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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2019.10.6.049

Relevance between oral health life practices and oral discomforts in elderly school participants in W urban-rural complex city  

Choi, Eun-Mi (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University)
Hong, Hae-Kyung (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University)
Kim, Young-Nam (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungbok University)
Cho, Min-Jin (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Daewon University)
Kim, Dae-il (Dept. of Architectural Design, Kyungdong University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.10, no.6, 2019 , pp. 49-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the relevance between oral health practices and oral discomforts of the elderly in an urban-rural area by surveying the elderly in welfare centers for the Elderly-continued oral health care program. The result shows that the elderly brush their teeth under regular oral care, and practice oral health life by scaling for the prevention of periodontal disease. Most of the elderly who drink alcohol have experienced implant care and tend to quit drinking after the treatment, and seemed to get their oral discomfort relieved. However, no relevance is found between implant experiences and social discomfort. Furthermore, the elderly who had bad breath expressed pronunciation, taste, pain and chewing discomfort, and social discomfort (P>.05). The educational level of the elderly did not have an impact on oral discomfort, but smoking, chewing and bad breath discomfort seemed to be related to social discomfort(P>.05). Therefore, since oral discomfort of the elderly causes social discomfort which decreases their quality of living, we recommend oral health departments of local governments to help the elderly maintain happy lives by continuing to study the practical use of reducing oral discomfort.
Keywords
Oral Health; Elderly People; Chewing Discomfort; Implant; Social Discomfort;
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