Factors that cause rampant caries in preschool children are the use of formula milk with high carbohydrate content and the habit of consuming formula milk using a milk bottle. This study aims to determine the relationship between mothers' knowledge of formula feeding and rampant caries in students of TKIT Al-Jannah, Banda Aceh City. This type of research is analytic with a cross-sectional design which was carried out on 11 to 14 April 2022, the population and sample in this study used a total population technique of 30 TKIT Al-Jannah students and their mothers . as a respondent. The examination was carried out by interviewing the mother and examining rampant caries in Al-Jannah TKIT students. Univariate data analysis is to determine the frequency distribution of each variable bivariate analysis using chi-square statistical test = 0.05. The results showed that mothers who had poor knowledge of the category with children who experienced rampant caries were 15 students (83.3%). the results of the chi-square test have a p-value of 0.009 (p < 0.05). The results of this study can be concluded that there is a relationship between mothers' knowledge of formula feeding with rampant caries occurrence in TKIT Al-Jannah students. It is recommended for mothers to be able to increase their knowledge of dental and oral health, especially rampant caries.
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