Tingkat kepuasan terhadap pembersih gigitiruan pada pengguna gigitiruan di Rumah Sakit Gigi Mulut Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Hasanuddin Satisfaction level about denture cleanser of denture wearers on the Dental Hospital Faculty of Dentistry Hasanuddin University

• Main Authors: Reisintiya Reisintiya, Eri H. Jubhari
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2013-10-01
• Series: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
• Subjects: level of satisfaction, betel leaf extract, alkaline peroxide
• Online Access: http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/372

Patient dissatisfaction occurs in both developing and developed countries. Patient satisfaction is a very subjective thing; it is difficult to measure, changeable and there are many factors influencing person’s level of satisfaction. Betel leaf (Piper betle)has many benefits to health. Betel leaf is a natural ingredient that is known to contain phenols and volatile oil which gives the most distinctive smell in the betel leaf. Solution of betel leaf can also be used as a mouthwash and denture cleansers. In addition, there are several kinds of commercially available cleanser, such as alkaline peroxide. This study was aimed to know the level of denture users’ satisfaction in Dental Hospital, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University against denture cleanser. By using an observational analytic method, sample of this study were all removable denture users inserted in April to May 2013. Polident and betel leaf extract of 20% were used as cleansers. Data were collected by questionnaires and processed by chi-square test using SPSS v.21.0. The level satisfied of patient using alkaline peroxide was 100; compared with betel leaf extract of 20% was dissatisfied (p= 0.000). It was concluded that alkaline peroxide denture cleanser gives a different sense of satisfaction significantly compared with the betel leaf extract.