• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.102-109
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• 2008

2004년 보건복지부에서 시행한 전국 장애인 구강보건실태조사 자료 중 만 6-17세 사이의 소아 청소년 장애인 677명을 대상으로 하여 장애유형을 신체장애, 정신지체 및 감각장애로 분류한 후 이들의 치아우식증 실태를 파악하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 소아 청소년 장애인들의 전체 평균 우식경험영구치지수와 우식경험영구치면지수는 각각 3.06개 및 5.24면이었고, 각 연령대별 우식경험영구치지수와 우식경험영구치면지수는 6-8세는 0.90개 및 1.45면, 9-11세는 2.32개 및 3.76면, 12-14세는 3.63개 및 6.33면 그리고 15-17세는 4.93개 및 8.35면이었다. 또한 소아.청소년 장애인들의 우식경험영구치지수에 유의한 영향을 미친 변수로는 연령, 잇솔질 횟수 및 잇솔질 의존도 그리고 저작 및 기능장애이었다. 연령이 증가할수록(b=1.34, p<0.001), 잇솔질 횟수가 적을수록(b=-0.27, p=0.034), 잇솔질을 자력으로 하는 경우에(b=-1.43, p<0.001), 그리고 구강 내에 저작 및 기능장애가 있는 경우에(b=1.24, p=0.011) 우식 경험영구치지수가 유의하게 높았다. 또한 우식경험영구치면지수에 유의한 영향을 미친 변수는 연령, 잇솔질 횟수 및 잇솔질 의존도로, 연령이 증가할수록(b=2.49, p<0.001), 잇솔질 횟수가 적을수록(b=-0.66, p=0.024) 그리고 잇솔질을 자력으로 하는 경우(b=-1.75, p=0.042)에 우식경험영구치면지수가 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 따라서 우리나라 소아 청소년 장애인들의 치아우식증의 진행과 중증도를 감소시키기 위해 각 연령대별로 보다 효과적인 잇솔질 교습을 포함한 구강건강증진 프로그램을 개발하여 적용하는 것이 필요한 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2009

Objectives: This study was conducted to improve dental health regarding behavior and understanding of dental health of day care teachers by analyzing actual dental health state. Methods: This study was performed from October 1 to October 30, 2008 for 194 teachers who worked at nurseries in Daegu. Results: In the toothbrushing recognition, 42.3% of the said that tooth brushing after eating is necessary but only 26.3% had the children bush teeth. They did not have the children brush the teeth because they did not have enough time. Many teachers (75.3%) said that dental caries could be prevented. But only 4.1% of them said that fluorine is effective for the prevention of dental caries. The preschool teachers had dental health education experience, better understood the importance of dental health education than those who did not have(p < 0.05). Conclusion: The preschool teachers who had dental health education better recognized the importance of dental health education.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the factors related to the dental caries and periodontal diseases of Korean elderly people in terms of demographic characteristics, oral health promotion behavior and systemic diseases in an effort to provide information on national policy setting and policy evaluation about the prevention of tooth loss resulting from severe oral diseases and the promotion of elderly people's oral health. Methods : The first-, second- and third-year raw data of the 4th National Health and Nutrition Survey were utilized, and the data of 3,882 elderly people who got a dental checkup were analyzed. The statistical package SPSS WIN 19.0 was employed to make a logistic regression analysis. Results : The senior citizens who did toothbrushing less frequently were more likely to have dental caries. As for periodontal diseases, the men were 1.34-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the women, and the respondents whose self-rated health state was worse were 1.40-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others whose self-rated health state was better. The senior citizens who ever received treatment from unqualified people were 1.30-fold more likely to have peridontal diseases, and those who took neither vitamin compound nor minerals were 1.30-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases. Those who suffered from low High-density Lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL) were 1.35-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others who didn't. Conclusions : Those whose self-rated health status is worse should especially be concerned about periodontal diseases. Specifically, it's needed to pay attention to the low-income classes, and the government should take measures to provide quality welfare services for elderly people not to receive treatment from unqualified people. Besides, research efforts should be made to determine the relationship between periodontal diseases and low HDL-cholesterolemia.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.59-71
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• 2008

This study was conducted to provide basic data required for the development of dental hygiene project for babies by investigating the relationship between mothers' dental hygiene activities and their socio-economic characteristics and the dental hygiene activities of babies. The survey was carried out with questionnaire to 306 babies of ages from 4 to 7 years and their mothers, from January 5 to January 25, 2007, in 4 kindergartens in Masan, Korea. The collected data was processed with SPSS v.12.0 for frequency analysis and ${\chi}^2$-test per item, to obtain following conclusions. 1. The frequency of toothbrushing of children is two times, accounted for 52.3%, they brush the teeth by them, and accounted for 52.3%, Fluorine toothpaste 68.3%. 2. The frequency of meal of children is 3 times, accounted for 93.5%, they ingestcariogenic snack 1 time, accounted for 45.4%, and they ingest protective and detergent snackfrom dental caries 2 times, accounted for accounted for 45.1%. 3. The shorter the period of mothers' duration of visit to dentists, the more experiences of fluorine coating and help from parent in toothbrushing had the children (pE.01, pE.05). 4. Children of housewife mothers received help from parent in toothbrushing and take teeth care and clean snack more than those of working mothers (pE.05, pE.01). 5. The children of working mothers had fluorine coating more than those of housewife mothers (pE.05). The fluorine coating, toothbrusing, protection and eating green food of babies show significant differences according to the frequency of mothers' visit to dentists and occupation.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.1049-1059
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• 2010

Objective : The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the general characteristics of parents to their children's oral health care. The subjects in this study were 117 parents and their children who resided in rural communities in the region of K. Methods : A survey was conducted with the consent of the parents from July 1 to 30, 2010. As for the survey on the children, the children who were in the lower grades were interviewed, and the upper graders filled out the questionnaires in person. A frequency analysis was carried out to find out the general characteristics of the parents and children, and x2-test was utilized to grasp the links between the general characteristics of the parents and the children's oral health care. A SPSS WIN 12.0 program was employed to analyze all the collected data. The findings of the study were as follows: Result : 1. As a result of investigating the relationship of the occupation of the parents to the children's regular dental checkup, the 71.8 percent of the entire children didn't get a dental checkup on a regular basis. The biggest percentage of the children of the self-employed parents(100%) got a regular dental checkup, and 90.9 percent of the children of the government workers did that(p<.05). 2. As a result of checking the relationship of the occupation of the parents to the children's dental-caries experiences, 39.3 percent of the whole children had no such experiences. The largest percentage of the children of the company employees(51.9%) had dental-caries experiences(p<.05). 3. Concerning the links between the academic credential of the parents and the children's toothbrushing method, the biggest percentage of the children(40.2%) brushed their teeth up and down. The largest rate of the children whose parents were high-school graduates(41.5%) brushed their teeth in that way(p<.05). 4. Regarding the links between the toothbrushing time of the parents and the children's view, 43.6 percent found their parents to take good care of their teeth to make them clean. 60 percent whose parents brushed their teeth after having breakfast and dinner took the best view(p<.001). 5. As for the oral-health education experiences of the parents and a time for the children's change of toothbrushes, 29.1 percent changed their toothbrushes every two months, and 29.1 percent did that not on a regular basis but when the bristles of their toothbrushes got bent(p<.05). Conclusions : The above-mentioned findings suggest that in order to promote children's oral health in consideration of the characteristics of their parents, children should be urged to get a regular dental checkup, and the development of oral-health education programs in which parents and children can participate together is urgently required.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.15-27
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to assess how mothers' oral health behaviour, knowledge, and socio-demographic characteristics influence on dental caries status of their children. The 142 children and their mothers were selected for this study. The children were 5 and 6 years old in the three day care centers in Ulsan, Korea. Date were collected by oral examination on children and self-administrated questionnaire on their mothers. The questionnaire was surveyed mothers' behaviour and know ledge of oral health and their socio-demographic characteristics. The findings of this study were summarized as follows: 1. The higher mother's educational level and the greater children members, the higher degree of oral health knowledge, but there was no significant relation. 2. There was significant relationship between working mothers and correct toothbrushing, between monthly mean income and important for oral health. 3. The dft index was lower when the higher mother's oral health knowledge, the larger toothbrushing frequency, preventive dental visit.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.153-168
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• 2009

This study was executed to find out the outcome of Incremental Dental Care from September to November, 2004. 40 visitors to oral health center were examined on the oral conditions every week, seven times during above-mentioned period. Various tests were practiced in order to check their oral conditions before and after IDC such as tooth-brushing method/frequency/duration, calculus index, PHP index, halitosis and dental caries activity. Question and answer sheets were presented to student dental hygienists and 40 visitors respectively after IDC program. Results obtained are as follows. 1. Rotation method of toothbrushing increased from 27.8% to 88.9%. for men and increased from 27.3% to 95% for women. 2. Toothbrushing frequency increased from 2.8 times to 3.0 times a day for men and increased from 2.6 times to 3.1 times for women. Toothbrushing duration increased from 2.3 minutes to 2.8 minutes for men and increased from 2.1 minutes to 2.9 minutes for women. 3. Calculus index reduced from 0.5 to 0.1 for men and reduced from 0.7 to 0 for women. PHP index reduced from 3.7 to 3.0 for men and reduced 3.2 to 1.7 for women. However, halitosis didn't mark any significant difference before and after IDC. 4. Saliva buffering capacity of medium plus showed no change for men(94.5%), however increased from 95.4% to 100% for women. Dental caries activity of medium plus in S.mutans reduced by 4.3 times(72.2% to 16.7%) for men and reduced by 2 times(36.4% to 18.1%) for women. LB test results reduced by 1.5 times(50% to 33.3%) for men and reduced by 2.5 times(50% to 18.1%) for women. Alban's test results reduced by 1.4 times(83.3% to 61.1%) for men and reduced by 1.2 times(81.8% to 68.2%) for women. 5. All participants including visitors and students realized the importance of IDC and expressed a great satisfaction with IDC program. In conclusion, it is considered very necessary that IDC program should be maintained and extended to whole country so as to enhance the peoples' oral health conditions.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.881-891
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• 2011

Objectives : This study was carried out in order to contribute to preventing dental caries, which is the biggest disease in adolescence and to promoting oral health by implanting a right habit on oral care targeting adolescents, and further to offer basic help to proceeding with making the better health life. Methods : This study carried out questionnaire survey targeting 1,100 students of middle schools where are located in small and medium-sized cities of Gyeongnam from March 7-18, 2011. Statistical processing was performed frequency analysis and cross tabulation, by using SPSSWIN 12.0 program. Results : As for middle school students' oral health education experience, the group with educational experience was indicated to be 52.9% for girl students and 47.1% for boy students(p<.05) in case of gender. Toothbrushing time was indicated to be the highest with 25.6% in 'after having breakfast'. The appearance of toothbrushing after having lunch at school was indicated to be 53.3% for girl students and 26.3% for boy students(p<.001) by gender. The most important reason for toothbrushing accounted for 82.1% in the 1st grade, 71.1% in the 2nd grade, and 67.4% in the 3rd grade depending on school year as for the response as saying of 'aiming to prevent decayed tooth and gum disease.' Thus, the lower school year led to having indicated to be higher in response as saying of brushing teeth for preventing decayed tooth and gum disease(p<.001). As for a toothbrushing method by gender, boy students accounted for 24.2% in response as saying of 'brushing teeth freely', thereby having been indicated to be higher than 15.0% for girl students(p<.001). Conclusions : In order for toothbrushing method to be rightly practiced and habituated continuously, there will be a need of changing adolescents' awareness and of being driven systematically and continuously through oral health education. School oral health education, which can nurture right attitude and habit of oral health care, is thought to be necessarily expanded and executed.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2017

This study aimed to investigate the effect of repeated oral health education on the oral health of preschool children. This study classified the control group of children of 5~6 years of age where the oral health education was conducted one time, and the experiment group where the oral health education was conducted 4 times. The oral health conditions of each group and their risk of developing dental caries were also assessed. No significant difference was observed in the participants in terms of general characteristics, oral health conditions, risk of developing dental caries, and oral health behavior after oral health education. The two groups did not show a significant difference (p<0.001) in dental plaque index before and after oral health education, and showed a significant difference (p<0.001) according to the number of education sessions. Before oral health education, the participants in both groups were brushing their teeth incorrectly. However, after the third session, 56.7% of the participants in the experimental group and 9.4% in the control group used the correct method of tooth brushing. A significant difference was observed between the two groups (p<0.05). In addition, when the tooth-brushing time was compared, the two groups showed a significant difference (p<0.001), and a significant difference was observed in terms of the number of education sessions (p<0.05). In summary, repeated oral health education had significant influences on the dental plaque index, tooth-brushing method, brushing occlusal surfaces, and tooth-brushing time. Therefore, when oral health education is carried out, repeated oral health education in children is more effective than one-time oral health education as reflected in the changes in dental plaque index and oral health behavior. Moreover, oral health education is considered effective in changing the oral health behavior of children when conducted at least 3 times.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2016

이번 연구에서는 양치시설의 전국적 확산과 이를 통한 아동의 구강보건행태 개선 및 구강건강향상을 위하여 양치시설 설치 및 운영 효과를 극대화할 수 있는 표준설계방안 및 운영방안의 근거를 마련하고자, 초등학교와 보건소 내 양치시설의 설치 및 운영 담당자를 대상으로 초점집단연구를 수행한 결과, 기존 양치시설 설치 및 운영관리에 대해 다음과 같은 문제점과 의견을 파악할 수 있었다. 양치시설의 설치 및 운영에 따라, 학생들이 구강건강관리의 필요성을 크게 느끼고, 칫솔질 시행률이 크게 높아졌으나, 양치시설 담당교사의 관심 및 의지에 따라 양치시설의 관리상태가 크게 좌우되었다. 양치시설 등의 구강건강관리 사업은 보건교사와 보건소 담당자 모두에게 중요하게 느껴지지만, 한정된 인력과 다른 업무의 비중을 고려했을 때 우선순위에서 밀려나는 것으로 나타났다. 양치시설의 위치가 급식소와 가까이 있는 경우에 학생들의 접근성이 좋았고, 교실형보다는 복도형이나 교실 내 양치시설에 더 쉽게 접근할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 양치시설 설계 및 설치 시 배수관의 크기, 개수대의 높이 및 깊이, 온수, 수도꼭지 등을 종합적으로 고려해야 하는데, 특히 여러 학생이 동시에 사용 시 물의 역류를 방지하기 위해 배수관의 크기를 크게 하고, 개수대의 깊이를 깊게 하여 물이 밖으로 튀는 것을 방지해야 하며, 개수대의 높이는 학생의 학년별 체격에 따라 달리 해야 한다고 응답하였다. 양치시설의 효율적인 홍보 및 관리 방안이 마련되어야 하고, 학생들의 칫솔질 실천율 증가와 효율적인 양치시설의 관리를 위해 학부모(가정)와 담임교사(학교)를 대상으로 한 교육이 필요한 것으로 나타났고, 양치시설 운영관리 주체는 학교가 되고 설계 및 설치 주체는 보건소가 되어야 한다는 의견이 많았다. 그러므로, 학생들의 실질적인 구강건강증진을 위해서는 양치시설의 담당자의 의견을 바탕으로 기존 문제점을 보완함으로써 양치시설의 접근성, 기능성, 안전성 및 이용자 만족도를 제고할 수 있는 양치시설 설계와 관련된 공통된 도면이나 운영관리, 홍보 매뉴얼을 마련해야 할 것이며, 이로써 아동의 구강건강증진과 구강건강행태 개선에 실질적인 기여를 할 수 있을 것이다.