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ABSTRAKTujuan : Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendapatkan alat ukur kemampuan mastikasi serta
menganalisa hubungan antara kemampuan mastikasi dengan kualitas hidup yang berkaitan
dengan kesehatan gigi dan mulut pada pra-lansia dan lansia wanita yang hidup di suatu
komunitas.
Latar belakang : Kehilangan gigi merupakan kondisi yang sering ditemukan pada pra-lansia
dan lansia yang dapat mempengaruhi fungsi mastikasi. Penilaian fungsi mastikasi dapat
dilakukan secara subyektif maupun obyektif. Penilaian mastikasi secara subyektif perlu
dilakukan untuk menilai persepsi individu terhadap kemampuan mastikasinya. Alat ukur
berupa kuesioner merupakan salah satu metode yang dapat digunakan untuk menilai
kemampuan mastikasi. Kemampuan mastikasi merupakan salah satu faktor yang berperan
dalam fungsi stomatognatik dan pada kesehatan individu secara umum.
Metode : Subjek penelitian adalah 165 wanita usia 45 tahun ke atas yang berdomisili di
kecamatan Bekasi Timur, kotamadya Bekasi, Jawa Barat. Subyek diminta untuk menjawab
kuesioner kemampuan mastikasi dan kuesioner dampak kesehatan gigi dan mulut terhadap
kualitas hidup. Dilakukan pemeriksaan intraoral untuk melihat jumlah gigi sisa, serta kontak
antara gigi-geligi asli.
Hasil: Didapat suatu alat ukur kemampuan mastikasi berupa kuesioner yang valid dan
reliabel dengan indeks Eichner sebagai baku emas. Dari analisis ditemukan hubungan
signifikan antara kemampuan mastikasi dengan kualitas hidup yang berkaitan dengan
kesehatan gigi dan mulut.
Kesimpulan : Alat ukur berupa kuesioner dapat digunakan untuk menilai kemampuan
mastikasi. Kemampuan mastikasi merupakan fungsi stomatognatik yang penting dan dapat
mempengaruhi kualitas hidup ditinjau dari aspek kesehatan gigi dan mulut.;
ABSTRACTObjective : The purpose of this study is to obtain masticatory assessment tool and to analyze
the relationship between masticatory ability with oral health-related quality of life in preelderly
and elderly women in a community.
Background : Tooth loss is a condition frequently found in pre-elderly and elderly which
affects masticatory function. Masticatory function can be assessed subjectively or objectively.
The assessment of subjective masticatory function is needed to evaluate an individual?s
perception of his/her masticatory ability. One of the methods to evaluate masticatory ability is
by using assessment tool in questionnaire format. Masticatory ability is one of the factors that
affect stomathognatic function and health in general.
Method : Subjects consist of 165 women age 45 and beyond, living in Bekasi Timur, West
Java. Subjects were interviewed using masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of
life questionnaires. Intraoral examination was carried out to see numbers of existing teeth and
occlusal contact between the teeth.
Results: A valid and reliable masticatory ability assessment tool with Eichner index as
golden standard was acquired. Statistical analysis showed a significant relation between
masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.
Conclusion : An assessment tool in questionnaire format can be used to evaluate masticatory
ability. Masticatory ability is an important aspect of stomathognatic function that affects oral
health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.;Objective : The purpose of this study is to obtain masticatory assessment tool and to analyze
the relationship between masticatory ability with oral health-related quality of life in preelderly
and elderly women in a community.
Background : Tooth loss is a condition frequently found in pre-elderly and elderly which
affects masticatory function. Masticatory function can be assessed subjectively or objectively.
The assessment of subjective masticatory function is needed to evaluate an individual?s
perception of his/her masticatory ability. One of the methods to evaluate masticatory ability is
by using assessment tool in questionnaire format. Masticatory ability is one of the factors that
affect stomathognatic function and health in general.
Method : Subjects consist of 165 women age 45 and beyond, living in Bekasi Timur, West
Java. Subjects were interviewed using masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of
life questionnaires. Intraoral examination was carried out to see numbers of existing teeth and
occlusal contact between the teeth.
Results: A valid and reliable masticatory ability assessment tool with Eichner index as
golden standard was acquired. Statistical analysis showed a significant relation between
masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.
Conclusion : An assessment tool in questionnaire format can be used to evaluate masticatory
ability. Masticatory ability is an important aspect of stomathognatic function that affects oral
health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.;Objective : The purpose of this study is to obtain masticatory assessment tool and to analyze
the relationship between masticatory ability with oral health-related quality of life in preelderly
and elderly women in a community.
Background : Tooth loss is a condition frequently found in pre-elderly and elderly which
affects masticatory function. Masticatory function can be assessed subjectively or objectively.
The assessment of subjective masticatory function is needed to evaluate an individual?s
perception of his/her masticatory ability. One of the methods to evaluate masticatory ability is
by using assessment tool in questionnaire format. Masticatory ability is one of the factors that
affect stomathognatic function and health in general.
Method : Subjects consist of 165 women age 45 and beyond, living in Bekasi Timur, West
Java. Subjects were interviewed using masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of
life questionnaires. Intraoral examination was carried out to see numbers of existing teeth and
occlusal contact between the teeth.
Results: A valid and reliable masticatory ability assessment tool with Eichner index as
golden standard was acquired. Statistical analysis showed a significant relation between
masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.
Conclusion : An assessment tool in questionnaire format can be used to evaluate masticatory
ability. Masticatory ability is an important aspect of stomathognatic function that affects oral
health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women., Objective : The purpose of this study is to obtain masticatory assessment tool and to analyze
the relationship between masticatory ability with oral health-related quality of life in preelderly
and elderly women in a community.
Background : Tooth loss is a condition frequently found in pre-elderly and elderly which
affects masticatory function. Masticatory function can be assessed subjectively or objectively.
The assessment of subjective masticatory function is needed to evaluate an individual’s
perception of his/her masticatory ability. One of the methods to evaluate masticatory ability is
by using assessment tool in questionnaire format. Masticatory ability is one of the factors that
affect stomathognatic function and health in general.
Method : Subjects consist of 165 women age 45 and beyond, living in Bekasi Timur, West
Java. Subjects were interviewed using masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of
life questionnaires. Intraoral examination was carried out to see numbers of existing teeth and
occlusal contact between the teeth.
Results: A valid and reliable masticatory ability assessment tool with Eichner index as
golden standard was acquired. Statistical analysis showed a significant relation between
masticatory ability and oral health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.
Conclusion : An assessment tool in questionnaire format can be used to evaluate masticatory
ability. Masticatory ability is an important aspect of stomathognatic function that affects oral
health-related quality of life in pre-elderly and elderly women.]
