The Effect of Indirect Pulp Capping Treatment on Oral Health Quality of Life at The Dental Hospital Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Abstract

Background: Dental and oral health-related quality of life is an individual's assessment of the impact of oral disorders that can affect the overall quality and well-being of their lives. One of the oral disorders that is frequently experienced by the community is pulpitis, which, if left behind, can cause pain and cause the tooth to become necrotic. Indirect pulp treatment can be done to deal with pulpitis and improve the patient quality of life. The study aims to determine the impact of indirect pulp capping treatment on quality of life based on gender, age, educational level, and number of teeth treated. Methods: The data collection technique in this study uses primary data in the form of a questionnaire and secondary data, which is data from the medical records of patients performing pulp capping treatment. The sample in this study is a patient who has completed indirect pulp capping treatment in the dental hospital UMY. The data analysis used in this study is descriptive analysis as well as chi square tests and controls to test the hypothesis. The results of this study are patient gender, the education level, and the number of teeth treated have no influence on quality of life related to oral health (p>0.05) otherwise the patient age has an influence on quality of life related to oral health (p<0.05). Conclusion: Gender, education level, and number of teeth treated have no influence, while age has an influence on quality of life