• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.131-143
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• 2001

The primary aim of this dissertation is to contribute to the improvement of methods in physical examination by providing quality information for the current school system and advice for improving status. Present status, controversial points and possible remedies in physical examination were analyzed on a frequency and percentage basis. An $x^2$-test was used to verify the statistics between the results from the examination and each variable. In case of multiple categories of variables, an $x^2$ cs was adopted. Chronological data as well as both total and sampling physical examination data verified the statistics using an $x^2$-test. This thesis is based both on the data from middle school health care specialists in Gyunggi Province and on the analysis of physical examinations reported from local schools to the municipal education agency from 1997 to 1999. The results of the study are as follows: First, according to the survey, only 29.0% of the total schools had their school doctors examine all the students while most of the educational institutions failed to implement the whole process of physical examination on the list. It also turned out that the more students the schools have, the lower the rate of implementation of physical examination by school doctors(p=0.014). Second, the average time a school doctor spends for checkup turned out to be approximately 1.7 minutes per student This means that the quality of the physical examination is not guaranteed in the process. Third, 47.7% of those surveryed say that a dental examination was performed, each taking 21.24 seconds on average. In addition, it shows that some 31.5% wanted to have a task force team for dental checkups at the local health center. Given the fact that dental caries among students is progressively on the rise, the dental health centers that are now set up in some elementary schools should be expanded to cover the whole educational institution in order to raise awareness of the importance of dental care. Fourth, 48.5% of those surveyed say that a comprehensive physical examination should be adopted to promote the health of high schoolers. Since it takes a lot of public funds to implement a comprehensive method, it is essential to make sure that in-depth studies should be based on the frequency and methods of physical examination. Fifth, regarding such diseases among 3rd year middle school students in 1999, statistics shows that there was a slight difference in the prevalence rate of color blindness, and allergic diseases for male students ; and color blindness, hearing disturbance and allergic disease for female students. For those items, however, it is too little to say that there is a significant difference and accordingly it is assumed to be a problem of the measuring process. Sixth, the result of analysis on the sample physical examination and the total physical examination of the year 1999 shows as follows: For male students in the 3rd year of middle school, a slight difference appeared to those students in 11 items including eye problems and eye disease, otitis media, tonsillar hypertrophy, spinal shape, respiratory urinary allergic disease and other abnormal diseases(p<0.05). Particularly, the prevalence rate between students with and without disease was shown to be two times more in the following: eye problems, otitis media, tonsill hypertrophy, allergic diseases, etc. For female students in the 3rd year, prevalence rate showed little difference in 14 items(p<0.05). For items including eye problem, otitis media, tonsill hypertrophy, allergic disease, etc. it was shown that the rate was two times more between students with and without diseases. Physical examinations under the current school system are not producing any fundamental results for the health of the students. Methods and results are not trustworthy. Accordingly, a drastic overhaul of the current practices is needed in frequency, methods and items on the list in order to promote the health of the students. Cost-benefit studies as well as political considerations to ensure the development of efficient methods for physical examination are urgently needed at this moment.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.516-524
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• 2014

본 연구는 직장구강검진의 인식도 및 만족도를 조사하여 직장구강검진의 수검률을 높일 방안을 제안하고자, 편의추출된 대전과 인천지역 20개 사업장 근로자 중 본 조사에 동의한 379명을 대상으로 2014년 6월 30일부터 7월 30일까지 근로자의 직장검진, 직장구강검진의 수검현황과 만족도, 건강행위의도 등을 조사 분석하고, 종사업종, 고용형태, 월급여에 따른 차이를 비교하였다. 1. 직장건강검진 수검경험은 76.0%였으며, 직장구강검진 수검경험은 51.7%였고, 회사에서 직장건강검진 고지는 64.9%이었고, 직장구강검진 고지는 28.2%였다. 2. 직장구강검진 결과에 따라 치료할 용의가 있음은 3점 척도에서 $2.75{\pm}0.52$, 구강검진 결과에 따라 스케일링할 용의가 있음 $2.72{\pm}0.57$, 구강검진 결과에 따라 잇솔질 방법을 변화할 용의가 있음 $2.69{\pm}0.66$, 건강검진의 필요성 $2.69{\pm}0.96$, 직장구강검진의 필요성 $2.68{\pm}0.66$, 직장구강검진이 구강건강유지에 도움이 됨 $2.61{\pm}0.59$, 직장건강검진이 건강유지에 도움이 됨 $2.61{\pm}1.14$로 타 문항에 비해 긍정적이었다. 3. 종사업종 별로는, 사무직이 회사로부터 직장건강검진 및 구강검진 수검에 관한 공지 받는 비율이 유의하게 높았으며, 치료에 대한 금전적 여유가 유의하게 높았고, 영업직은 음주자제 의도가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 고용형태 별로는, 정규직이 직장건강검진 경험, 주기적 직장검진, 직장에서의 건강검진 고지, 내원검진, 직장구강건강검진 경험에서 유의하게 높은 비율을 보였으며 의료진의 태도 만족, 구강검진결과에 따른 스케일링 의향, 금연에 대한 의도에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 나타내었다. 5. 200만원 월급여를 기준으로, 200만원 미만이 직장건강검진 경험, 주기적 직장검진, 직장에서의 직장검진 고지, 내원검진, 직장구강검진 경험, 직장에서의 직장구강검진 고지에서 유의하게 낮았으나, 만족도에 있어서는 금전적 여유를 제외하고는 차이가 없었고, 건강행위에서는 주기적 운동과 구강보조용품 사용에 있어 200만원 이상이 더 긍정적으로 답변하였다. 구강검진결과에 따라 잇솔질 방법 개선, 스케일링, 치과치료에 대한 의향은 매우 긍정적이었으므로, 국가구강검진 수검률을 높이고 신뢰도를 높일 수 있는 제도적 뒷받침과 치과계의 관심이 필요하며 경제적 고용환경이 열악한 근로자들에 대한 국가 구강검진에 대한 적극적 홍보가 필요하다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.334-339
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• 2016

아동학대는 어린이의 정상적이고 건강한 발달을 방해하고, 여러 가지 후유증과 문제행동의 원인이 되는 경우가 많다. 특히, 발육중인 어린이에 대한 신체적, 정서적학대나 방임 또는 성학대로 인한 후유증은 어린이가 성장한 이후까지도 심각한 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 신체학대로 인한 손상의 형태는 다양하나, 일부는 공통점이 있다. 상당수가 안면이나 구강 및 치아에서 외상의 형태로 나타나므로 치과검진 과정에서 발견할 수 있다. 학대아동의 경우, 구강악안면을 포함한 두경부와 함께 구강주위에 손상의 빈도가 높으므로 치과검진을 통해 학대의 증거를 찾아내는 것이 중요하다. 소아치과의사가 전문인으로서 아동학대를 조기에 발견하고 예방을 위해 노력하는 것은 법적, 사회적 책무이다. 이 연구는 소아치과에서 진료에 참여하는 모든 사람이 아동학대와 관련한 임상증상을 찾아내고 대처하기 위한 방법에 대하여 고찰했다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.181-185
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aims to make suggestions for the implementation of the job-based dental technician practical exam. Methods: The duties of dental technicians and the recent trends in the dental technician field were defined and identified, respectively, to achieve the purpose of the current study. The practical test system of domestic and foreign national tests was comparatively analyzed to seek improvements. Additionally, the direction of the practical test to be taken in the future was investigated through a public hearing of domestic experts. Results: As a result of this study, the job site of dental technicians was recently found to be undergoing many changes, and it can be observed that related laws and the work site have already changed. Comparison of overseas test systems showed that Korea was limited to a rather small evaluation range; in general, the scope of the evaluation of the practical tests in foreign countries was widely conducted. In the results of the public hearing, opinions exist that the evaluation range of the practical test was expanded and that new subjects were needed, but the opinion on the existence of practical difficulties was mainly mentioned. Conclusion: The evaluation range of the current practical examination subjects should be expanded and the evaluation of digital dental engineering subjects should be added to proceed with the job-based practical examination. However, it seems that efforts should be made gradually through various efforts in the future due to practical difficulties.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2009

Purpose: The present study was aimed to examine the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with oral cancer. Materials and methods: Twenty-two patients who underwent neck dissection to treat oral cancer were subjected for examination. The cervical node metastasis was evaluated by means of clinical examination, CT scan, PET, and histologic examination. By comparing the results of each examination modality with those of histologic examination, it's sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were determined. Results: The oral cancer was more frequent in males with a ratio of 2.14:1. The sixth decade showed the highest incidence in age distribution with mean of $56{\pm}16$. Histologic findings showed that squamous cell carcinoma was the most common (15 patients), and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (3), malignant melanoma (2), and adenoid cystic carcinoma and ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (1 each), in order. In most cases, wide surgical excision of the primary cancer and neck dissection was performed, followed by reconstruction with free flaps when necessary. When comparing the results of each examination modality with those of the histologic examination, clinical examination showed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value at 11%, 85%, 33%, and 58%, respectively. CT scans showed at 67%, 77%, 67%, and 77%, while $^{18}F$-FDG PET/CT at 78%, 77%, 70%, and 83%, respectively. Conclusions: These results suggest that PET is more useful, compared with clinical examination and CT scans, in the evaluation of cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with oral cancer.

• 치과방사선
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.161-168
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• 1992

The authors observed a 27-year-old male patient who came to the Infirmary of Kyungpook National University Hospital who had complained of dull pain in right mandibular angle area 1 month ago. As a result of careful analysis of clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings, the authors diagnosed it as Ewing's sarcoma and obtained the results as follows: 1. In clinical examination, main clinical symptoms were continuous dull pain and gingival swelling on the 2nd and 3rd molar area of the right mandible. 2. In radiographic examination, ill-defined radiolucent area was seen on mandibular right angle area, and apparent periosteal reaction of sun-ray spicule was emanated from the lingual cortex of mandibular angle area. And computed tomograph also revealed moderate-defined 3. soft tissue mass of the same area. In histopathological examination, small round-shaped, and closely packed cells with scanty cytoplasm were observed in this specimen, and positive reaction in PAS staining was also observed.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.291-302
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• 2020

Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between oral health and suicide attempts in adults aged 19 years or older using the 7^th Korea National Health and Examination Survey (KHANES, 2016-2018). Methods: Of the 24,269 participants in the 7^th KHANES (2016-2018), 7,261 adults aged 19 years or older who had an oral health examination were selected. Complex samples crosstabulation (χ²-test) was performed to determine the rate of suicide ideation by general characteristics. Complex samples logistic regression was performed to ascertain the effects of oral health on suicide attempts. Results: Participants with gingivitis were 1.7 times more likely to receive mental health counseling (p<0.05) and 1.6 times more likely to attempt suicide (p<0.05). Conclusions: Oral health is significantly associated with suicide attempts in adults aged 19 years or older, and this emphasizes the importance of oral health management as an intervention for preventing suicide and improving the health of adults.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.855-864
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• 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of periodontal disease in menopausal women. Methods: We used data from the 7th (2016-2018) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The subjects of the study were 2,643 women aged 40 to 59 years who participated in the periodontal examination and answered a menses questionnaire. The data were analyzed using complex samples multivariate logistic regression to investigate the effects related to periodontal disease in menopausal women. Results: After adjusting for general characteristics, oral health behaviors, and health status, those aged 50-59 years had odds ratio (OR) for periodontal disease of 2.52 compared to those aged 40-49 years. Compared to those who brushed 3 or more times a day, those with less than 3 brushings a day had OR of 1.48. Those who smoked had a 3.00 higher risk of periodontal disease than those who were non-smokers. Further, those with glycosuria had a 2.26 higher risk of periodontal disease than those without glycosuria. Conclusions: In order to promote the oral health of menopausal women, it is suggested that comprehensive and systematic oral health education should be implemented considering various variables.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.383-391
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• 2021

Objectives: Based on the 7th National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1,135 adults aged 19 years were selected as the final study subjects to investigate the relationship between oral health and chewing difficulty in adults. Methods: Frequency analysis, chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis were performed for general characteristics, oral health behaviors, awareness symptoms, and oral health using SPSS Program 21.0. Results: Regarding factors related to chewing difficulty, the oral health was 0.44 times lower than the average level and 0.28 times lower than the good condition. In the case of oral examination, chewing difficulty was 0.85 times lower. The speaking problem was 0.11 times lower in usually than inconvenient and 0.06 times lower in not inconvenient. In the case of un-treatment, it was 0.40 times lower than that in the case of treatment. The chewing difficulty was significantly higher by 2.09 times in the case of experience of tooth pain and 1.36 times in the case of periodontal disease. Conclusions: Based on the above results, it is thought that prevention and treatment are actively needed to identify factors of oral health to improve oral health, to solve chewing difficulty and to improve chewing function.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.347-354
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• 2022

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between pit and fissure sealants of the molars, and caries prevalence and experience to assess the effect of sealants on caries prevention. Methods: Data from 16,119 people were extracted from the seventh Korean national health and nutrition examination survey, which was conducted from 2016 to 2018. Demographic, socioeconomic, oral health-related behavioral, and oral examination survey data were collected as independent variables. SAS statistics for complex samples and multiple logistic regression analysis (Windows ver. 9.4) was used for the statistical analyses. Results: Caries prevalence and experience were significantly associated with age, sex, daily toothbrushing frequency, interdental cleaning, and having molar sealant. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between having molar sealants and the caries prevalence and experience among participants under 30 years of age after adjusting socio-economic variables and toothbrushing-related factors. Conclusions: This study confirmed the effect of molar sealants on caries prevention in Korea. Our results support that the application of molar sealants in children, adolescents, and young individuals is effective in preventing caries.