Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat
Vol 4, No 4 (2016): JULI

GAMBARAN KEJADIAN PENYAKIT PERIODONTAL PADA USIA DEWASA MUDA (15-30 TAHUN) DI PUSKESMAS SRONDOL KOTA SEMARANG

Wahyu Estining Tyas (Unknown)
Henry Setyawan Susanto (Unknown)
Mateus Sakundarno Adi (Unknown)
Ari Udiyono (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Nov 2016

Abstract

Periodontal diseases are mainly the results of infections and inflammation of the gums and bone that surround and support the teeth. The prevalence of periodontal disease in the world is more than 82% in young people and more than 50% in adults. The purpose of this study to describe the prevalency periodontal disease in young people (15-30 years). This study was an analytic with cross sectional design. This study is conducted in Srondol Primary Health Center Semarang in June-July 2016. Thereby, the study uses analytic research with cross sectional design conducted in Srondol Primary Health Center Semarang in June-July 2016. The sampling technique is consecutive sampling. Out of the 95 respondents, the study found 45,3% respondents are with periodontal disease. The advice given is to improve education through demonstration and practice about dental and oral disease prevention, especially the quality of the toothbrush in small groups in community organizations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jkm

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat (JKM) provides an online media to publish scientific articles from research and development in the field of Public Health. The scope of JKM is as follows: - Health Administration and Policy - Epidemiology - Environmental Health - Occupational Health and Safety - Health ...