A Study on Dental Caries Activity Test Targeting Female Undergraduates in Their 20s

20대 여대생을 대상으로 한 치아우식활성검사 연구

  • Yoon, Mi sook (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Shinheung College University) ;
  • Youn, Hye-jeong (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Shinheung College University)
  • Received : 2010.10.30
  • Accepted : 2010.12.21
  • Published : 2010.12.31

Abstract

This study surveyed salivary flow rate, salivary viscosity, and salivary buffering capacity in order to intensively analyze salivary factors among factors of occurrence in dental caries for finding mutually different factors that function in occurrence of dental caries depending on each individual. Even the acid body within dental plaque has great influence upon dental caries. Thus, the comparative analysis was carried out by surveying the hydrogen ion concentration in dental plaque. The following results were obtained in this study. 1. The average decayed teeth in the survey subjects stood at 1.67 piece. The extracted teeth caused by dental caries stood at 0.47 piece. The filled teeth were indicated to be 6.31 pieces. Accordingly, the average permanent dental caries experience teeth were surveyed to be 8.44 pieces. 2. The results according to dental caries activity test method were indicated to be $12.56{\pm}4.15ml$ for the average stimulated salivary flow rate, $3.89{\pm}1.83ml$ for non-stimulated salivary flow rate, $1.49{\pm}0.69$ for salivary viscosity, and $8.51{\pm}2.44$ for salivary buffering capacity. The hydrogen ion concentration test in dental plaque was indicated to be $5.62{\pm}0.50$ for before brushing teeth, $5.23{\pm}0.58$ for 5 minutes after brushing teeth, $5.25{\pm}0.56$ for 10 minutes after brushing teeth, $5.29{\pm}0.62$ for 15 minutes after brushing teeth, $5.34{\pm}0.58$ for 20 minutes after brushing teeth, $5.40{\pm}0.53$ for 25 minutes after brushing teeth, and $5.61{\pm}0.59$ for 30 minutes after brushing teeth. 3. Stimulated salivary and non-stimulated salivary flow rate, salivary viscosity, and salivary buffering capacity were indicated to be higher in group with non-caries than group with caries. However, it was statistically insignificant. The hydrogen ion concentration in dental plaque showed wholly statistical significant in the relationship with people with dental caries under progression. However, people without dental caries were indicated to be higher than people with dental caries. 4. As for correlation between caries activity test methods, the stimulated salivary flow rate had significantly positive correlation with non-stimulated salivary flow rate(p<0.001). Non-stimulated salivary flow rate showed negative correlation with salivary buffering capacity(p<0.01). The hydrogen ion concentration test in dental plaque showed positive correlation according to the passage of time after brushing teeth. However, there was no significant correlation with salivary viscosity and salivary buffering capacity(p>0.05).

본 연구에서는 20대 여대생에게 개인에 따라 치아우식증 발생에 작용하는 서로 다른 요인을 찾아내기 위해 치아우식병 발생요인 중 타액요인을 집중적으로 분석하고자 타액분비율, 타액점조도, 타액완충능을 조사하였으며, 치면세균막내 산체류도 치아우식증에 큰 영향을 주기에 치면세균막 수소이온농도를 함께 조사 하여 비교 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 다음과 같은 분석결과는 20대 여대생의 치아우식활성검사 결과판독의 기초자료를 제공하고, 치아우식증 발생요인을 규명하는데 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시되었다. 1. 조사 대상자의 평균 우식치아는 1.67개 이었으며, 치아우식으로 인한 발거치아는 0.47개 충전치아는 6.31개로 나타났다. 따라서 평균 영구치우식경험치아는 8.44개로 조사되었다. 2. 치아우식활성검사 방법에 따른 성적으로는 평균 자극성타액분비량은 $12.56{\pm}4.15ml$, 비자극성타액분비량은 $3.89{\pm}1.83ml$, 타액점조도는 $1.49{\pm}0.69$, 타액완충능은 $8.51{\pm}2.44$, 치면세균막 수소이온농도검사는 양치전 $5.62{\pm}0.50$, 양치후 5분 $5.23{\pm}0.58$, 양치후 10분 $5.25{\pm}0.56$, 양치후 15분 $5.29{\pm}0.62$, 양치후 20분 $5.34{\pm}0.58$, 양치후 25분 $5.40{\pm}0.53$, 양치후 30분 $5.61{\pm}0.59$로 나타났다. 3. 자극성타액 및 비자극성타액 분비량, 타액점조도, 타액완충능은 비우식집단이 우식집단 보다 높게 나타났으나, 통계적으로는 유의하지 않았다. 치면세균막 수소이온 농도는 진행 중인 치아우식증이 있는 자와의 관계에서도 전체적으로 통계적인 유의성을 나타내지 않았으나, 비우식집단이 우식집단보다 높게 나타났다. 4. 우식활성검사방법간의 상관관계는 자극성타액분비량은 비자극성 타액분비량과는 유의한 양의 상관이 있었으며(p<0.001), 비자극성타액분비량은 타액완충능과 음의 상관을 나타냈다(p<0.01). 치면세균막 수소이온농도 검사는 양치후 시간이 경과함에 따라 양의 상관을 보였으나, 타액점조도 및 타액완충능과는 유의한 상관이 없었다(p>0.05).

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