• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.845-858
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aims to contribute to devising systems for family caregivers of dementia patients by examining the state of oral care of dementia patients, and depression and social support among family caregivers of dementia patients. Methods: Family caregivers of dementia patients in the metropolitan area were selected in this study. The inclusion criteria were individuals who have provided care for a dementia patient at home for at least six months and those who come in contact (including phone calls) with the patient at least twice a week. Results: Oral health knowledge of the elderly, caregiving burden, depression, and social support were examined. The mean scores for oral health knowledge of the elderly and caregiving burden were $57.11{\pm}16.94$ out of 100 and $17.33{\pm}8.61$ out of 48, respectively. Further, the mean caregiving behavior score, depression score, and social support score were $8.49{\pm}13.71$ out of 100, $5.11{\pm}3.05$ out of 10, and $72.75{\pm}17.03$ out of 100, respectively. Factors affecting oral health knowledge of the elderly were examined. The results showed that the level of oral health knowledge of the elderly increased with an increasing perception of a need for oral health education (p<0.05), caregiving burden (p<0.01), and social support (p<0.01). Conclusions: These findings suggest that developing and popularizing oral care intervention programs for family caregivers of dementia patients are necessary to ensure systematic oral care for dementia patients.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.584-598
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• 2011

The age structure has been experiencing substantial change due to the decreased birth rate as well as the increased life expectancy. Gorge Magnus, an English economist, casts warnings of population ageing which has the potential of huge socioeconomic impact human society has never experienced before. The prediction that proportion of elderly people in need of oral health care will increase substantially is a new challenge to dentists in the future. The old paradigm that the aged person is just the person who was born earlier and needs the same conventional oral health care should be shifted to the new one. Elderly people tend to express their political interest related with health care system by actively participating in the national elections. The need to sustain economic status for the extended life span makes them seek eagerly esthetic health care to maintain sound social function. Most of them are under multiple chronic diseases and take related medicines. In addition, many studies report about mental change as well as physical change among the aged people. Since the prevalence of dental diseases among the aged is higher than other chronic devastating diseases, the aged seeking oral health care will increase. The aged who has different physical and psychological status as well as chronic disease and related medicine will show unexpected response to the conventional oral health care. In addition, the impact of tooth loss is substantial physically, mentally and emotionally. Dentist should prepare different approaches for the elderly dental patient.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.611-621
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to verify the impact of dental health care insurance coverage policy by analyzing the changes in dental care utilization and expenditures over 5 years from 2012 to 2016, when the dental health insurance coverage expansion policy was implemented. From the national cohort data collected by the Korea Health Panel Survey, a retrospective study was conducted for all household members using dental services. Methods: This study statistically verified the difference in the dependent variables by frequency analysis, chi-square test, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (SPSS version 22, IBM Co. USA, p<0.05). Results: The annual utilization rate steadily increased from 23.4% to 26.1% between 2012 and 2016. Although there were differences in utilization rates by gender, age, and income level, patients kept using the dental services in 2016 regardless of the type of health insurance. The average annual copayment for patient expenditures (out-of-pocket amount) increased from ￦463,844 to ￦537,401 in 2012 and 2016, respectively. Of the dental care expenditures over 5 years, the ratio of uninsured expenses by the elderly decreased from 38.5% to 25.9%, and the national health insurance service coverage increased from 40.3% to 49.1%. Conclusions: Although this policy did not reduce overall patient expenditures, it has been found that there was a positive effect on the elderly and low-income groups; it increased the utilization and access to dental services.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.200-205
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine the status of dental hygienists in Japan. The study explicated the history, core curriculum, National Examination for Dental Hygienists, work roles of dental hygienists, and workplaces of dental hygienists. This study was based on the government policy report on dental hygienists and the information published by each public institution. The latest statistics presented by the institutions were collected through official websites. The employment information of graduates from Hiroshima University was analyzed based on actual field study. The results of the study revealed that social demand for dental hygienists has steadily increased and policies and education have been revised accordingly. The work roles of dental hygienists have expanded to meet the needs of the treatment and those of public health fields. In line with major policy changes, the educational period has been extended from 1 year to 3 or 4 years, while the mandatory credits for graduation have been established. Licensing examinations were being performed by the local governments since 1948 due to the different situations of dental hygienists in different areas. In 1992, they were converted into a single national examination. The work roles have expanded from assisting dental treatments to health guidance, home care, and perioperative care. Consequently, the number of dental hygienists has increased, especially in healthcare facilities for the elderly. Dental hygienists perform various roles. However, the most essential role is to provide the best oral care services to the patient. The expected role of dental hygienists has expanded in alignment with public healthcare needs and support for the elderly. The government and universities are expected to bring about improvements such as diversifying the channels of education and establishing policies to respond to growing patient needs by cultivating excellent dental hygiene professionals.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2017

노인 환자 구강의 생리적 변화 중 하나인 생리적 치아 마모는 일반적으로 치료를 필요로 하지 않으나 교합 부조화, 저작기능의 저하, 치수 노출 등 구강 내 문제 발생 시 보철 수복을 필요로 한다. 마모된 치열을 지닌 환자의 보철 수복 시 우선적으로 고려되는 사항들 중 하나가 바로 수직고경에 대한 고려이다. 이에 정확한 진단 및 분석과 예지성 있는 치료계획을 위한 악간관계에 대한 올바른 판단이 요구되며, 노인 환자의 치과 치료를 감안한 단계별 치료접근을 필요로 한다. 본 증례는 93세 남자 환자로 전반적인 치아 마모 및 기존 고정성 보철물의 동요도를 보이고 있었다. 진단 및 평가 후 수직교합 고경을 유지한 상악 구강회복술을 시행하였으며, 기능 및 형태적으로 만족할만한 결과를 보여 보고하는 바이다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2021

Background: The aim of this study was to understand the importance of professional oral care for inpatients by examining the type and frequency of surgery and hospital discharge period at dental hospitals, and identify the types of professional oral care actually in progress. Methods: In this study, the type of surgery and length of hospitalization were investigated among patients admitted to the dental hospital for oral and maxillofacial surgery, and the professional oral care status of inpatients who had difficulty self-managing their oral care was retrospectively identified by collecting data on oral care before and after surgery, including the type and frequency. Results: The majority of inpatients at dental hospitals were male (57.6%), elderly patients over 60 years accounted for 20% of patients, and the average length of hospitalization was 4 days. In the 20s (aged 20~29 y), the number of orthognathic surgery patients (73.1%) was high, and the incidence of cysts was high in middle-aged patients. Regarding the oral care of hospitalized patients, scaling was performed once by a dentist before surgery. After surgery, surgical dressings using H₂O₂ balls were applied and oral care education was introduced before discharge. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, professional oral care is essential to prevent infection and complications caused by oral bacteria among inpatients at dental hospitals. It is necessary to use various oral hygiene aids for inpatients and to conduct effective oral care instruction according to each patient's situation. In addition, it is necessary to raise awareness and the role of dental hygienists in professional oral care.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2023

안정적인 구치부 교합지지는 적절한 저작기능과 정상적인 안모의 유지를 위해 매우 중요하다. 특히 65세 이상의 고령환자에서는 저작기능이 충분한 영양섭취와 환자의 전신건강에 직접적인 영향을 미친다. 본 증례에서는 상악 무치악, 하악 양측 구치부 치아 상실을 보이는 고령환자의 구치부 교합지지를 회복해주기 위해 상악 총의치를 제작하여 이상적인 교합평면을 설정하였고, 하악 양측 구치부에 컴퓨터 가이드 임플란트 식립 수술을 진행하였다. 임플란트 지지 임시 수복물을 이용한 임플란트 즉시부하를 통해 환자가 수술 후에도 음식 섭취를 원활하게 할 수 있도록 하였다. 하악 구치부 지르코니아 고정성 보철수복을 완료한 후, 상악 총의치 인공치의 교합면을 Cobalt-Chrome계 금속 합금으로 치환하여 마모 저항성을 향상시켰다. 상악 가철성 총의치, 하악 양측 구치부 고정성 보철 치료를 통해 환자의 교합지지와 저작기능을 빠르게 회복해주고, 최종 치료단계에서는 마모에 대한 장기적 안정성도 얻을 수 있었기에 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제45권12호통권463호
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• pp.753-760
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• 2007

노화가 진행되고 있는 중, 장년층의 교정치료시에 통상적인 교정치료의 방법과 함께 다음과 같은 사항을 고려하여야 한다. 1. 치주질환 존재시 교정치료전 치주치료를 선행하여야 한다. 2. 발치 치료가 필요할 경우 치주 상태 및 치아 상태를 고려하여 발치할 치아를 선정하여야 한다. 3. 기존 보철물 존재시 보철물의 상태, 고정원으로 사용여부, 크기 조절 필요 여부, 환자의 경제적 상황 등을 고려햐여 처치한다. 4. 치료 종료 후 가철식 유지장치보다는 고정식 보정장치를 이용하여 치아의 유지력을 보강하는 것이 권장된다.

• 구강생물연구
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify the risk of dysphagia among patients that visited prosthodontics department, and evaluate the difference in risks arising from oral conditions and disease in order to preliminarily intervene the various influencing factors of dysphagia. A questionnaire was given to patients that were aged 65 years or older who visited the prosthodontics department between September to December 2017. The data was collected and analyzed using the t-test, $x^2-test$ and logistic regression analysis. The mean age of the patients was 75 years. Out of 300 patients, 206 patients (68.7%) had a risk of dysphagia. There were statistically significant differences between the -non-risk and risk groups, which included the number of natural teeth, total number of teeth including prosthesis, denture use, denture discomfort, number of tooth brushing, oral dryness, digestive system diseases, and musculoskeletal diseases. Among these, oral dryness was a risk factor while the total number of teeth, including natural teeth and prostheses, served as a protective factor. More than half of the elderly patients were at risk of dysphagia. Oral dryness is influenced by many factors and it should continuously be managed. Patients should fully recover their masticatory function by preserving the remaining teeth and compensating for the missing teeth. A dental practitioner should be fully aware of the risk of dysphagia in elderly patients and be able to intervene and offer proper patient health care in advance through treatment guidelines and education.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.283-293
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• 2015

목적: 이 연구의 목적은 단국대학교 부속 치과병원에 내원하는 환자의 거주지를 지리 정보 체계를 이용하여 분석해보고 치과의 각 전문과목 별로 환자 거주지의 지리적 특성을 분석하여 위험요소를 평가하고 치과 질환의 예방에 도움을 주기 위함이다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 2007년에서 2014년까지 단국대학교 치과병원의 구강내과, 구강악안면외과, 소아치과, 치과교정과, 치과보존과, 치과보철과, 치주과에 내원한 환자의 성별, 평균연령, 톨게이트까지의 거리 등을 이용하여 회귀분석을 진행하였고, 방문자수의 특성을 변수로 하여 자료를 구축한 후, 공간지리가중회귀분석을 진행하였다. 결과: 시각화된 환자 자료 분석 결과 환자의 내원은 전국적인 분포 양상을 보였고, 과별로 약간의 분포 차이가 있었다. 단국대학교 치과병원에서 가까울수록 방문자가 증가하며, 번화한 지역보다는 주로 농촌지역의 고령 환자들이 방문하는 경향이 강한 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 본 연구에서 공간지리가중회귀분석을 이용하여 환자군과 진료과, 도로와의 접근성, 나이, 성별, 사회적 소득 등과 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었으며 정확한 상관관계를 규명하기 위해서는 다른 치과병원에 내원한 환자의 정보를 포함한 연구가 필요하다.