Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 263-268
The Relationship between Betel-Chewing and Dental Caries: Case Study on Papuan College Students in Makassar City
A. Rizki Amelia1, Andi Surahman Batara1, Aulya Maysitha Syahputri Arif 1
1Department of Public Health, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, City of Makassar, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author:A. Rizki Amelia
ABSTRACT
Caries is a universal disease that can happen to anyone, any age, races, and places all over the world. Several efforts to resolve this health problem have not to result in any significance. Betel-chewing habits may affect the condition of teeth, gingiva, and oral mucosa. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between betel-chewing habits on the incidence of dental caries in the Papuan college students in Makassar city. The study was analytic research with a cross-sectional design. The population in this research was the Papuan college students studying in Makassar city. This study used a sample of the total population was about 54 respondents. The data collection on primary and secondary data was conducted by direct examination and interview using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using chi-square at the level of 95% (α=0.05). The relationship between betel-chewing habits and the incidence of dental caries in Papuan college students in Makassar City according to the period of chewing was with the Pearson Chi-Square test obtained by value p = 0.001 (p<0.05), means there was a significant relationship. The frequency of betel-chewing gained significance p = 0.000 (p<0.05) and the composition of betel-chewing gained significance p= 0.000 (p<0.05). The three variables from this habit showed a significant association with the incidence of dental caries. There is a relationship between betel-chewing habits against the incidence of dental caries on Papuan college students in Makassar city.
Keywords: Betel-chewing habits, Dental caries, Papuan College Students.