Yani Ristya Widi Endah, Handayani Ari Tri Wanadyo, Hadnyanawati Hestieyoninin, Dwiatmoko Surartono, Misrohmasari Elyda Akhya Afida
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jember.
Acta Med Philipp. 2025 Jun 13;59(7):92-96. doi: 10.47895/amp.vi0.4444. eCollection 2025.
Nutritional deficiency in stunting toddlers is closely related to the calcium deficiency which is the most important component of the formation of bone and tooth structure. Deficiency of calcium can delay tooth eruption and increase the risk of dental caries. Little is known about the difference in dental caries severity on stunting and non-stunting toddlers in Kalisat, Jember, Indonesia. The study aims to examine the differences between the severity of dental caries on stunting and non-stunting toddlers.
This was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach conducted in the working area of Kalisat Health Center, Jember, Indonesia. The population was stunting and non-stunting toddlers aged 25-60 months. The samples were selected using clustered random sampling technique (100 stunting toddlers and 100 non-stunting toddlers). Variables in this research were dental caries and incidence of stunting. The measurement of dental caries in toddlers was carried out by identifying the worst type of dental caries in toddlers, which occurred as pulp irritation (IP), pulp hyperemia (HP), pulp gangrene (GP), and radix gangrene (GR). Data analysis was descriptive. Mann Whitney U-test was used with 0.05 (p-value) as a test to analyze the differences between stunting and non-stunting toddlers' dental caries.
Stunting toddlers had more cases of pulp gangrene and radix gangrene than non-stunting toddlers. Mann Whitney U-Test showed the p-value was 0.038 (p<0.05) which meant there were differences in dental caries between stunting and non-stunting toddlers.
Most of the stunting toddlers had more severe dental caries than the non-stunting toddlers.
发育迟缓幼儿的营养缺乏与钙缺乏密切相关，钙是骨骼和牙齿结构形成的最重要成分。钙缺乏会延迟牙齿萌出并增加患龋齿的风险。关于印度尼西亚任抹县卡利萨特发育迟缓和非发育迟缓幼儿龋齿严重程度的差异知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨发育迟缓和非发育迟缓幼儿龋齿严重程度的差异。
这是一项采用横断面方法的分析性观察研究，在印度尼西亚任抹县卡利萨特健康中心的工作区域进行。研究对象为25至60个月大的发育迟缓和非发育迟缓幼儿。样本采用整群随机抽样技术选取（100名发育迟缓幼儿和100名非发育迟缓幼儿）。本研究的变量为龋齿和发育迟缓发生率。通过确定幼儿龋齿的最严重类型来测量幼儿龋齿，这些类型包括牙髓刺激（IP）、牙髓充血（HP）、牙髓坏疽（GP）和牙根坏疽（GR）。数据分析采用描述性方法。使用曼-惠特尼U检验，以0.05（p值）作为检验标准来分析发育迟缓和非发育迟缓幼儿龋齿的差异。
发育迟缓幼儿的牙髓坏疽和牙根坏疽病例比非发育迟缓幼儿更多。曼-惠特尼U检验显示p值为0.038（p<0.05），这意味着发育迟缓和非发育迟缓幼儿的龋齿存在差异。
大多数发育迟缓幼儿的龋齿比非发育迟缓幼儿更严重。
