Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the possibility of the existence of high-risk groups of dental caries and influential factors for the high-risk groups, as there was a possibility that certain people might especially be at risk of suffering from dental caries when decayed, missing, and filled teeth index were analyzed, which were the typical indicators of dental caries. The data of the 4th National Health & Nutrition Survey for 2007, 2008 and 2009 were analyzed. Significant caries index (SiC index) were calculated, which were one of the representative devices to indicate high-risk groups of dental caries, and the SiC index and related factors were analyzed by using $x^2$ (chi-square) test. Besides, logistic regression analysis was utilized to find out influential factors, and a statistical package STATA 11.0 was employed. As a result of analyzing what factors would be linked to high-risk groups of dental caries, it's found that women were more likely to belong to high-risk groups than men (p<0.01). How the related factors affected the high-risk groups was analyzed, and it's found that those who didn't find themselves to be in good oral health were more likely to be classified into a high-risk group, and that those who brushed their teeth three times a more a day on a regular basis were more likely to belong to a high-risk group than the others who didn't (p<0.01). Thus, SiC index were calculated in this study to confirm the existence of dental caries high-risk groups, and what factors impacted on the high-risk groups was ascertained. It's required to implement efficient national policies to step up the promotion of national oral health based on the findings of the study.
본 연구는 제4기 국민건강영양조사 자료(2007~2009)를 바탕으로 12세 아동 중 치아우식증 고위험군을 확인하고, 치아우식증 고위험군과 저위험군으로 분류하여 인구 사회과학적 특성과, 구강건강에 대한 인식 및 행태에 대한 자료를 비교 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 12세 아동 중 치아우식증 저위험군의 DMFT index는 0.89, 고위험군의 SiC index는 6.04로 6배 정도 높게 나타났으며, 이는 치아우식증 비교지표인 DMFT가 정규분포하지않고 심하게 치우쳐 있다는 결과였다. 2. 성별 분석에서는 여성이 남성에 비해 치아우식증 고위험군에 포함된 확률이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 3. 12세 아동이 스스로 구강건강에 대해 건강하지 못하다고 생각할수록 치아우식증 고위험군에 포함될 확률이 높아지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 4. 칫솔질 횟수에 따라 살펴봤을 때는 칫솟질이 불규칙할 경우가 1일 3회 이상 규칙적으로 시행하는 경우보다 고위험군에 포함될 확률이 적은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01). 이상의 연구결과를 통해 12세 아동의 치아우식증 고위험집단에 영향을 미치는 위험요인들을 파악할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 보다 효과적인 구강보건 예방전략을 수립하는 기틀을 마련할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.
