Similarity Test : The Influence of Oral Cavity Condition and Behaviour on Caries Risk in Children (Quroti A’yun)

Health Polytechnic of Health Ministry Yogyakarta

2015-10-11

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Caries prevalence on school children can be categorized as high at 1.4. Therefore, it was necessary to identify risk factors that affect it. Caries risk factors in children consist of direct risk factor, which include the condition of oral cavity, and indirect risk factor, that was the child’s behavior. The study was to identify factors that infl uence the occurrence of caries in children. This was an observational research with cross-sectional design. The samples were 430 children between the ages of 10-12 years. The evaluated caries risk factors included pH level of saliva, the amount of plaque, caries experience, the child’s knowledge about dental and oral health, the child’s behavior in maintaining dental health, and dietary habit. The data were then analyzed using chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Chi-square test showed that the condition of oral cavity and child’s behavior were signifi cantly related to caries risk factor, with p value of 0.000.The result of multiplelogistic regressionanalysis ndicated that the pH level of saliva (p=0.036;POR=1.923), the amount of plaque (p=0.005; POR=2.382), caries experience (p=0.000; POR=4.048), child’s knowledge about dental and oral health (p= 0.016; POR= 2.107), child’s behavior in maintaining dental health (p= 0.014; POR= 2.103), and child’s dietary habit (p=0,000;POR=3.316) also signifi cantly infl uenced the occurrence of caries. CThe study showed that pH level of saliva, the amount of plaque, caries experience, the child’s knowledge about dental and oral health, the child’s behavior in maintaining dental health, and dietary habit infl uenced the risk of caries in children. Keywords: condition of oral cavity, child’s behavior, caries risk in children