• 보건행정학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.170-184
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• 2008

Objectives: The aim of this analysis was to investigate factors associated with dental visits in terms of getting diagnosis and receiving care for diagnosed dental diseases among Korean adults. Methods: Data used in this analysis were from the 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey which involved a representative sample of 25,487 adults nineteen years of age and older who resided in Korea. This analysis used data of adults who had completed health interview survey (n = 25,215). Uni- and bi-variate analysis, Chi-square test, and logistic regression analyses. were conducted using SAS. Results: The percentages of people diagnosed (treated) dental canes, periodontal disease. and temporomandibular joint disorder were 70.4(77.1), 16.1 (55.7), and 0.6(37.4), respectively. The reception of treatment for diagnosed dental caries and periodontal disease was significantly associated with older age, high monthly household income, and high education attainment. Logistic regression model indicated that age, monthly household income, education attainment, type of health insurance, and chewing problem were significantly associated with getting diagnosis and treatments of dental diseases. Most frequently answered reason for non - or delayed treatments of diagnosed dental diseases during the last one year was cost of treatments. Conclusions: The findings indicated that socio-economic-status still significantly affected reception of needed dental treatments among Korean adults despite the national health insurance system. Oral health policy and programs should be augmented to provide further support to adults of low socio-economic-status who are more prone to dental diseases yet lack resources for needed dental treatments.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.373-382
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• 2012

본 연구는 소아 환자들의 변화하는 특성과 진료양상의 변화를 파악하여 소아치과 진료의 방향성을 고려하고자 시행되었다. 2003년부터 2010년까지 전남대학교 치과병원 소아치과에 내원한 모든 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 전체 내원환자의 수는 2009년, 2010년에 들어 증가하였고 여자보다 남자의 비율이 높았다. 초진환자의 13~15세군의 내원율이 2003년 2.9%에서 2005년 23.5%로 가장 크게 증가하였고, 3~4세군의 내원율은 2003년 27.6%에서 2005년 3.2%로 가장 크게 감소하였다. 초진환자는 12월이 가장 많았고 이 중 광주시내 거주자가 가장 많았으며 전신질환을 가진 환자는 약 10.7%, 진정치료의 분포는 19.1%였다. 초진환자는 충치 치료를 주소로 내원한 경우가 36.0%로 가장 많았고 진료현황분포는 2003년에는 수복 치료가 38.4%, 2010년에는 30.4%를 차지함을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2022

Background: This retrospective study investigated the incidence rate of accidental foreign body aspiration and ingestion according to patient sex, age, and dental department. This study aimed to verify whether the incidence rate is higher in geriatric than in younger patients and whether it is different among dental departments. Methods: Accidental foreign body aspiration and ingestion cases were collected from electronic health records and the safety report system of Yonsei University Dental Hospital from January 2011 to December 2017. The collected data included patients' age, sex, medical conditions, treatment procedures, and foreign objects that were accidentally aspirated or ingested. The incidence rate was calculated as the number of accidental foreign body aspirations and ingestions relative to the total number of patient visits. Differences depending on the patients' sex, age, and dental department were statistically identified. Results: There were 2 aspiration and 37 ingestion cases during the 7-year analysis period. The male to female incidence ratio was 2.8:1. The incidence rate increased with age and increased rapidly among those aged 80 years or older. Seven of the 37 patients with accidental foreign body ingestion had intellectual disability, Lou Gehrig's disease, dystonia, or oral and maxillofacial cancer. The incidence rate was highest in the Predoctoral Student Clinic and the Department of Prosthodontics. The most frequently swallowed objects were fixed dental prostheses and dental implant components. Conclusion: The incidence rate of accidental foreign body aspiration and ingestion differed according to patient sex, age, and dental department. Dental practitioners must identify high-risk patients and apply various methods to prevent accidental foreign body aspiration and ingestion in dental clinics. Inexperienced practitioners should be particularly careful.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.959-968
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Few studies have provided evidence of the association between diet quality and dental caries. This study aimed to examine the association between diet quality and untreated dental caries in a Korean representative population. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The study population included a sample of 13,815 participants, aged ≥ 19 from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during 2013-2015. The explanatory variable was diet quality and the outcome variable was untreated dental caries. Untreated dental caries were defined by the number of decayed teeth recorded according to the criteria established by the World Health Organization. Diet quality was defined by using the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) through the 24-h recall methods. We assessed the association between diet quality and untreated dental caries while adjusting for age, sex, education, income, smoking status, dental visits, toothbrushing frequencies, obesity, and diabetes mellitus. RESULTS: The mean overall KHEI scores in the untreated dental caries group were significantly lower than those in the group without untreated dental caries. Significant differences were observed in the untreated dental caries group based on the KHEI quartiles (P < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, the quartiles of KHEI scores showed an association with untreated dental caries, demonstrating a dose-effect trend (odds ratio [OR], 1.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.35-1.84 for 1st quartile; OR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.19-1.59 for 2nd quartile; OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.14-1.53 for 3rd quartile; reference quartile highest]). CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicated an inverse association between diet quality and untreated dental caries in Korean adults. Healthcare providers should take into account the significant role of diet quality in preventing and managing oral health.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.143-155
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• 2003

The present study attempted to analyze the influence of the mother's demographic characteristics and knowledge on oral health as well as dental care behaviors on her practice of using dental care institutions. A self-report survey was conducted among 172 mothers of children aged 5-6 attending on three preschools located in Daegu metropolitan city. Statistical analysis was conducted using the SAS 8.01 with $X^2$-test, t-test and logistic regression. The obtained results were as follows: 1. No significant association was found among the demographic characteristics of the mother, her past experience as well as the purpose of using dental care institutions. 2. There was significant relationship between the mother's knowledge and behavior concerning oral health and her past experience of using dental care institutions; the mothers having a higher level of knowledge and who thought they themselves didn't have healthy teeth and gum tended to have more visits to dental care institutions(pE0.05). There was also significant relationship between their purpose and their actual practice of using dental care institutions: the mothers having a higher level of knowledge and who thought their own oral health was good tended to visit dental institutions more for the preventive purpose than for treatments(pE0.05). 3. As a result of logistic regression, the variables formed as models were their knowledge on oral health and their values for oral health. The standardized coefficients for the two variables were -0.19 and 0.19, respectively. For the mother's purpose of visiting dental care institutions, the variables formed as models were their knowledge on oral health and their values for oral health. The standardized coefficients for the two variables were -0.40 and -0.37, respectively. The relative contributions of the two variables to the mother's practice of using dental care institutions were on the similar level.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.47-50
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• 2011

Despite the greater retention and low maintenance of bar attachment system, the longer clinical time and increased number of visits were the assignments to overcome in bar attachment system. This case report describes SFI-Bar$^{(R)}$ (Cendres et Me$\'{e}$taux, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland) to be solve those problems. A 65-year-old female, who had severely absorbed mandible, hoped to wear a stable mandibular denture without pain. As soon as two implants were placed on mandible, a tube bar was connected to two adaptors connected to each implant. The length of the tube bar was adjusted considering inter implant distance, and reconnected to the adaptors. Finally a female part was seated beneath the denture. This case report showed that a satisfactory clinical result was achieved by delivering bar overdenture immediately after implant placement without laboratory procedure.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2010

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine socioeconomic inequalities in oral health and to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic disparities in oral health are attenuated by oral health related consciousness and behaviors. Methods: We used data from the third 2006 Korea National Oral Health Survey(KNOHS) and a total of 3,457 subjects aged over 18 years were analyzed. The dependent variable was periodontal conditions which is devided into dichotomy, that is, health and ill-health, using the Community Periodontal Index(CPI) in KNOHS. Socioeconomic status(SES) were measured by educational attainment, income and residential area. Age, gender, oral health consciousness(self-assessed oral health status, concern about oral health and self-perceived dental treatment needs and behaviors(brushing, use of dental floss and dental visits) were adjusted in binary logistic regression analysis. Results and Conclusion: The results show that oral health consciousness and behaviors do not mediate the relationship between SES and periodontal health and there might be limitations to attenuate socioeconomic disparities in oral health only by changing of either oral health consciousness or(and) behaviors. Our findings suggest that more definite oral health policies and dental health education among adults with lower education will need in order to improve oral health.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.162-170
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• 1998

아동의 치과의료이용행태에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하여 아동의 구강보건행태에 관한 이해를 증진함과 동시에 이에 대한 기초자료를 확보하고자 전라북도 익산시에 거주하는 아동과 그들의 모친 1907쌍을 대상으로 앤더슨-뉴만 모형을 적용하여 조사연구를 시행하였다. 조사방법은 자기개별 기입법에 의한 설문조사법이었다. 모형에 의한 종속변수는 아동의 치과의료이용횟수였고, 독립변수는 소인성 요소, 가능성 요소 필요성 요소로 구분 된 39개 요인이었다. 소인성 요소는 인구 및 사회 경제학적 요소, 모친의 영향 요소, 아동 자신의 요 소로 세분된 32개 요인이었고 가능성 요소는 월 평균 세대소득 등 6개 요인, 필요성 요소는 구강병으로 인한 활동제약 및 활동불능일수였다. 아동의 치과의료이용행태에 대한 앤더슨-뉴만 모형의 설명력은 25%였다. 소인성 요소가 가능성 및 필요성 요소보다 아동의 치과의료용회수에 대한 설명력이 더 컸다. 직접적인 영향을 미친 변수는 치 의사에 대한 가치, 모친의 구강건강신념 중 감수 성, 아동의 구강건강신념 중 감수성과 유익성 및 장애도, 아동의 학년, 출생순위, 진료비에 대한 부담, 단골구강진료기관유무, 구강병으로 인한 활동제약 및 활동불능일수였다. 모친의 교육수준, 사회경제적지위, 가족수 등 12개 요인은 간접적인 영향을 미쳤다. 가장 큰 영향을 미친 요인은 모친의 치과의료이용횟수였고, 아동의 구강병으로 인한 활동제약 및 활동불능일수, 아동의 구강건강신념 중 감수성, 단골구강진료기관유무 등이 상대적으로 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 이상과 같이 아동의 치과의료이용에는 모친의 영 향이 매우 크며 다른 연령층과는 달리 소인성 요소에 속하는 요인들이 중요하다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러므로 아동의 적절한 치과의료이용을 도모하기 위해서는 모친의 행동이 중시되어야 하며, 모친과 아동을 함께 고려하는 연구 및 교육 프로그램의 개발이 활발히 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.405-414
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• 2016

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a policy change to expand Korean National Health Insurance (KNHI) benefit coverage to include scaling on access to dental care at the national level. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 12,794 adults aged 20 to 64 years from Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (2010-2014) was analyzed. To examine the effect of the policy on the outcomes of interest (unmet dental care needs and preventive dental care utilization in the past year), an estimates-based probit model was used, incorporating marginal effects with a complex sampling structure. The effect of the policy on individuals depending on their income and education level was also assessed. Results: Adjusting for potential covariates, the probability of having unmet needs for dental care decreased by 6.1% and preventative dental care utilization increased by 14% in the post-policy period compared to those in the pre-policy period (2010, 2012). High income and higher education levels were associated with fewer unmet dental care needs and more preventive dental visits. Conclusions: The expansion of coverage to include scaling demonstrated to have a significant association with decreasing unmet dental care needs and increasing preventive dental care utilization. However, the policy disproportionately benefited certain groups, in contrast with the objective of the policy to benefit all participants in the KNHI system.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2013

Objectives: The goal of this study is to establish data baseline to ameliorate oral health policies for patient. The research was conducted in dental clinic at Seoul Metropolitan Children's Hospital - the major municipal hospital for the disabled. The outpatients' visiting patterns to the dental clinic were analyzed, compared to other medical departments. For further research related to TMD, the questionnaires were given to the subjects. Material and methods: Data for visiting patterns/frequencies was collected from patient records of 1419 outpatients who visited the dental clinic at Seoul Municipal Children's Hospital in 2011. Then TMD-related questionnaires were given to 127 outpatients who were over 13 years old. Results: 1. 219 out of 1419 patients (15.4%) who visited the dental clinic at Seoul Municipal Children's Hospital in 2011 were the disabled. 2. Compared to normal patients, disabled patients visited the dental clinic and rehabilitation medicine department more frequently.(p<0.05) However, there was no apparent difference in visiting frequencies between the disabled and the normal patients in the psychiatric department.(p=0.3237) 3. 44% of the TMD-related questionnaire subjects responded that they often consumed relatively hard or tough food, 53% answered they had unilateral chewing habit, 3% had bruxism, and 12% had clenching habit. Conclusion: In the dental clinic at Seoul Municipal Children's Hospital, 19% of outpatients over 13 years old had TMD such as clicking and pain. Also, the disabled patients' visits to the dental clinic were considerably more frequent, compared to the normal patients and to other medical departments. Accordingly, the result may suggest that the proper systematic supports from the government are essential to the dental clinic at municipal hospital for the disabled.