Status Karies Gigi Para Anggota di Lingkungan Mabes TNI-AL, Cilangkap Jakarta

Abstract

National survey of dental health in 1995 indicated a moderate incidence of the disease among all age groups. In order to increase the dental health status, a comparison of interest both military and civilian prevalence dengal caries was undueted. In 1996, a random sample of 258 officer, active duty, TNI-naval personnel were undertaken for monitoring the prevalence dental decay and severity of dental caries. Results show that the average DMF-T rate was 2.44 and 3.12 for both military and civilian personnel. The prevalence dental decay was 51.94% and had a significant at p < 0.001. The results show that dental health status of military personnel was better than civilian, besides the moderate incidence of dental caries.