지역사회간호학회지 (Research in Community and Public Health Nursing)
- 제15권4호
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- Pages.618-627
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- 2004
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- 1225-9594(pISSN)
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- 2288-4203(eISSN)
유치원 아동의 구강관리행태에 따른 구강건강상태
Oral Health Behavior and Dental Health Status of Preschool Children
- Moon, Jung-Soon (College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
- Song, Byung-Sun (Hong Cheon High School) ;
- Park, Sun-Nam (Seoul Woman's College of Nursing)
- 발행 : 2004.12.01
초록
Purpose: To investigate the dental health status of kindergarten children according to their oral health behavior. Method: The subjects were 172 kindergarten children aged 5. A structured questionnaire was used for dental health behavior and oral health status were examined by dentist and bacteria in salivary. Result: 1. Mean score of oral health behavior of children was 4.69 points (SD1.65) with the highest score being 13. No significant differences were observed according to sex, except using tooth paste. A total 71.5% of subjects brushed their tooth twice a day, 9.9% of them once a day, 18.6% of them three times a day, 19.2% of children brushed their teeth after breakfast and lunch, 89.5% of then after dinner, 5.8% of them before going to bed, 18.6% of children brushed correctly, 79.7% of them used tooth paste with fluorine, 3.5% of them regularly examined oral cavity, 84.4% of them took cariogenic food without any restrain, 67.1% of them were observed with oral cavity by their mother. 2. Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli in the saliva was