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The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people

노년기의 구강기능향상체조의 구강건강과 구강건강관련 삶의 질에 대한 효과

  • Kim, Eun-kyong (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Science & Technology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Min-Seon (Departments of Dentistry, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Kyung (Departments of Dentistry, Yeungnam University, College of Medicine)
  • 김은경 (경북대학교 과학기술대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 김민선 (영남대학교 의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 이희경 (영남대학교 의과대학 치과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.12.30
  • Accepted : 2016.02.17
  • Published : 2016.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. Methods: The subjects were83 elderly people including 42 elderly people of intervention group and 41 elderly people of control group. A dentist and a dental hygienist carried out the direct oral examination. The self-reported questionnaire was completed and the oral examination consisted of decayed tooth, missing tooth, filling tooth, functioning tooth, plaque index, salivary flow rate, and range of motion in mouth opening. OHIP-14 was used to assess the oral health related quality of life. For three months, oral exercise was done twice per week in the experimental group. Results: Before oral exercise, there was no significant difference between the intervention group and control group. After 3 months, there was a significant improvement in plaque reduction and range of motion in mouth opening between two groups (p<0.001, p<0.001). Oral health related quality of life was observed in the intervention group (p<0.001). Conclusions: The oral exercise using toothbrushing remarkably improved the oral health related quality of life in the elderly people.

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