Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara jenis braket ortodonti (konvensional dan self-ligating) dengan kejadian ulkus traumatik pada pasien yang menjalani perawatan ortodonti cekat. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan potong lintang dan melibatkan 80 subjek yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan kuesioner mengenai riwayat ulkus traumatik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ulkus traumatik lebih sering dilaporkan oleh pengguna braket konvensional. Analisis statistik menggunakan uji Chi-square menunjukkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara jenis braket ortodonti dengan kejadian ulkus traumatik (p > 0,05). Dapat disimpulkan bahwa meskipun secara deskriptif terdapat perbedaan kejadian ulkus traumatik antara pengguna braket konvensional dan self- ligating, namun secara statistik perbedaan tersebut tidak bermakna.

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between orthodontic bracket type (conventional and self-ligating) and the occurrence of traumatic ulcers in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. The research employed an analytical observational design with a cross-sectional approach and involved 80 subjects who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected through interviews using a questionnaire regarding the history of traumatic ulcers. The results showed that traumatic ulcers were more frequently reported by users of conventional brackets. Statistical analysis using the Chi-square test indicated no significant relationship between bracket type and the occurrence of traumatic ulcers (p > 0.05). It can be concluded that although descriptively there was a difference in the occurrence of traumatic ulcers between users of conventional and self-ligating brackets, this difference was not statistically significant.