Hubungan keparahan karies gigi dengan konsumsi zat gizi dan status gizi anak sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Lhoknga Kabupaten Aceh Besar

Autor: Junaidi Junaidi, Madarina Julia, Julita Hendratini
Jazyk: indonéština
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 92-96 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1693-900X
2502-4140
DOI: 10.22146/ijcn.17481
Popis: Background: The prevalence of dental caries in children is high. Caries may prevent children from properly digest food, which is then impair nutritional intake and cause malnutrition. Objectives: To assess the relation between the severity of dental caries with nutritional status and nutrient intake of 8-10 years old school children, in the sub district of Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Methods: This was a case-control study of 54 undernourished children as cases compared to 54 well-nourished children matched for age as control. The severity of dental caries was assessed by a dentist using a caries severity index used by the WHO. Results: The prevalence of dental caries in undernourished children was 90.7%, while in well-nourished children was 54.7%. The odds ratio (95% CI) for having dental caries in malnourished children was 7.3 (2.2-26.6), p
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