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Relationship between salivary fluor concentration and caries index in 12-15 years old children

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Background: Dental caries is a bacterial infection leading to dissolution and localized damage of hard tissues. The assessment of caries risk is based on several caries indicators including clinical conditions (DMF-T index), environment (fluor), and general health. Purpose: The objective of this study was tu assess the relationship between salivary fluor concentration and caries index in children aging 12-15 years old at SMP Negeri 2 PTPN VIII Pangalengan.
Methods: This study is an observational analytical study using cross-sectional approach and is conducted in afield trial manner. The study sample consists of 80 students in the age of 12 to 15 years old at SM P Negeri 2 PTPN VIII selected through Probability Sampling marmer using simple random sampling method.
Results: The result of this study shows a DMF-T index of 4.32 and salivary fluor concentration mean of 0.018. Pearson Product Moment correlatiori test shows that there is a weak correlation between salivary fluor concentration and DMF-T index. Conclusion: lt is concluded that the salivary fluor concentration has an insignificant correlation with the DMF-T index sin ce the fluor concentration in saliva is very low.
Key words: Fluor concentration, saliva, DMF-T index

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.— Dental Journal, 45 (1) 2012 : 35-38

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Surabaya : FKG Universitas Airlangga., 2012

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4p

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1978-3728

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saliva
dental caries
DENTAL HEALTH

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