Prevalensi smoker's melanosis leukoedema akibat merokok pada buruh pabrik di Bekasi (Laporan Penelitian)
P Perilaku merokok merupakan salah satu penyebab terjadinya penyakit kronis. Merokok selain terbukti menjadi faktorpenyebab berbagai penyakit, juga dikaitkan dengan berbagai perubahan yang merugikan di dalam rongga mulut. Smoker>s melanosis dan leukoedema adalah salah satu lesi yang disebabkan karena kebiasaan merokok. Ada beberapa teori yang menyembuhkan adanya hubungan merokok dengan lesi ini. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui prevalensi Smoker"s melanosis dan leukoedema pada buruh pabrik di Bekasi. Penelitian ini merupakan observasinal dengan rancangan potong silang dengan sampel 100 orang.Dari hasil penelitian diketahui prevalensi Smoker's melanosis sebanyak 11% dan leukoedema sebanyak 2% .
I Indonesia is ranked third largest number of smokers in the world after China and India. In addition, Indonesia position ranked largest consumer of cigarettes after China, United States, Rusia and Japan. Smoking behavior is one of causes of chronic diseases. Smoking is proven to be a factor in addition a variety of disease, is also associated with adverse changes in the oral cavity. Smoker's melanosis and Leukoedema is one of the lesions caused by the habit of smoking. These are several theories that mention the relationship of smoking with these lessions. The purpose of the research to determine the prevalence of Smoker's melanosis and Leukoedema on factory workers in Bekasi. This research is an observasional with cross sectional test with subjects of 100 people. This study known prevalence of Smoker's melanosis 11% and Leukoedema 2%. It is not much different from the research Syahrir (2008)who found Smoker's melanosis 21,8% and Leukoedema 1,8%. By knowing the information Smoker's melanosis and Leukoedema clearly, it is expected that the dentist more closely observe the current state of the patient's mouth.