THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ORAL HEALTH AND THE INCIDENCE OF DENTAL CARIES IN PREGNANT WOMEN (STUDY AT BABAT LAMONGAN HEALTH CENTER)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Pregnant women's lack of knowledge about oral health can cause dental health
problems during pregnancy. Dental caries or cavities are conditions in the oral cavity caused by
bacterial destruction of the hard tissues of the teeth, such as enamel, dentin, and cementum. The
high percentage of dental caries in pregnant women at Puskesmas Babat Lamongan. To determine
the relationship between oral health and the incidence of dental caries. Type of research is
analytical research with a cross sectional design with 35 pregnant women as respondents. Non-
random sampling technique using accidental sampling method. The Result is showed that the
knowledge of pregnant women in the sufficient category was 22 people (62.9%) and pregnant
women who had dental caries were 20 people (57.2%). By using Chi-square data analysis technique.
Conclusion is a relationship between knowledge and dental caries at Puskesmas Babat
Lamongan. Pregnant women continue to explore information about pregnancy care carried out by
mothers during pregnancy, so that mothers can go through pregnancy healthily and smoothly until
the delivery period.
Keywords: Level of knowledge, pregnant women, dental caries