GAMBARAN STATUS PERIODONTAL PADA PASIEN SINUSITIS (KAJIAN DI POLIKLINIK THT RUMAH SAKIT UMUM MEURAXA)

Abstract

Sinusitis is an inflammation of nose and paranasal sinuses. Signs and symptoms that found in sinusitis
patients are problem in sense of smell, facial pain, nasal obstruction, and discharge of mucopurulent
nasal drip. Nasal obstruction tend to causes patient mouth breathing then patient having symptom of
xerostomia. In xerostomia patient which accompanied by decrease of salivary flow rate, the
antimicrobial action of saliva will decrease, so the formation of plaque will increase. This study aims
to determine periodontal status of sinusitis patients. This research is a descriptive study with non
experimental design. The method used to select the subject is purposive sampling, which the subjects
are sinusitis outpatients in Ear, Nose, Throat Polyclinic of Meuraxa Hospital. This research started
from August to October 2019 in Meuraxa Hospital, Banda Aceh. Research done by the examination of
OHIS, pocket periodontal depth, and clinical attachment loss. The results show that subjects with acute
sinusitis are 24% and chronic sinusitis are 76%. Oral hygiene of sinusitis patients show 72% fair score
and 28% poor score. Periodontal pocket depth under 4 mm in percentage of 100%. Clinical attachment
loss show 88% mild, 8% fair, and 4% severe. The conclusion of this study are no sinusitis patient
having good oral hygiene, but the higher score is fair oral hygiene with percentage of 72%. Periodontal
pocket depth in all subjects are under 4 mm. Mild clinical attachment loss is the greater with percentage
of 88%.

Keywords: Sinusitis, oral hygiene, periodontal pocket, clinical attachment loss