The Relationship Between Tooth Brushing Behavior and Dental Caries in Children in Bandung
- DOI
- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.082How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- tooth brushing behavior, caries, children
- Abstract
Background: Children with the correct habit of brushing have a smaller incidence of dental caries compared to children who rarely brush their teeth. The survey of Indonesia suggested that the prevalence of behavior tooth brushing increase from 2,3 in 2013 to 2,8 in 2018. Objective: To identify relationship between tooth brushing and caries happening with children at Bandung city. Method: The study was conducted on children aged 4-7 years in the city of Bandung. The research design was cross sectional. The dental health status is examined by a dentist using a sterile standard diagnostic tool. Data on the characteristics and habits brushing teeth are obtained through interviews with their parent using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate using SPSS software. Result: The Correct tooth brushing behavior has a correlation to the occurrence of dental caries (r=0,521; p=0,000). Conclusion: Dental caries is more common in children who have incorrect tooth brushing behavior. In this study proper tooth brushing behavior was significantly associated with dental caries. Recommendation: Parents pay attention to children when brushing their teeth. This is to prevent dental caries and other oral diseases.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Lelly Andayasari AU - Iin Nurlinawati AU - Soraya Maulia PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/22 TI - The Relationship Between Tooth Brushing Behavior and Dental Caries in Children in Bandung BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Health Research (ISHR 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 429 EP - 433 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.082 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200215.082 ID - Andayasari2020 ER -