• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.449-457
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the recognition of the educators in preschool education institutions on children's oral health promotion. Methods : The subjects of this study included 918 preschool teachers who have been performing an oral health education program for children at preschool centers in Seoul. For this study, the survey was conducted from September 2008 to November 2008 through a questionnaire. Results : It has been found that 58.5% of the given preschool institutions have implemented an oral health promotion program and 99.1% of the respondents recognized the importance of the oral health. 53.9% of the respondents used sweets as a reward for good deeds. Regarding the behaviors of oral health promotion, the daily tooth-brushing and the implementation of a regular oral check-up accounted for 69.0% and 59.5% respectively. The subjects recognized that they have responsibility for the tooth-brushing instruction(91.6%) and provision of an oral inspection(78.3%). It has been also found that the case of performing the oral health program with older age and higher work experiences was significantly high(p<0.05). Conclusions : The recognition and performance of kindergarten teachers on children's oral health affects daily life and healthful living habits of children. Therefore oral health education program for the teachers has to be developed.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.361-365
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• 2008

본 연구는 환자 스스로 구강관리를 적절히 할 수 있는 기술을 익히도록 개개인을 상대로 4차례의 맞춤형 구강교육을 실시하여 성별, 나이별, 직업별, 가정의 월 평균 소득별, 학력별로 1차에서 4차까지의 치면세균막 관리점수를 산출하고, 이를 분석하여 환자의 구강관리 정도를 평가함으로서 국민 구강건강 증진을 위해 환자별 맞춤형 구강교육에 대한 기초 자료를 마련하고자 실시하였다. 1. 환자별 맞춤형 구강교육의 진행에 따라 치면세균막관리점수가 높아졌다. 2. 성별 치면세균막 관리 평균점수는 남자보다 여자의 점수가 조금 더 높았으나 큰 점수차이는 나타나지 않았다. 3. 나이별 치면세균막 관리 평균점수는 50~59세, 30~39세가 전체 치면세균막 평균점수보다 1차~4차 모두 높게 나타났으며, 20~29세, 40~49세, 60세 이상은 1~4차 모두 낮게 나타났다. 4. 직업별 치면세균막 관리 평균점수는 무직과 전문직에서 높은 점수가 나타났다. 5. 가정의 월 평균 소득별 치면세균막 관리 평균점수는 250만원 미만이 가장 높은 점수를 보였고, 250~500만원 미만이 가장 낮은 점수를 나타냈다. 6. 학력별 치면세균막 관리점수는 1차와 2차에서는 대졸이상이 가장 높은 점수를 나타냈고, 3차와 4차에서는 전문대졸 또는 대학중퇴가 높은 점수를 나타냈다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2012

좋은 구강 위생 환경을 유지하기 위하여 치태 조절은 필수적이며, 가장 보편적이고 효과적인 방법은 올바른 칫솔질이다. 그러나 아동들은 올바른 칫솔질을 시행하기 어려워 칫솔질 교육의 중요성도 높아지고 있어, 경희대학교 치과대학 소아치과에 내원한 아동 40명을 대상으로 칫솔질 교육의 치태 조절의 효과를 조사하였다. 설문조사를 통해 기본 정보를 조사하고 치면 세균막 지수와 치아 및 혀 세정도, 구취 관리도를 측정하는 조사를 총 4회에 걸쳐 시행하여 칫솔질 교육 전과 후의 차이를 비교하였다. 치면 세균막 지수는 감소하였고(p<0.01), 치아 및 혀 세정도는 증가하였다(p<0.01). 구취관리도는 상관성을 보이지 않았다(p>0.01). 이러한 결과 칫솔질 교육은 구강 내 치면 세균막 제거에 뛰어난 효과를 보여, 아동들의 좋은 구강 위생 환경의 확립에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to focus on the number of brushing strokes among the performance factors and identify if the 10 times stroke of the rolling method is rational. Moreover, we evaluated the changes in oral health knowledge, perception, and behavior after our rolling method instruction. The 10-stroke method of toothbrushing has been regarded as an effective method of removal of dental plaque, although there is little evidence to support this claim. We allocated 40 healthy subjects to two intervention groups. During five visits, we measured a score for dental plaque removal and instructed the subjects on a toothbrushing technique with 5 or 10 strokes per section. At the initial and final visits, subjects completed a questionnaire on one designed specifically for this study about oral health knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the dental plaque removal score between the groups, and the changes in scores within each group over time. We also compared changes in mean scores in oral health knowledge, perceptions and behaviors before and after toothbrushing instruction. We found that the score for dental plaque removal increased with each additional toothbrushing instruction in both groups (p<0.001). However, we found no differences in the dental plaque removal scores between the 5-stroke and 10-stroke groups (p=0.399). The levels of oral health knowledge, perceptions and behaviors increased after the toothbrushing instructions in both groups. Our findings suggest that there is no advantage in emphasizing the 10-stroke method of toothbrushing in an oral health education program.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.933-942
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• 2012

Objectives : This study is to examine the effectiveness in the oral health promotion through the oral health education for high school students. In adolescence, there seems to be the high incidences of dental caries, gingivitis and periodontal diseases. Concerning preventing all such outbreaks, this study focuses on applying the oral health education to their health education, and on analyzing its effectiveness. Methods : To verify its effectiveness, this research administered 85 students of both genders of a certain high school in Seoul during May-October 2010, followed by the evaluation of DMFT, S-PHP, and CPITN. Results : First, the oral health promotion through the education was statistically significant in the permanent effects of index (FT index). Second, the effect of S-PHP index gradually decreased in statistics from the first to the fifth session, but, after five months ever since the education, it seemed relatively higher in the next sessions. Third, the changing in the level of CPITN decreased continuously as the students received the education repeatedly, but there is no significant difference in statistics for each session. Conclusions : For the oral health promotion in the high school students, the education ought to be focused on the behavior-change objectives rather than on the knowledge-based objectives. The repeated education for tooth-brushing instruction should be stressed for preventing from returning to the old bad behaviors.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.22-33
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the modified plaque score (MPS) for assessing the oral hygiene status of periodontitis patients. Methods: A total of 116 patients were included in this study. After evaluation of the $L{\ddot{o}}e$ and Silness gingival index (GI), Silness and $L{\ddot{o}}e$ plaque index (PlI), O'Leary plaque control record (PCR), and MPS, patients were randomly assigned to either a conventional tooth brushing instruction (C-TBI) group (n=56) or a professional intraoral tooth brushing instruction (P-TBI) group (n=60). The MPS and clinical parameters were re-evaluated after scaling and a series of root planing. The convergent validity of MPS with the PlI and PCR was assessed. The measurement time for MPS and PCR was compared according to the proficiency of the examiner. Results: After root planing, the GI, PlI, PCR, and MPS improved from their respective baseline values in both groups. Three different plaque indices including the MPS, showed significant differences between the C-TBI group and the P-TBI group after root planing. The MPS showed significant concurrence with the PCR and PlI. The mean time for PCR measurement was $2.76{\pm}0.71$ times longer than that for MPS measurement after 2 weeks of training. Conclusions: MPS seems to be a practical plaque scoring system compared with the PlI and PCR. These findings suggest that repetitive plaque control combined with an easily applicable plaque index (MPS) may facilitate more effective oral hygiene education and improved periodontal health.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of the oral hygiene care program in stroke patients. Methods : The subjects were 62 stroke patients of rehabilitation department in Youngnam University Hospital in Daegu. The study was carried out from January, 2010 to October, 2010. Intervention group was 35 and the control group was 31 patients. Tooth brushing instruction, oral health education and scaling were implemented in all patients at baseline. This program was conducted 5 times during hospitalization in intervention group. Results : In the intervention group, the mean age was 59.2 years, and women accounted for 66.7% and the control group consisted of 72.4% of women and mean age was 58.5 years. The average of the number of permanent teeth with experience of dental caries, the values of dental calculus index, plaque index, bleeding index and tooth mobility were 11.88, 11.79, 9.91, 3.16 and 1.16, respectively. The control group showed 10.21, 11.79, 9.91, 3.16 and 1.16, respectively. The proportion of subjects whose CPI was higher than 3 accounted for 97%, and the O'Leary index score was 38.6 in the intervention grou. The control group showed 100% and 38.79. Conclusions : Oral condition improved significantly in the intervention group in the third session. These findings may provide essential information for oral health program planning and implementation.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the oral health and oral health beliefs in industrial workers and to analyze the influencing factors on dental health care utilization. Methods: The subjects were 280 adults from 16 to 64 years old in Seoul and Gyeonggi from June 20 to July 31, 2014, A self-reported questionnaire was completed after receiving informed consent. The independent variables consisted of predisposing, enabling, and need factors. The predisposing factors included gender, age, residence area, number of family. The enabling variables included monthly income, education, occupation, type of employment. The need factors included subjective oral health recognition and oral health belief model. These three variables had a direct and indirect influence on dental clinic use. The types of occupation were classified into desk duties, merchandizing and service duties technology and others by KSCO-6. Results: The relating factors to dental health care utilization were sex, oral health beliefs perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy. Female tended to have the higher oral health beliefs perceived benefits, perceived barriers(p<0.01), self-efficacy(p<0.05). Conclusions: Those who received frequent oral examination and health instruction tended to have a favorable impact on maintenance of oral health status and improvement in quality of life.

• 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.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.993-1001
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• 2017

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness in oral health promotion through oral health education for freshmen students of the dental hygiene department. Methods: To verify its effectiveness, research was conducted on 74 freshmen of the dental hygiene department by the evaluation of DMFT index, PHP index, and Cariview test (2015-2016). Results: The analysis of the test results using Cariview equipment shows a categorization of low risk group consisting of 10 students (13.5%), middle risk group consisting of 47 students (63.5%), and a high risk group consisting of 17 students (22.9%). DT index according to the number of daily tooth brushing by <2 is DT index average score higher and in such a case, statistics are considered meaningful (p<0.01). Oral health state at DMFT index of low risk group according to Cariview risk group for an analysis is lower than both the middle risk group and the high risk group (p<0.001). Conclusions: A review of the effect of the promotion of oral health through oral health education on the behavior change rather than of Cariview test and value of dental plaque through tooth brushing method was conducted.