Pengaruh Keadaan Rongga Mulut, Perilaku Ibu, dan Lingkungan Terhadap Risiko Karies pada Anak (Quroti Ayun)

The effect of oral cavity condition, mothers’ behaviour and environment on the carries risk on children. Carries risk factors in children consist of direct risk factor, which includes the condition of oral cavity, and indirect risk factor including mother’s behaviour and environment. The study was to identify factors that influence the occurrence of caries in children. This is an observational research with a cross-sectional design. The samples were 430 children between the ages of 10-12 years. The evaluated caries risk factors included pH level of saliva, the amount of plaque, caries experience, the mother’s behaviour in child’s utilization of dental health service, the mother’s behaviour on the child’s health care, and the mother’s behaviour on child’s food selection. The environment factors were UKGS implementation by teacher and friend’s influences. The data were analysed using multiple logistic regression. The result of multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the pH level of saliva (POR=1.923), the amount of plaque (POR=2.382), caries experience (POR=4.048), mother’s behaviour in child’s utilization of dental health service (POR= 2.107), mother’s behaviour on child’s food selection (POR= 1.676), and the UKGS implementation by teacher (POR=1,846) significantly influenced the occurrence of caries (p0,05). The study showed that pH level of saliva, the amount of plaque, caries experience, the mother’s behaviour in utilization of dental health service, mother’s behaviour on child’s food selection, and the UKGS implementation by teacher influenced the risk of caries in children