Gingivitis Severity of Contraceptives Injection Users Containing Progesteron and Estrogen-Progesteron Hormones on Puskesmas Sumbersari Jember Regency

Abstract

Contraceptives injection is one of hormones contraceptives contained of progesteron and estrogen-progesteron combination. Both of them could influence the inflamation response of gingival tissue or gingivitis. Objective: To determine the gingivitis severity of contraceptives injection users contain of progesteron and estrogen-progesteron hormones and the difference of gingivitis severity between contraceptives injection users contain of progesteron and estrogen-progesteron hormones on Puskesmas Sumbersari Jember Regency. Method: Research carried out by checked the gingival status of the sample by using Gingival Indek Loe & Silness. Sample consisted of 25 contraceptives injection users containing progesteron and 25 users containing estrogen-proogesterone hormones. The data were analysed with statistic independent-t test. Result: All of respondense from each group were suffering gingivitis and the highest percentage criteria was medium gingivitis. Conclusion: All of respondense from each group are suffering same medium gingivitis severity.