Abstract
Objective: This study aims to determine the correlation of mental health and caries status of students in Mulia Bhakti Makassar Primary School.
Material and Methods: Analytical observational research with cross-sectional study design. The subject of this research was all the students of Primary School Mulia Bhakti Makassar.
Results: The results showed a correlation between mental health and caries status with Pearson correlation test, p = 0.004 (p <0.05) and correlation coefficient, r = 0.266. There is a high index of DMF-T in students whose mental health is not normal.
Conclusion: There was a correlation between mental health status and dental caries status of students at Mulia Bhakti Makassar Primary School.
Recommended Citation
Anwar, Ayub I.
(2018)
"Correlation between mental health and caries status in Primary School Students,"
Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/jdmfs.v3i2.639
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/jdmfs/vol3/iss2/14
Pages
108-111
Rights
©2018Ayub Irmadani Anwar
DOI
10.15562/jdmfs.v3i2.639