THE EFFECTS OF BRUSHING TEETH HABIT BEFORE BEDTIME AGAINST GINGIVA

STATUS OF STUDENTS AT SDN 08 PARAK GADANG BARAT GRADE 4TH AND 5TH

by : Amani Nabila Fitri

ABSTRACT

Background of the Research: Gingivitis is gingival inflammation which includes gingival

tissue around the teeth. The health of gingival tissue is affected by dental and oral hygiene. One
of the factors causing gingivitis is plaque. The method for maintaining oral hygiene is brushing
teeth. The prevalence of brushing teeth habit before bedtime in children in Indonesia is 22.4%
and in West Sumatra is 21.6%.

Purpose of the Research: To determine the effects of brushing teeth habit before bedtime to the
gingival status of students at SDN 08 Parak Gadang Barat Grade 4th and 5th.

Methods of the Research: The type of the research is analytic by using a cross sectional
research design. The samples of the research are 34 children. The methods of collecting the data
are interviewing and checking the status of the gingiva.

Results of the Research: The results showed that 55.9% of respondents were categorized having
mild gingivitis and 52.9% of respondents having a brushing teeth habit irregularly before
bedtime. From the Chi-Square bivariate analysis results obtained a significant effect between
brushing teeth habit before bedtime and gingival status (p <0.05).

Keywords: brushing teeth habit before bedtime, gingival status.