STUNTING PADA BALITA DIPENGARUHI KESEHATAN GIGI GELIGINYA

Abstract

The target of Global Nutrition in 2025 is to reduce the prevalence of stunting. In 2018 the prevalence
of stunting and severely stunted in Indonesia decreased to 30.8% and Aceh became the 3rd highest
province. Stunting is a condition when a child's height is shorter than other children his age. This is
caused by one condition where a person experiences chronic nutritional deficiencies since the child is
in the mother's womb and in the early period after the child is born, begins to appear when the child is
2 years old. Factors causing and supporting the occurrence of stunting in toddlers include unbalanced
food intake, LBW and illnesses suffered due to infection. The incidence of infection can be associated
with the occurrence of dental caries that often occurs in toddlers and lasts longer. As a result of dental
caries certainly causes pain in the respondent, which in turn will disrupt the function of mastication
and affect the nutritional status. If the nutritional status is disturbed, you are at risk of stunting.
Nutritional deficiencies that were chronic in stunting toddlers have an impact on the growth of bones
and teeth, so that stunted toddlers experience delays in tooth eruption. Conclusion. Stunted toddler is
not only caused by a lack of balanced nutritional intake but can also be affected by the condition of the
teeth of toddlers who have caries and can interfere with the process of masticating food.

Keywords: Stunting in Toddlers, Dental Caries