EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN BENANG GIGI (DENTAL FLOSS) TERHADAP PLAK INDEKS

Abstract

Many dental diseases and most of the periodontal diseases originate from the proximal surfaces of the teeth and the interdental areas. Dental floss has many used in common for cleaning the interdental space and proximal surfaces of the teeth by frictional force. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of dental floss with special handle and without special handle dental floss to index plaque in young people. Material and Meethod : This is a one group pretest-post test. 30 young people (18-25 years) has been selected and all the samples were divided into two group. One group with special handle dental floss and one group with no special handle dental floss. Plaque index was measured by using PHP index. The data was analysed with One Way Annova Test. Result : The results showed an average plaque index before and after using dental floss with a special handle and decreased by 1.3. Whereas without a special handle decreased by 1.8, the statistical test values obtained probabiltas after flossing with a special handle and without a special handle is 0.42 ≤ 0.005. Conclusion : There is a difference using dental floss with a special handle and without special grip and dental floss where the removal of plaque by using dental floss with a special grip is more effective in removing plaque than the dental floss without a special handle