보건교육건강증진학회지 (Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion)
- 제14권1호
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- Pages.63-72
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- 1997
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- 1229-4128(pISSN)
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- 2635-5302(eISSN)
창원시 초등학교 아동의 영구치우식증실태
Dental Caries Status on Permanent Teeth among Primary School Children in Changwon, Korea
- 오막엽 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 도애옥 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 이지혜 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 심외정 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 이상옥 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 류진경 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 허목 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 장동수 (경상남도 창원시보건소) ;
- 나수정 (부산대학교 치과대학 예방치학교실) ;
- 김진범 (부산대학교 치과대학 예방치학교실)
- Oh, Mag-Yup (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Do, Ae-Ok (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Lee, Jee-Hye (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Sim, Wae-Joung (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Lee, Sang-Ok (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Ryu, Jin-Kyeong (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Heo, Mok (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Jang, Dong-Su (Changwon Health Center) ;
- Ra, Su-Jung (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University) ;
- Kim, Jin-Bom (Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University)
- 발행 : 1997.06.01
초록
In order to develop the programme for the improvement of dental health among primary school children, epidemiological survey to examine dental caries status was conducted among primary school children in Changwon, Korea. We sampled 2 primary schools and surveyed children from first to sixth grade aged 6-11 years. All samples were 3,206 consisted of 1,715 males and 1,491 females. We assessed caries prevalence on permanent teeth. 1. Children with caries experience on permanent teeth were 15.1% at 1st grade, 48.2% at 2nd grade, 73.8% at 3rd grade, 75.6% at 4th grade, 76.8% at 5th grade, 77.4% at 6th grade. 2. Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth were 0.31 at 1st grade, 1.16 at 2nd grade, 2.12 at 3rd grade, 2.38 at 4th grade, 2.50 at 5th grade, 2.69 at 6th grade. 3. Decayed teeth among Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth were totally 63.4%. Filled teeth among Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth were totally 36.6%. 4. Community dental health programmmes including water fluoridation, fluoride mouth rinsing, use of fluoride-containing toothpastes and fissure sealants should be developed to prevent dental caries among school children. 5. School incremental dental care programme should be also developed to prevent and treat children's dental caries by use of dentists and oral hygienists.