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

Abstrak

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 of
research 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 a sample 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) <? (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.