The Relationship between Cariogenic Food Consumption and the Incidence of Dental Caries in Grade 5 Children of Public Elementary School 10 in Kampung Baru

Prastyo, Eko and Belangi, Siska Putri and Sahalessy, Yona (2024) The Relationship between Cariogenic Food Consumption and the Incidence of Dental Caries in Grade 5 Children of Public Elementary School 10 in Kampung Baru. International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS), 2 (3): 19. pp. 1010-1018. ISSN 2987-0836

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Abstract

Cariogenic foods are foods that contain lots of carbohydrates, are sticky and break down easily in the mouth. Dental caries is damage to hard tooth tissue caused by acids contained in carbohydrates through microorganisms contained in saliva. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship betweenconsumption of cariogenic foods and the incidence of dental caries in grade 5 children at SD Negeri 10 Kampung Baru r. The type of research used is analytical descriptive research using a cross sectional design. The population in this study was 95 people and the sampling technique used Consecutive Sampling technique, the total sample was 77 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire, the collected data was then processed and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and the SPSS program. Data analysis includes univariate analysis by looking for frequency distributions, bivariate analysis with the Chi-Square test (α=0.05) to determine the relationship between variables. The research results show that based on the results of the Chi-Square test, the value obtained is p=0.003. The conclusion of this research is that there is a relationship between the consumption of cariogenic foods and the incidence of dental caries in grade 5 children at SD Negeri 10 Kampung Baru.

Item Type: Article
Kata Kunci: Relationship, Consumption, Cariogenic Food, Incidence of Dental Caries, In Grade 5Children, SDN 10 Kampung Baru
Subjects: R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions: Karya Dosen > Dokter Gigi
Depositing User: admin
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2025 12:53
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025 12:53
URI: http://eprints.iik.ac.id/id/eprint/662

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