TINDAKAN PEMELIHARAAN GIGI TIRUAN PADA PASIEN YANG MEMAKAI GIGI TIRUAN DI KLINIK GIGI drg. MUSTAM E, BA, SKG, MM, DTS

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The lack of public knowledge about the denture, especially in terms of the maintenance of
the denture is not entirely the fault of the people themselves, but rather the lack of information
about the maintenance of the denture, so many people who do not understand the importance
of the maintenance of the denture and the condition of the denture in use, denture very helpful
to health such as to improve the aesthetics of the teeth. For treatment we need beberapahal
such as cleaning, maintaining and see the condition of the denture, and how to clean it and put
it in a place such as in a glass of water, so that the denture is not easily damaged and
convenient to be used again.
This type of research is descriptive which aims to determine the maintenance of the denture
and the condition of artificial teeth in patients, using questionnaires, data management is done
by a simple analysis through univariate analysis.
Results showed that the level of knowledge denture maintenance, of the 30 respondents
are 12 people (40%) of respondents who have a high level of maintenance, and 17 (56.67%) of
respondents who have a moderate level of maintenance and one person (3.33%) respondents
who have a low level of maintenance. Suggested to people who wear dentures, denture that
needs to be preserved, as beneficial to the health of your teeth and mouth. In the use of denture
requires knowledge and care better.
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