Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-12
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- 2008
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- 2287-1705(pISSN)
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- 2288-2294(eISSN)
Research study on the grade of subjective symptom and recognition of oral malodor of women's college students or co-eds
여대생의 구취자각정도와 인지에 관한 조사 연구
- Kim, Sun-Sook (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Women's College) ;
- Lee, Eun-Sook (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kimcheon College) ;
- So, Mi-Hyun (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Women's College) ;
- Woo, Hee-Sun (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Women's College) ;
- Jun, Soo-Gyeong (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Women's College)
- Published : 2008.03.30
Abstract
I investigated the situation of self-realization for oral malodor and real occurrence of it and researched the situation of coincidence by self-administrated questionnaire and real oral malodor of dental hygiene students in Kyeonggi province and Kyeongbuk province to use as a reference data on prevention and treatment of oral malodor. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Concerning the grade of the subjective symptom of oral odor, a little bit oral malodor was the highest by reaching 77.6%, and no oral malodor was 20%. 2. The time when one feels the oral malodor highest was revealed immediately after awakening from the sleep by running up to 88.2%. 3. Concerning the extent of aversion during the occurrence of oral malodor from other people, 57.6% expressed as unpleasant, and 3.5% showed no aversion. 4. Concerning the intention to participate in the prevention program against the oral malodor, 51.8% had intention of it. 5. Hydrogen sulfide 7.61V19.30, methyl mercaptan 9.53V67.90, dimethyl sulfide 58.31V121.37(pF0.05) marked as causing factors in the 132 respondents who answered that they had a little bit oral malodor in comparison with the grade of subjective symptom and the measurement of actual oral malodor. As the above-mentioned results were obtained by limited subjects, the more diversified and precise comparative study is considered to be needed through the classification of various levels of research subjects.
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