• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1195-1206
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze relationship between oral health status and subjective oral malodor awareness of public health students. Furthermore, this study aimed to recognize the importance of prevention and treatment of internal and external factors and to contribute to the correct oral health management behavior. Methods: The study subjects were 500 students from 5 health departments of 2 universities located in Jeollanamdo who participated in self-administered survey from September 1 to 15, 2014. For statistical analysis, SPSS 21.0 for Windows was used. Descriptive analysis and a Chi-square test were conducted to investigate the effects of general characteristics, health behavior, oral health behavior, and oral health status on subjective oral malodor awareness. Finally, to investigate the relationship between oral health status and subjective oral malodor awareness logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: Subjective oral malodor awareness was significantly higher in the group requiring dental care with the score of 1.63 (95% CI 1.00-2.65) compared to the group not requiring dental care. Subjective oral malodor awareness was significantly higher in the severe coated tongue group with the score of 5.31 (95% CI 1.45-19.40) and significantly higher in the moderate coated tongue group with the score of 2.56 (95% CI 1.61-4.08). Subjective oral malodor awareness was significantly higher in the often mouth breathing group with the score of 2.13 (95% CI 1.02-4.47) and significantly higher in the sometimes mouth breathing group with the score of 2.66 (95% CI 1.65-4.29). Conclusions: In order to prevent oral malodor, it is emphasized that regular dental checkups, proper brushing after the meal, and brushing of the tongue are necessary to remove the coated tongue. In addition, the use of supplementary oral care products is considered to be a meaningful oral health behavior.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.871-879
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the appropriate management and implementation of the oral malodor prevention for the general people. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 420 subjects in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from March to October, 2013. Except 19 copies, 401 copies were analyzed. The instrument of subjective oral malodor awareness and status was adapted from Yoon and Youn and partly modified. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics(4 questions), oral malodor awareness(3 questions), oral malodor related characteristics(3 questions), self-diagnostic test of oral malodor(5 questions), and subjective oral malodor and health status(3 questions). Self-diagnostic test of oral malodor was score as yes(1 point) and no(0 point). The subjective oral malodor and health status scoring was done by Likert 5 scale. Cronbach alpha was 0.713 in the self-diagnostic test of oral malodor. Results: The self-recognition rate of oral malodor was 0.8%. When the level of oral malodor increased to 1 point, the self-test of oral malodor increased as the rate of 0.033(p<0.05). Conclusions: There existed no close correlation between subjective recognition of oral malodor and oral malodor self-test. Therefore, oral malodor should be measured by an expert counseling to make an accurate diagnosis. It is important to establish the appropriate oral malodor prevention program for the general people.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.493-506
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of people in general characteristics about oral malodor. The subjects in this study are 184 people who visited the clinical practice lab at J health college to get their teeth scaled. After conducting a survey from May 1 to June 3, 2008, we selected four different ares and then analyzed the answer sheets from 179 respondents including smoking/nonsmoking, scaling experience, toothbrushing frequency and the use of oral hygiene supplies. SPSS WIN 12.0 program was used to make a frequency analysis and cross analysis. The findings of the study are as follows: 1. Concerning an intention of treatment for oral malodor, 37.4% didn't intend to receive treatment even in case of having bad breath. 28.5% didn't yet have any definite idea about that, and 20.7% had no mind to do that at all. 10.6% had an intention to receive treatment, and 2.8% want to receive treatment. 2. As for how to cope with oral malodor in case of suffering from it, 47.5% chewed gums or ate candy. 25.1% scarcely care about that, and 15.6% covered their mouth whenever they spoke. 9.5% had little confidence about talking to others, and 2.2% found it difficult to build an amicable interpersonal relationship. 3. Concerning what to do about another person's oral malodor, 40.8% did nothing, and 19% talked to the person about that. 17.3% gave him or her chewing gum. Among their oral health characteristics, toothbrushing frequency made a significant difference to the way they responded to another person's oral malodor(p<.05). 4. As to subjective feelings about another person's oral malodor, 41.9% just found it bearable. 36.9% were a little displeased, and 9.5% never felt bad about another person's bad breath. 8.9% tried to avoid the person, and 2.8% advised him or her to chew gum. 5. Regarding an intention of participating in a oral malodor program, 46.9% had no idea about that. 31.3% intended to participate in the program, and 13.4% wanted to do that without fail. 6.1% had no mind for that, and 2.2% were never going to do that. Among characteristics of the user oral hygiene device made a significant difference whether to participating in the oral malodor program(p<.05).

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.268-275
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• 2015

Purpose. Most of halitosis is found by people than by themselves in their life. There are some people who are suffering from oral malodor psychasthenia although they do not have halitosis which may disturb social life by sociophobia. Methods. The subjects of this survey were the dental hygienic college students in Busan city and Gyeongnam province from December 1 to December 20, 2013, we use the 281 parts except for the 19 parts of a bad faith response of 300 parts. Results. As a response to the awareness of the halitosis of college students, "the smell became sometime" was highest in 63.3%, and tooth brushing of halitosis, In according to about awareness of halitosis brushing the number of cases showed a 73.4% increase when you answered "no" in case one day the number of brushing at least three times less than a minute halitosis awareness conducted brushing (p<0.05),in case of less than 1 minute brushing time, this was a statistically significant increase halitosis awareness (p<0.05). Conclusions. This study assessment the association between halitosis awareness and oral care habits was to provide students with the basis for education and counseling halitosis in clinical.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2012

본 연구는 일부 대학생의 구취자각에 따른 건강상태 및 건강행동을 알아보기 위하여 천안시 남서울대학교에 재학중인 학생 1,490명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 성별에 따른 구취 관련 특성을 분석한 결과 구취에 대한 인식은 여자 보다 남자가 구취가 있다고 생각하는 경우가 더 많았으며, 남녀 모두 구취를 스스로 인식하게 된 경우가 많았고 타인에 의해 인식한 경우는 여자 보다는 남자가 더 많았다(p<.01). 구취가 가장 심한 시기는 '기상직후'가 67.4%로 가장 많았으며, '공복 시'는 여자가 17.5%, 남자는 11.4%로 여자가 공복 시에 구취가 가장 심하다고 느끼는 경우가 많았다(p< .01). 2. 구취 및 전신질환 유무에 대한 자각을 확인한 결과 자신에게 구취가 없다고 생각하는 사람 보다 구취가 있다고 생각하는 사람에서 축농증과 만성비염, 천식, 위장질환, 구강건조증이 있다고 자각하는 경우가 많았다(p<.05). 3. 구취 유무 자각에 따른 주관적 구강건강상태를 확인한 결과 구취가 있다고 자각하는 사람이 구취가 없다고 생각하는 사람 보다 치료받을 치아가 있다고 생각하는 경우가 더 많으며, 음식물이 잘 끼고, 흔들리는 치아가 있다고 생각하는 경우도 더 많았다(p<.05). 또한 잇몸이 자주 붓고, 이를 닦을 때 출혈이 있다고 응답한 경우도 구취가 없는 사람과 비교하여 더 많은 것으로 나타났다(p<.05). 4. 구취 유무 자각에 따른 구강건강행동을 확인한 결과 구취가 없다고 생각하는 사람이 구취가 있다고 자각하는 사람보다 매일 이를 닦는 경우가 더 많았으며, 하루에 3번 이상 이를 닦는 경우도 더 많았다(p<.05). 또한 아침 식후와 점심 식후에 이를 닦는 경우가 더 많은 것으로 나타났으며, 매일 치실을 사용하는 경우와 매일 혀를 닦는 경우도 구취가 없다고 생각하는 사람에서 더 높게 나타났다(p<.01). 5. 구취유무 자각에 관련된 요인을 확인한 결과 성별, 만성비염, 위장질환, 구강건조증 자각 유무가 구취 유무 자각에 영향을 주며, 음식물 잘 낌, 이 닦을 때 출혈, 건강 잘 챙김, 매일 이 닦음, 아침 식후 이 닦음, 매일 치실 사용이 구취유무 자각에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(p<.05).