THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTIVATION FOR THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND ACTION TO RELIEVE TOOTH PAIN IN COMMUNITY IN MEUNASAH VILLAGE BLANG PIDIE JAYA

Abstract Traditional treatment for prophylaxis of dental and oral diseases is still often used and believed by the public can cure disease or eliminate the symptoms of disease and have properties for certain diseases based on the experience of use. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship of the motivation of people in the use of traditional medicine to relieve toothache in communities Meunasah Blang Pidie Jaya. This research is analytic with cross sectional design. The population in this study is the whole village of Meunasah Blang and a sample of 91 people and taken based on systematic sampling technique. Data collected from interviews using questionnaires. The results of the study showed no association with measures of intrinsic motivation eliminate tooth pain (P <0.05). Concluded that there is a relationship of intrinsic motivation to act relieve toothache and recommended to all people over the information multiply use traditional medicine in the right dose.