| dc.description.abstract | Background: Indonesian people have dental caries with DMF-T index 4,58
(high). Central Java especially in Kebumen regency has DMF-T index which is at
7,2 (very high). Caries has a negative impact on preschool children, especially in
the quality of life.
Objective: To know the correlation between dental caries status with quality of
life (Oral Health Related Quality of Life) on preschool children in TK
(Kindergarten) Pertiwi Kebumen.
Method: This research is observational analytics using cross sectional design.
The research subjects were 102 respondents taken using simple random sampling
technique. The research subjects were students of TK Pertiwi Kebumen aged 4-6
years. The dental caries status was measured using the def-t index (WHO) while
the quality of life impact was measured using ECOHIS (WHO). Data analyzed
using Spearman’s correlation.
Result: Based on the Spearman’s test results, the correlation strength value (r) is
0,662 and the p value is 0,000 (<0,005) so there is a significant correlation
between the status of dental caries with the quality of life (Oral Health Related
Quality of Life). Mean def-t value of def-t is 8,9 (very high) and worse ECOHIS
status as much as 45%.
Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between dental caries status with
the quality of life (Oral Health Related Quality of Life) on preschool children on
TK Pertiwi Kebumen where dental caries status is very high and the quality of life
is worse | en_US |
