Tabu Dalam Pencabutan Gigi Pada Mahasiswa Baru Yayasan Mahad Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah

Abstract

Tabu merupakan mitos yang masih dipercayai dan dipraktikkan oleh masyarakat. Kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap mitos terkait kesehatan mulut sangat berpengaruh dalam pencegahan dan pengobatan penyakit mulut. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengevaluasi persentase masyarakat yang masih mempercayai tabu mengenai pencabutan gigi dan kesediaannya terhadap perawatan serta pencabutan gigi. Metode penelitian ini observasional deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional menggunakan alat ukur kuesioner. Responden penelitian berjumlah 157 orang mahasiswa Yayasan Mahad Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 51,6% responden percaya pencabutan gigi memengaruhi penglihatan, pencabutan gigi hanya dilakukan saat gigi goyang 51%, pencabutan gigi belakang atas menyebabkan sakit kepala 50,3%, pipi terlihat cekung setelah pencabutan gigi 49,7%, pencabutan gigi mengakibatkan masalah pada gigi yang tersisa 47,8%, tungkul gigi tidak perlu dicabut 44,6%, pencabutan gigi menyeramkan 40,8%, pengobatan sendiri lebih baik 40,8 %, sakit gigi hanya dapat hilang dengan pencabutan 39,5%, obat bius tidak ampuh saat disuntikkan 37,6%, pencabutan gigi memengaruhi asupan makanan 36,3%, pencabutan gigi penyebab penuaan 33,1%, suntikan dapat mengakibatkan kelumpuhan wajah 29,3%, pencabutan gigi atas menyebabkan penyakit sinus 21,7%, mencuci kepala setelah pencabutan gigi meningkatkan rasa sakit 18,5%. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah persentase kepercayaan terhadap mitos dan tabu mengenai pencabutan gigi menurun seiring dengan peningkatan pendidikan dan pengetahuan masyarakat.

Taboo is a myth that is still believed and practiced by society. Public belief in myths related to oral health is very influential in the prevention and treatment of oral diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the percentage of people who still believe in the taboo regarding tooth extraction and their willingness to receive treatment and tooth extraction. This research method is descriptive observational with a cross sectional design using a questionnaire measuring instrument. The research respondents were 157 students from the Mahad Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah Foundation. The results showed that 51.6% of respondents believed that tooth extraction affected vision, tooth extraction was only carried out when teeth were loose 51%, extraction of upper back teeth caused headaches 50.3%, cheeks looked sunken after tooth extraction 49.7%, tooth extraction resulted in problems with remaining teeth 47.8%, toothache does not need to be removed 44.6%, tooth extraction is scary 40.8%, self-medication is better 40.8%, toothache can only be removed by extraction 39.5%, medication anesthesia is not effective when injected 37.6%, tooth extraction affects food intake 36.3%, tooth extraction causes aging 33.1%, injections can cause facial paralysis 29.3%, upper tooth extraction causes sinus disease 21.7%, washing the head after tooth extraction increases pain by 18.5%. The conclusion of this research is that the percentage of belief in myths and taboos regarding tooth extraction decreases as public education and knowledge increases.