A Study on the Oral Health of 12-year Old Schoolchildren in Sung-Nam City

성남시 12세 아동의 구강건강실태에 관한 조사연구

This research was conducted in order to collect and arrange an oral health information needed the school oral hygiene as a part of a long term local community oral hygiene development to promote the oral health of the residents in Sung-Nam. After gathering the information of oral hygiene of 12-year old schoolchildren in Sung-Nam, these conclusions are reached: (1) The experience of dental caries in permanent teeth of 12-year old schoolchildren in Sung-Nam was revealed 74.7%, proportion of children with one or more caries in permanent teeth was 36.2%, and DMFT index was 2.75. (2) DT rate was 28.4% in total and regional difference has been revealed. In Sujung-Gu, DT rate was 36,8% and this was nearly as twice as 19.8% in Bundang-Gu. (3) For permanent teeth, fillings requirements for one surface were 26.6%, more that two surfaces were 13.3%. In addition, artificial crown treatment requirements were 1.8%, dental pulp treatment was 5.3%, and extraction requirement was 2.2%. In contrast, holders of pit and fissure sealant were only 27.1%. (4) In Sung-Nam, oral hygiene education campaign for 12-year old schoolchildren needs to be continued. Simultaneously, early stage examination and preventive approaches for decayed teeth such as pit and fissure sealant need to be considered for schoolchildren who have high tendency of dental caries and who are in areas which show high percentage of dental caries occurrence.

성남시 지역주민의 구강건강을 증진시키기 위한 장기 지역사회구강보건 개발의 일환으로 학교구강보건사업에 필요한 구강보건 정보를 수집 정리할 목적으로 성남시 12세 아동의 구강건강실태를 조사한 후 분석 검토하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 성남시 12세 아동의 영구치우식경험자율은 74.7%, 영구치우식유병자율은 36.2%, 우식경 험영구치지수는 2.75개이었다. 2. 우식영구치율은 전체 28.4%이었는데 수정구의 우식영구치율이 36.8%로 분당구의 19.8% 에 비해 2배 가까운 수치를 보여 지역적 불균형 현상을 나타냈다. 3. 영구치가료필요자율은 1치면 충전을 필요로 하는 비율이 26.6%, 2치면 이상이 13.3%, 인조치관 수복필요가 1.8%, 치수치료 등이 5.3%, 발치필요가 2.2%로 나타났으며 치면열 구전색자율은 27.1%에 불과하였다. 4. 성남시는 12세 아동을 대상으로 한 학교구강보건사업 뿐만 아니라 아동의 구강건강상태 의 경우 구별로 불균형을 보이므로 우식발생이 높은 아동이나 우식발생위험이 높은 지역의 아동을 위한 조기검진치료사업 및 치면열구전색과 같은 우식예방사업을 적극 검토할 필요가 있었다.