Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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Index Plaque Differences Between Before And After Chewing Apples

Various of fresh, half-riped, watery, and fibrous fruits can decrease the plaque index, one of them is apple. The purpose of this research was to asses the differences of plaque index between before and after chewing apples. The methode of this research is pra experimental design, one group pretest-postest planning. Sample was taken using purposive sampling consisted of children aged 9-14 years old in Taman Harapan Muhammadiyah Bandung Orphanage. Assesment plaque methode was plaque index from Quigley Hein Turesky Modification and Addy et al. The data was shown as plaque index and statistically analized using ranking test marked Wilcoxon. The result of Wilcoxon test showed that plaque index from Quigley Hein Turesky Modification and Addy et al., rejected Ho because Zcount > Ztable. This meant that there was a significant decrease of plaque index after chewing apples. The research concluded that plaque index decreased after chewing apples especially the oclusal area of posterior teeth, so there were differences between before and after chewing apples.