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Perbedaan Efektivitas Menyikat Gigi Metode Modifikasi Stillman dan Metode Scrub terhadap Indeks Debris Siswa Sekolah Dasar Bawenti, Suryani; Mintjelungan, Christy N.; Mariati, Ni Wayan
e-GiGi Vol. 13 No. 2 (2025): e-GiGi
Publisher : Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35790/eg.v13i2.60187

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Abstract: Oral hygiene is crucial in maintaining oral health and preventing oral cavity problems or diseases. Tooth brushing is an effective way to maintain oral hygiene and to remove debris and plaque. The Stillman modification and scrub methods are simple techniques that can be taught to children. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness difference between the Stillman modification and Scrub methods of tooth brushing on the debris index among elementary school students. This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest and posttest control group design. Respondents were students of SD GMIM Buloh aged 10–12 years as many as 37 students that fulfilled the inclulsion and exclusion criteria. The results showed that the mean debris index score of respondents before tooth brushing with modified Stillman method was 1.68 and after tooth brushing was 0.35. The mean debris index score before tooth brushing with scrub method was 1.29 and after tooth brushing was 0.34. The independent t-test obtained a p-value >0.05 for the difference of mean debris index of the two methods. In conclusion, the reduction of mean debris index of modified Stillman method is greater than of scrub method, however, there is no significant difference between the two methods in debris index reduction among students of SD GMIM Buloh. Keywords: tooth brushing; Stillman modification method; scrub method; debris index    Abstrak: Kebersihan gigi dan mulut merupakan salah satu faktor penting dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut serta mencegah terjadinya masalah atau penyakit dalam rongga mulut. Menyikat gigi merupakan suatu usaha yang efektif untuk menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut dan tindakan sehari-hari yang digunakan untuk menghilangkan debris dan plak gigi. Metode menyikat gigi modifikasi Stillman dan metode scrub merupakan metode sederhana yang bisa diedukasikan kepada anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan efektivitas menyikat gigi metode modifikasi Stillman dan metode scrub terhadap indeks debris siswa sekolah dasar. Jenis penelitian ialah quasi eksperimental dengan pretest and posttest control group design. Responden penelitian ialah. siswa SD GMIM Buloh usia 10–12 tahun berjumlah 37 siswa sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi penelitian. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan rerata skor indeks debris responden sebelum menyikat gigi dengan metode modifikasi Stillman sebesar 1,68 dan sesudah menyikat gigi sebesar 0,35. Rerata skor indeks debris responden sebelum menyikat gigi dengan metode scrub sebesar 1,29 dan sesudah menyikat gigi sebesar 0,34. Hasil uji independent t-test terhadap perbedaan rerata indeks debris menyikat gigi dengan metode modifikasi Stillman dan metode scrub mendapatkan nilai p>0,05. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah penurunan rerata indeks debris dengan metode modifikasi Stillman lebih besar daripada metode scrub namun tidak terdapat perbedaan bermakna antara kedua metode terhadap penurunan indeks debris siswa SD GMIM Buloh. Kata kunci: menyikat gigi; metode modifikasi Stillman; metode scrub; indeks debris