ABSTRAK
Kehilangan gigi dan pemakaian gigi tiruan dapat mempengaruhi asupan makananseseorang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis hubungan kehilangan gigidan pemakaian gigi tiruan terhadap status nutrisi. Penelitian dilakukan denganmetode potong lintang pada 129 subjek berusia 34-80 tahun. Subjek diperiksakehilangan giginya kemudian diwawancara menggunakan kuesioner MiniNutritional Assessment (MNA). Data dianalisis menggunakan piranti lunakstatistik. Hasil uji analisis chi-square menunjukkan tidak ada hubungan yangbermakna antara kehilangan gigi dan status nutrisi (p=0,712) dan antarapemakaian gigi tiruan dan status nutrisi (p=0,252). Ditemukan hubunganbermakna antara usia dan status nutrisi, tingkat pendidikan dan status nutrisi, sertausia dan pemakaian gigi tiruan.

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ABSTRACT
Teeth loss and denture wearing can affect a person's food intake. The purpose ofthis study was to analyze the relation of tooth loss and denture wearing onnutritional status. The study was conducted with a cross-sectional method on 129subjects aged 34-80 years. Subjects had their teeth checked and interviewed usingMini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. Data was analyzed usingstatistical software. The result of chi-square analysis showed no significantrelation between tooth loss and nutritional status (p = 0.712) and between denturewearing and nutritional status (p = 0.252). Relation was found between age andnutritional status, educational level and nutritional status, and the age and denturewearing.