ABSTRAK
Latar Belakang: Karies pada anak-anak adalah kerusakan gigi yang spesifik dan lebih sering terjadi pada rahang anterior atas. Sebanyak 75% penduduk Indonesia mengalami riwayat karies gigi (Depkes, 2011). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pemakaian  botol susu untuk konsumsi susu formula dengan kejadian karies gigi anak balita.
Metode : Observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian ini adalah anak-anak yang berusia 2-5 tahun yang mengkonsumsi susu formula di posyandu Menur RW 20 Jebres. Pengambilan sampel dengan  menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dengan cara wawancara langsung dan pemeriksaan pada gigi anak. Analisis data menggunakan uji lambda.
Hasil : Anak yang memakai botol susu untuk mengkonsumsi susu formula sebanyak 44 anak (77,72%). Anak yang mengalami karies gigi sebanyak 42 anak (73,7%). Hasil nilai signifikansi uji lambda diperoleh p=0,045.
Kesimpulan: Ada hubungan antara pemakaian botol susu untuk konsumsi susu formula dengan kejadian karies gigi anak balita di posyandu Menur RW20 Jebres.
Kata kunci: Botol susu, Susu formula, Karies gigi.
ABSTRACT
Background: Dental caries for children is a specific dental damage and frequently takes place of, and they more frequently occur at the upper anterior jaw. 75% of Indonesian population experienced the dental carries (Health Department of the Republic of Indonesia, 2011).
Objective: To investigate the correlation between the use of milk bottle for formula milk consumption and the incidence of dental caries in toddlers.
Method: This research used the observational analytical research method with the cross-sectional approach. The samples of research were toddlers aged 2 – 5 years old who consume formula milk at Menur Integrated Health Post of Hamlet 20, Jebres Ward, Surakarta City and were taken by using the purposive sampling technique. The data of research were collected through direct interview and the toddlers’ dental examination. The data of research were analyzed by using the lambda test.
Result: There were 44 toddlers (77.72%) who use the milk bottle to consume the formula milk, and there were 42 toddlers (73.70%) who suffer from dental caries as indicated by the result of lambda test in which the p-values was 0.045.
Conclusion: There was a correlation between the use of milk bottle for formula milk consumption and the incidence of dental caries in toddlers at Menur Integrated Health Post of Hamlet 20, Jebres Ward, Surakarta City.
Keywords: Milk bottle, formula milk, dental caries