Hubungan antara status kesehatan gigi dengan kualitas hidup pada manula di Kecamatan Malili , Luwu Timur (The corelation between dental health status and the quality of life in the elderly in District Malili, Luwu Timur)

Authors

Ayub Irmadani Anwar, Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Gigi Masyarakat Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

Negative impact of poor oral health on quality of life in the elderly is an important public health problem. Around the
world, poor oral health in the elderly seemed to edentulous, dental caries and periodontal disease. It was reported a
strong correlation between the number of teeth lost by a score of OHIP-14. This study aimed to determine the relationship
of oral health and quality of life of the elderly in District of Malili, East Luwu. Pathfinder pilot survey-based study
conducted in 15 villages in that district on 10-12 November 2011. The subjects were elderly people who come to the
village hall, which is guided by a questionnaire interviewed and met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that the
elderly average index of DMF-T at 11.11, which indicated that the oral health status was significantly positively
correlated with quality of life (OHIP-14), with a correlation value of 0.170. It was concluded that the higher the value
of DMF-T, the more affect the quality of life of the elderly.

Recommended Citation

Anwar, Ayub Irmadani (2014) "Hubungan antara status kesehatan gigi dengan kualitas hidup pada manula di Kecamatan Malili , Luwu Timur (The corelation between dental health status and the quality of life in the elderly in District Malili, Luwu Timur)," Dentofasial: Vol. 13: Iss. 3, Article 8.
DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v13i3.408
Available at: https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/dentofasial/vol13/iss3/8

Pages

160-164

Rights

©2016Ayub Irmadani Anwar

DOI

10.15562/jdmfs.v13i3.408