ABSTRAK Peningkatan prevalensi karies gigi terutama disebabkan karena adanyaperubahan-perubahan dalam pola makan dari makanan berserat menjadi makanan mudahmelekat pada permukaan gigi. Bila seseorang malas untuk membersihkan giginya setelahmakan makanan yang manis dan lengket, maka sisa-sisa makanan tersebut akan diubahmenjadi asam oleh bakteri yang terdapat dalam mulut, kemudian dapat mengakibatkanterjadinya karies gigi. Menurut Matram (2007), berdasarkan SKRT 2004, penyebabtingginya prevalensi karies hanya sedikit orang Indonesia mengerti cara menyikat gigibenar (10%). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah melihat pengaruh kebiasaan menyikat gigiterhadap status pengalaman karies dengan menganalisis data Rriskesdas 2007. DalamPenelitian ini terdapat 198.023 responden berusia 35 tahun ke atas yang diperiksagiginya Desain penelitian cross sectional, populasi adalah seluruh pendudukIndonesia tahun 2007. Analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi logistik ganda. Hasilpenelitian berdasarkan distribusi frekuensi karakteristik responden, responden yangmempunyai gigi yang sehat, DMF-T = 0 adalah hanya 11,76 % dan responden yangmengalami kerusakan gigi atau DMF-T 1 adalah sebanyak 88,24%. Prevalensipengalaman karies paling tinggi terjadi pada kelompok umur 65 tahun ke atas yaitu96,51%. Pada kelompok yang menyikat gigi 1x/hari 1,063 kali berisiko terjadinyakerusakan gigi dibanding sikat gigi 2x/hari. Kelompok yang jarang menyikat gigi1,23 kali berisiko terjadinya kerusakan gigi dibandingkan yg sikat gigi 2x/hari.Setelah dikontrol oleh variabel umur, jenis kelamin, pendidikan dan pekerjaan.Sebaiknya masyarakat menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulutnya dengan rajin menyikatgigi 2 kali sehari yaitu setelah makan pagi dan sebelum tidur malam untuk dapatmengurangi terjadinya karies gigi. ABSTRACT Increased prevalence of dental caries was due to changes in dietary fiber foods intofood from easily attached to the tooth surface. When someone lazy to clean his teethafter eating sweet or sticky foods, the leftovers will be converted into acid by bacteriacontained in the mouth, and can cause dental caries. According Matram (2007), basedon the 2004 Household Health Survey, the cause of the high prevalence of caries inIndonesia that few people understand how to brush teeth correctly (10%). Thepurpose of this study is to see the effect of tooth brushing habits of the status of cariesexperience by analyzing the data Riskesdas 2007. In this study there were 198 023respondents aged 35 years and over who checked his teeth cross sectional studydesign, population is the entire population of Indonesia in 2007. The analysis used ismultiple logistic regression. The results based on the frequency distributioncharacteristics of respondents, respondents who have healthy teeth, DMF-T = 0 isonly 11.76% and the respondents who experienced damage to their teeth or DMF-T 1 is as much as 88.24%. The highest prevalence of caries experience occurred at agegroup 65 years and over is 96.51%. In the group that tooth brushing 1 times/day1.063 times the risk of tooth decay than two times/day toothbrush. Groups who rarelybrush my teeth 1.23 times the risk of tooth decay compared to toothbrush who2times/day. Once controlled by the variables of age, gender, education andemployment. Community should maintain healthy teeth and mouth with diligentbrushing their teeth two times a day after breakfast and before bedtime to reduce theoccurrence of dental caries.;Increased prevalence of dental caries was due to changes in dietary fiber foods intofood from easily attached to the tooth surface. When someone lazy to clean his teethafter eating sweet or sticky foods, the leftovers will be converted into acid by bacteriacontained in the mouth, and can cause dental caries. According Matram (2007), basedon the 2004 Household Health Survey, the cause of the high prevalence of caries inIndonesia that few people understand how to brush teeth correctly (10%). Thepurpose of this study is to see the effect of tooth brushing habits of the status of cariesexperience by analyzing the data Riskesdas 2007. In this study there were 198 023respondents aged 35 years and over who checked his teeth cross sectional studydesign, population is the entire population of Indonesia in 2007. The analysis used ismultiple logistic regression. The results based on the frequency distributioncharacteristics of respondents, respondents who have healthy teeth, DMF-T = 0 isonly 11.76% and the respondents who experienced damage to their teeth or DMF-T 1 is as much as 88.24%. The highest prevalence of caries experience occurred at agegroup 65 years and over is 96.51%. In the group that tooth brushing 1 times/day1.063 times the risk of tooth decay than two times/day toothbrush. Groups who rarelybrush my teeth 1.23 times the risk of tooth decay compared to toothbrush who2times/day. Once controlled by the variables of age, gender, education andemployment. Community should maintain healthy teeth and mouth with diligentbrushing their teeth two times a day after breakfast and before bedtime to reduce theoccurrence of dental caries. |