HUBUNGAN PEMBERIAN SUSU BOTOL SEBAGAI PENGANTAR TIDUR TERHADAP TINGKAT KEPARAHAN KARIES PADA ANAK USIA 4-6 TAHUN (Studi di TK Adisiwi, TK Pertiwi, TK Wijaya Atmaja Kasihan Bantul)
Abstract
Background of Study: Oral health is the part of the body's health that can not be
separated from one another, especially at preschool children who are in an
important period in the development of physical and psychological. The problem
of tooth caries experienced by 85% of children under 5 years in Indonesia, one of
the reason is the habit of drinking milk bottle at the end of the age of five. Caries
can be severer when children are given a bottle of milk as a bedtime because
saliva production during sleep is so slow that make swallow reflex lower lowering
and then the last suction before the child fell sleep will make a pool in the mouth
and in contact with the teeth for hours.
Aim of Research: The aim of this research is to find out the relationship between
bottle feeding as a bedtime and dental caries severity level in 4-6 years old
children.
Research Methodology: This is an analytic observational research with cross
sectional design. The sample was taken with total sampling technique to 72
kindergartners. Caries severity level measured with Caries Severity Index (CSI)
examination. The data analysis was using independent t test.
Research Result: The result shows that the 18 kindergartners consumed bottle
feeding as a bedtime, while the 54 kindergartners are not consumed bottle feeding
as a bedtime. The average caries severity level in kindergartners with bottle
feeding as a bedtime is 2.69 while who are not consumed bottle feeding as a
bedtime is 1.97. There is a relation between bottle feeding as a bedtime with
dental caries severity level in 4-6 years old children in Kasihan, Bantul.
Conclusion: There is a relation between bottle feeding as a bedtime with dental
caries severity level in 4-6 years old children in Kasihan, Bantul.