, and frequency of teeth brush was measured by questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed with chi-square test. The results showed that 6.73% have good oral hygiene, 59.03 % moderate and 34.24% poor. The frequency of teeth brush showed that 18% at 1x, 34.24 % at 2x, 61.88 % at 3x; 1.70% at 4x. With statistical analysis showed that there were relation of frequency of teeth brush to oral hygiene school children (X2 = 98.5, df = 6 and p = 12.59. This study concluded that oral health knowledge and exercise become successful in children from state elementary school at Palaran.

Keyword :

teeth brush, elementary school, oral hygiene ,


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Volume : 38 / No. : 2 / Pub. : 2005-06
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  6. The Difference Of Inhibition Zones Toward Streptococcus Mutans Among Several Herbal Toothpaste
  7. Viability Of Fibroblast Bhk-21 Cells To The Surface Of Rapid Heat Cured Acrylic Resins
  8. Tooth Bleaching Material With Ada/iso Certificate
  9. The Inflammatory Response On Rat Dental Pulp Following Ethanolic Extract Of Propolis (eep) Application
  10. The Expressions Of Latent Gene Product Of Epstein-barr Virus In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  11. The Relation Of Frequency Of Teeth Brush With Oral Hygiene Of State Elementary School Children In Palaran Area District Of Samarinda Province Of East Kalimantan
  12. Does Oral Plaque Control Therapy Reduce Severity Of Allergic Rhinitis In Children?

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