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Trends in Ankyloglossia and Surgical Treatment among Pediatric Patients in South Korea

국내 소아청소년 환자에서의 혀유착증 진단과 설소대 수술 시행의 최근 경향

  • Taehyun Kim (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Daewoo Lee (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Jae-Gon Kim (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Yeonmi Yang (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University)
  • 김태현 (전북대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 이대우 (전북대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 김재곤 (전북대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 양연미 (전북대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소)
  • Received : 2023.04.01
  • Accepted : 2023.05.15
  • Published : 2023.05.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate trends in ankyloglossia and its surgical treatment among pediatric patients in South Korea from 2011 to 2020. Data from Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA)'s Healthcare Bigdata Hub were used for analysis of the ankyloglossia diagnosis rate and frenum surgery rate. Considering annual population change, crude rates per 100,000 were calculated and analyzed. To investigate other factors of frenum surgery incidence besides gender and age, pediatric patient sample data from HIRA were used. The diagnosis rate of ankyloglossia increased from 204.4 in 2011 to 356.6 per 100,000 people in 2020, while the frenum surgery rate increased from 26.8 to 34.3 per 100,000 people. Males were more likely to receive frenum surgery than females. Surgeries were more likely to be done at a hospital instead of a clinic or a general hospital. In the age group of 0 - 4 years, the largest number of frenum surgeries were performed in pediatrics, and in the age group of 5 - 9 years, the largest number of surgeries were conducted in pediatric dentistry. In the older age groups, the largest proportion of frenum surgeries were performed in the departments of conservative dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The diagnosis of ankyloglossia and the operation of frenum surgery among South Korean children increased during the last decade. Since the function of the tongue can affect maxillofacial development in many aspects, pediatric dentists should pay more attention to the functional management of intraoral soft tissue in growing children.

이 연구의 목적은 2011년부터 2020년까지 대한민국 소아 청소년 환자들의 혀유착증 진단과 그 수술적 치료의 동향을 조사하는 것이다. 건강보험심사평가원의 보건의료 빅데이터 개방시스템에서 제공하는 자료를 이용하여 혀유착증의 진단과 설소대 수술 시행의 연간 경향을 분석하였다. 설소대 수술 시행과 관련된 세부 요인을 조사하기 위해, 소아청소년 환자표본자료를 이용하였다. 혀유착증 진단의 경우 2011년 10만 명당 204.4명에서 2020년 356.6명으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 설소대 수술은 26.8명에서 34.3명까지 증가하였다. 설소대 수술에 대한 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 남자가 여자보다 수술을 진행할 확률이 높았고, 0 - 4세의 연령군에서 가장 높은 진료 확률을 보였으며 병원급 요양기관에서 수술이 시행될 확률이 가장 높았다. 0 - 4세 연령군에서는 소아청소년과에서, 5 - 9세의 연령군에서는 소아치과에서 가장 많이 수술이 진행되었다. 그 이상의 연령에서는 보존과와 구강악안면외과에서 가장 높은 비율로 수술을 시행하였다. 혀의 기능은 악안면의 성장에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 만큼, 소아치과의사는 성장하는 어린이의 구강 연조직의 기능적 관리있어서도 면밀한 주의 및 관심을 기울여야 할 것으로 사료된다.

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