The Incisor (Indonesian Journal of Care's in Oral Health) e-ISSN: 2830-5736 Volume 7 No 1, 30 Juni Tahun 2023|pp. 98-107 p-ISSN: 2962-1437 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37160/theincisor.v6i1.75 ©Department of Dental Health, Poltekkes, Ministry of Health, Tasikmalaya The Incisor|Indonesian Journal of Care's in Oral Health Jl. Tamansari No.210 Gobras Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, Indonesia Email: theincisor.id@gmail.com 98 ORIGINAL ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS WITH DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCES IN PREGNANT WOMEN OF THE 1ST TRIMESTERIN Redian 1 , Anang 2 , Rudi Triyanto 3 1,2,3 Jurusan Kesehatan Gigi, Poltekkes Kemenkes Tasikmalaya E-mail: azzamykhan@gmail.com Received: 13 February 2023 Revised: 28 February 2023 Accepted: 04 April 2023 Available Online: 30 June 2023 ABSTRACT Key word: Knowledge Attitudes Behavior Dental Caries Pregnant *Corresponding Author: Redian, Jurusan Kesehatan Gigi Poltekkes Kemenkes Tasikmalaya, azzamykhan@gmail.com Background: Pregnancy is a natural process, involving physiological, anatomical and hormonal changes. The result of these hormonal changes is the emergence of changes in the conditions felt by pregnant women such as nausea and vomiting so that it can cause the mouth to be in an acidic state, as a result oral hygiene becomes bad and very easy to cause damage such as cavities, bad breath and other periodontal diseases such as gingival inflammation. Objective: analyze the Relationship of Attitude and Behavior Knowledge with Dental Caries Experience in 1st Trimester Pregnant Women in the Cirangkong Health Center Working Area, Cijambe District, Subang Regency. Method: research with crossectional design, population of 40 respondents using non-random sampling method. The data were taken by examining dental caries list questions (questionnaires) in pregnant women in the 1st trimester. The data were analyzed using the Spearman Rank statistical test. Results There is a relationship between knowledge, attitudes and behaviors with the caries experience of pregnant women in the 1st trimester, namely (p=0.000 <α: 0.05). the value of the correlation coefficient where the results are most related is the attitude variable with a value of 0.770 and the P-Value of 0.000 which means that it has a very strong relationship compared to other variables. The conclusion that the attitude of pregnant women in the I trimester is most related to the experience of caries (DMF-T) at the Cirangkong Health Center. ABSTRAK Kata kunci: Pengetahuan Sikap Perilaku Karies Gigi Ibu Hamil Latar Belakang: Kehamilan adalah suatu proses alamiah,yang melibatkan perubahan fisiologis,anatomi dan hormonal. Akibat dari perubahan hormon tersebut adalah timbulnya perubahan terhadap kondisi yang dirasakan oleh ibu hamil seperti rasa mual serta muntah sehingga dapat menyebabkan mulut dalam keadaan asam, akibatnya oral hygiene menjadi buruk dan sangat mudah menimbulkan kerusakan seperti gigi berlubang, bau mulut dan penyakit periodontal lainnya seperti terjadinya peradangan pada gingival. Tujuan : menganalisis Hubungan Pengetahuan Sikap dan Perilaku dengan