The differences of consuming star fruit and guava on index debris and Plak index in students

Abstract

Introduction: Poor dental and oral hygiene can cause dental and oral problems. Actions that can be taken to maintain dental and oral hygiene are by brushing your teeth and consuming fibrous and watery fruits such as water guava and sweet starfruit, because these fruits containing fiber and water have the ability as a natural cleanser (self-cleansing) on the teeth which can clean the tooth surface by stimulating the flow of saliva. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of consuming water guava and sweet starfruit for self-cleansing at SDN I Gandul, Depok. Methods: The type of research used is descriptive quantitative with quasi-experimental methods. The research design uses 2 sample groups by measuring pre-test and post-test. The sample used was students of class V-VI at SDN I Gandul, Depok. Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate analysis Paired t-test. Results: The results showed that the average Debris Index before consuming water guava fruit was 1.86 and after consuming water guava fruit was 0.91 and the results of the paired t-test obtained a p-value = 0.000 (