Oral Hygiene and Oral Health Related Quality of Life of Children with Stunting in Indonesia

Objective: The purpose of this research is to find out about the description of oral hygiene, and the quality of life-related to dental and oral health in patients with stunting in Enrekang Regency. Materials and Methods: This study was an observational analytic cross-sectional study design conducted on 29 April-3 May 2019. This study used BMI scores for height measurements, OHI-S scores for oral cavity and assessment of children's quality of life-related to oral health. using the Child Perception Questionnaire. During data collection, 334 subjects participated in the study until the end. Subjects aged 8-10 years as many as 70 people were given a CPQ8-10 questionnaire to assess the oral health related quality of life, while for subjects aged 11-12 years as many as 20 people were given a CPQ11-14 questionnaire to assess the quality of life-related to their oral health. Results: There were 123 children from all subjects who were stunted. The mean value of OHI-S based on age and sex of the highest stunting children at 6-7 years old (2.03 ± 0.74). Based on sex the mean value of OHI-S was higher in males (1.83 ± 0.81). Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that children who experience stunting in Enrekang District have moderate oral hygiene status and based on the dimensions of quality of life, stunting children have the most complaints on the dimensions of oral symptoms.