A Study on the Oral Health Status of Workers in the City of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province

경기도 안산시 일부지역 산업체 근로자의 구강보건실태 조사연구

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between oral health habits and oral diseases in an attempt to raise awareness of the need for prolonged dental checkup projects and lay the foundation for oral health education and sustained oral health care projects. The subjects in this study were 2,643 workers from 76 workplaces in Siwha Industrial Complex in the city of Ansan, Gyeonggi province, who were at the age of 20 and up. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. Concerning the experience of visiting a dental clinic over the past year, 760 male workers (37.4%) and 237 females (38.9%) visited dental clinics in the past year. By age group, those who were in their 50s (54.0%) visited dental clinics the most, and the workers in their 30s (67.9%) paid a visit the least. The gap between the age groups was statistically significant (p < 0.001). 2. In regard to the time for toothbrushing by age group, the workers in their 20s (64.6%) made up the largest group that brushed their teeth before breakfast, and those who were in their 60s and up constituted the greatest group that did toothbrushing after breakfast. The workers in their 20s brushed their teeth the least, as the rates of the workers of this age group who did toothbrushing after breakfast and dinner respectively stood at 64.0 percent and 54.5 percent. The disparities between the age groups were statistically significant (p < 0.001). 3. As for scaling experience for the past year, 302(46.0%) out of the workers who got their teeth scaled in the past year had periodontal diseases, and 1,600(80.6%) out of those who didn't suffered from periodontal diseases. The gap between them was statistically significant (p < 0.001). 4. Regarding the relationship of subjective oral health state to dental caries among the workers without dental caries, the largest group that numbered 327(54.1%) considered themselves to be in good oral health. In the event of the workers with dental caries, the greatest group that numbered 708(75.5%) found themselves to have one or more carious tooth(teeth). The disparity between them was statistically significant (p < 0.001). 5. As for connections between dietary habits and dental caries, those who had dental caries (2.29) showed a greater preference for snack than the others who hadn't (2.21). The preference for snack made a bigger statistically significant difference to dental caries than the other dietary habits (p < 0.05).

본 연구에서는 구강검진사업의 계속적 필요성과 구강보건교육사업을 위한 자료로 활용할 목적으로 구강건강관련습관과 구강병과의 관련성을 분석하여 계속구강건강관리사업의 활성화를 위한 기초 자료로 활용하고자 경기도 안산시 시화공단 76개의 사업장에서 20세 이상 2643명의 근로자를 대상으로 조사하였으며. 그에 대한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 지난1년 이내에 치과를 방문한 경험이 남자가 760명(37.4%), 여자가 237명(38.9%)이었고, 연령대별로는 50대가 54.0%로 가장 많았고, 경험이 없는 연령대는 30대가 67.9%로 가장 높게 나타났으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.001). 2. 연령대에 따른 잇솔질 시기를 알아본 결과 조식전은 20대가 64.6%, 조식 후는 60대 이후가 54.1%가장 높게 나타났으며 20대에서 조식 후와 석식 후에 64.0%, 54.5%로 가장 높게 잇솔질을 하지 않는 것으로 나타났으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.001). 3. 지난 1년간 스케일링 경험여부에서 '예'라고 응답한 경우 치주질환이 있는 경우가 302명(46.0%), '아니오'라고 응답한 경우 치주질환이 있는 경우가 1600명(80.6%)로 높게 나타났으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.001). 4. 본인의 자가 구강상태와 치아우식증의 관계를 알아본 결과 치아우식증이 없는 경우에는 '건강하다'가 327명(54.1%)로 가장 높게 나타났고 치아우식증이 있는 경우에는 '충치가 있다'가 708명(75.5%)로 가장 높게 나타났으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p < 0.001). 5. 식습관과 치아우식증의 관계에서 치아우식증의 유무차이에 따라 간식선호에 있어서는 치아우식증 유무에 따라 2.29점, 2.21점으로 치아우식증이 있는 경우가 없는 경우보다 높게 나타나 다른 식습관에 비해 유의하게 높게 나타났으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < 0.05).