Influence of Gargling Leaf Boiling Water Soursop in Inhibiting Formation Plaque in Grade VII 3 UPTD Students State Junior High School 10 Barru Regency South Sulawesi Province

Soursop (Annonamuricata L) is one of the plants that contains antibacterial substances, especially flavonoids, so that it can be used as an herbal medicine in overcoming dental health problems. According to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (2019), based on the global burden of disease study 2016, oral and dental health problems, especially dental caries, are diseases that occur in almost half of the world's population (3.58 billion people). The main cause of the appearance of various diseases in the human oral cavity is the unmaintained dental hygiene because of the deposits of feces that contain pathogenic microorganisms, one of which is plaque. Purpose of the study: To determine the effect of gargling soursop leaf boiled water in inhibiting plaque formation in grade VII 3 students of UPTD SMP Negeri 10 Barru. Research method: The type of research used is experimental with a pre-test post test design. The population in this study is equal to the number of samples, which is 30 people. The data collection technique uses the total sampling method. Study results: From the test results using the paired sample T test, it was known that the significance value of 2-tailed was 0.000 < 0.05. So it can be stated that soursop leaf boiling water can inhibit the formation of plaque. Conclusion: There is an influence between gargling soursop leaf decoction in inhibiting plaque formation.