Effectiveness of Extension Method of Teeth Brushing Demonstration to Decrease Dental Plaque Index for Pregnant Women in Denpasar City Health Center 2017

Abstract

The Household Health Survey (Survey) of the Department of Health stated that among the Complained diseases and not Complained diseases, the prevalence of oral disease was highest among 60% of the population (Said, et al., 2009). Caries and periodontal diseases are the most dental diseases in society. Pregnancy leads to physiological changes in all body systems including the endocrine system, which is affected by estrogen and progesterone hormones. The increasing occurrence of this hormone causes changes in the mouth and turn-up of responses in the soft tissues of the mouth toward local irritation. Local irritation is a secondary factor in inflammation during pregnancy. The local infections commonly experienced by pregnant women are gingivitis (Machfoedz and Zein, 2005). Increased blood flow to the gingival tissue, may lead to an increase in the excessive inflammatory response to plaque build-up. The purpose of this research is to know the effectiveness of oral and dental health education with a demonstration of tooth brushing way to Decrease plaque index in pregnant women at health centers and health centers II West Denpasar Denpasar IV South.
The type of research is experimental Quase used with pre- and post-test design with a control group. This study uses a minimum of a sample, sampling with accidental sampling technique. The sample was determined by accidental sampling with the sample size for each treatment group and control group of 30 people. The collected data were then statistically Analyzed with descriptive test and comparability test with Wilcoxon test to know the effectiveness of brushing demonstration difference method in the treatment group and control group.
The result of the Wilcoxon test Showed a significant demonstration of brushing demonstration methods to Decrease the dental plaque index in pregnant women with p = 0.002 or p <0.05.
So it can be concluded that the effective brushing demonstration counseling method to reduce the index of dental plaque in pregnant women. To provide counseling methods of brushing demonstration during the first examination of pregnancy