Gambaran Status Kebersihan Rongga Mulut dan Status Gingiva Pasien RSGM Universitas Jember Oktober-November Tahun 2015 (The Description of Oral Hygiene Status and Gingival Status of Patients in Dental Hospital of Jemb

Abstract

Background : Oral hygiene is very important to be kept for aestetic, phonetic,
mastication function and health. There is a relationship between oral hygiene and
gingival desease. Poor oral hygiene will increase the severity of gingival disease.
However, some people still consider that oral hygiene issue is not something important.
Purpose : To find out the status of oral hygiene and gingival status of patients in Dental
Hospital of Jember University and reviewed by age, gender and education. Metode :
This study was a descriptive study with cross sectional approach. The samples were all
new patients of Dental Hospital of Jember University on October-November 2015. The
oral hygiene status was assessed by Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) and gingival
status was assessed by Gingival Index (GI). Result : There were 35,84% of sample had
a good oral hygiene, 54,87% had a medium oral hygiene and 9,29% had a poor oral
hygiene. There were 7,08% of sample had a normal gingival, 58,85% had a light gingival
inflamation, 33,63% had a moderate gingival inflamation, and 0,44% had a severe
gingival inflamation.
Keywords : Gingivitis, GI, OHI-S, Oral hygiene