Distribusi dan frekuensi coated tongue, fissured tongue, sublingual varicosities pada lansia di werdha hana (Laporan Penelitian)
P Penelitian ini secara spesifik hanya meneliti varian normal pada lidah yaitu coated tongue, fissured tongue, dan sublingual varicosities. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui distribusi dan frekuensi coated tongue, fissured tongue, dan sublingual varicosities pada 91 lansia yang tinggal di Panti Werdha Hana berdasarkan jenis kelamin dan kelompok usia. Studi ini merupakan survei epidemiologi deskriptif dengan pendekatan potong silang (cross-sectional). Sublingual varicosities merupakan varian normal tertinggi yang ditemukan pada lansia (41,7%), diikuti oleh fissured tongue (25,2%) dan coated tongue (9,8%). Semua varian normal ini ditemukan lebih banyak pada pria dibandingkan wanita. Kelompok usia sangat tua, yaitu lansia yang berusia di atas 90 tahun merupakan kelompok dengan frekuensi varian normal tertinggi.
T This study was focused on coated tongue, fissured tongue, and sublingual varicosities. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution frequency of coated tongue, fissured tongue, and sublingual varicosities according to age and gender in 91 elders who lived in Hana’s Nursing Home. This study has been done with cross sectional descriptive epidemiological survey. The data were collected by clinical examination and interview. Sublingual varicosities was observed most frequently (41,7%), followed by fissured tongue (25,2%), and coated tongue (9,8%). All of this normal variant were more common in male than female. Coated tongue, fissured tongue, and sublingual varicosities reached its highest frequency in very old age group (over than 90 years old).