EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN CITRUSBAKING SODATERHADAP PENGHILANGAN STAIN PADA PRIA PEROKOK USIA 20-55 TAHUN DI KELURAHAN TANJUNGBALAI KOTA II, Lk. III KECAMATAN TANJUNGBALAI SELATAN

Abstract

Citrus and baking soda are kitchen ingredients that are often found in everyday life, have ingredients that can blot stains on teeth, especially stains of cigarettes or stains that can affect the color of teeth. This type ofresearch is analytic research with a quasi experiment method which aims to determine the effectiveness of giving citrus with baking soda to stain removal in smokers aged 20-55 years Tanjungbalai Kota II Village, Lk. III, South Tanjungbalai District with asample of 30 people. The results showed that the average stain state before being given was given citrus gel with baking soda to smokers aged 20-55 years in Lk. III Kelurahan Tanjungbalai Kota II, Kecamatan Tanjungbalai Selatan, lobene intensity of 0.879,with lobene area of 1.084, and combined lobene of 0.081. Meanwhile for stain conditions after being given citrus gel with baking soda for smokers aged 20-55 years at Lk. III Kelurahan Tanjungbalai, Kecamatan Tanjungbalai Selatan, lobene intensity of 0.408, lobene area of 0.493, combined lobene of 0.037. That it is effective to give citrus baking soda gel to stain removal using the dependent t-test with a value of p (0,000) <α (0.05). This study concluded that the effectiveness of giving citrus with baking soda to stain removal. It is hoped that the community will use the gel as recommended