• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 1983

Various investigations have been carried out to elucidate the causative relationship between specific oral bacterial species and dental caries since it was first demonstrated that selected streptococoal species produced dental caries in germfree rats when fed a high-sucrose diet. Now, S. mutans is considered to play an important role in the development of dental caries in animals and humans, and only a limited number of species of bacteria other than S. mutans are occasionally found to be cariogenic in experimental animals. In this regard, association of the number of S. mutans in approximal plaque with caries experience (DMFT) was studied from 137 Korean school children($10{\sim}11$ year old). Biotypes of the collected strains of S. mutans were determined, and their relationship with caries status was also examined. The following results were emerged from the study. 1. S. mutans was detected in the plaques of all children. 2. Statistically significant positive correlation(r=0.445, p<0.001) was found between the caries experience(DMFT) and the number of S. mutans in approximal plaques. 3. The number of S. mutans were significantly higher(p<0.001) in plaques removed from carious surface than from sound surface. 4. The most frequent biotype was biotype I(78.8%), followed by IV(33.1%) and V(09.5%). Biotype II was isolated in the plaque of two children(1.7%) only. 5. There was no apparent relation of specific biotypes to carious status.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.305-319
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• 1999

The objective of this study were to evaluate the relation between post-examination management states of dental caries in elementary school students and a mother's dental health beliefs. We systematically chose 10 elementary school in urban and rural areas of Chungnam Province and determined the first class students of 5 and 6 grade in each school as study subjects. Among 837 participants, 669 students were diagnosed with dental caries after a 1998 periodic dental health examination was answered completely and analysed. The contents of the questionnaire for students were general characteristics, dental health behaviors, notification factors, treatment factors. Their mothers were surveyed by another questionnaire. The contents of the questionnaire for mothers were also general characteristics, dental health behaviors, and dental health beliefs. The result of this study were as follows 1. The prevalence of dental caries was 65.0% and there was no significant difference between urban and rural areas. 2. Meanwhile, 63.8% of students in urban areas knew the examination result through a doctor's explanation, 52.4% of students in rural areas learned through a school notification letter, 82.9% of all the students let their parents know of their dental caries. 3. Among the dental caries group, 36.3% of the students were treated as for treatment, most students in urban areas visited a dental clinic, but those in rural areas visited the dental dept of a public health center as for the treatment time, 35.9% of the students were treated immediately after the examination. 4. 44.9% of those treated answered that they felt they needed treatment; 67.2% of those not treated answered that they considered the treatment as a bother and unnecessary due to no pain. 5. Overall, the scores in the dental health beliefs in mothers were low. Especially among the 5 items of susceptibility and seriousness, the scored were very low but the benefit was high. Logistic regression analysis showed that the treatment of a child's dental caries was significantly associated with low scores of benefit in those untreated and high scores among those treated. Considering these results, health education to stimalate a mother's susceptibility and seriousness in health beliefs and for students to learn the need for treatment, including a more detailed post exam management system at the school level should be considered for a higher treatment rate.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2022

현재까지, 식이 당의 전체적 또는 부분적 대체당으로서 자일리톨의 치아우식증에 대한 예방 효과를 확인하기 위해 많은 연구가 수행되었다. 본 총설논문에서는 자일리톨의 구강건강에 대한 기존 연구들을 바탕으로 자일리톨의 치아우식증 예방 기전, 치아우식증 예방, 치아우식증 유발균의 모자전염 예방, 노인의 구강건강에 미치는 영향 등이 정리되었다. 식품에 함유된 탄수화물 및 식이 당은 구강 내에서 산을 생성하는 미생물에 의해 발효되어 치석 및 산을 생성하여 치아우식증을 일으킨다. 그러나 충치를 일으키는 세균 대부분은 자일리톨을 대사하여 산을 만들어 낼 수 없다. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)에 의한 비대사성 대사물로서 세포 내에 축적된 자일리톨은 S. mutans의 성장을 억제하고 치석 형성을 억제하여 치석과 타액 중 S. mutans 수를 감소시킨다. 또한, 자일리톨은 치아의 재광화(remineralization) 과정에 작용한다. 자일리톨은 치아우식증 예방, S. mutans의 모자감염 예방, 노인의 충치예방 및 타액분비 증가에 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 결론적으로, 자일리톨은 남녀노소 구분 없이 구강건강에 효과적이며 쉽게 섭취할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 향후, 자일리톨의 과량섭취에 따른 부작용과 구강 및 장내 환경에 미치는 전반적인 영향에 대한 보다 정확하고 상세한검토가 필요하다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.352-358
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• 2010

소아암 환자의 치료 방법으로 주로 사용되는 항암화학요법이나 방사선요법이 구강 건강에 미치는 영향은 매우 크다. 구강점막염, 타액 분비율의 변화, 구강내 감염을 야기할 수 있고, 부분무치증, 왜소치, 치근 발육이상, 저석회화증이 나타날 수 있다. 본 연구는 신경모세포종으로 치료 받은 환아들에 있어 항암치료가 치아우식증 발생 위험도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위해 실시되었다. 삼성서울병원 소아청소년과에 신경모세포종으로 내원하여 화학 및 방사선치료요법을 받은 환아들을 대상으로 Dentocult$^{(R)}$ SM, Dentobuff$^{(R)}$ Strip을 이용하여 항암치료 후의 타액 분비율, 타액 완충능, 타액 내의 Streptococcus mutans 수를 알아보고 정상 어린이들의 결과와 비교하였으며, 신경모세포종 환아에서 처음 치료를 시작한 나이, 치료 종결 후 경과 시간에 따라 치아우식활성도가 어떻게 달라지는지에 대해서도 알아보았다. 그 결과 타액 분비율은 환아가 대조군에 비해 유의성 있게 낮은 결과를 보인 반면(p<0.05), 타액 완충능과 Streptococcus mutans 수는 환아와 대조군 간에 유의성 있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 환아에서 치료를 시작한 나이나 치료 종결 후 경과 시간에 따른 치아우식활성도에서도 통계적 유의차는 없었다.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2015

본 논문에서 소개된 환자는 전형적인 PWS 증상인 섭식 장애, 타액분비감소, 지적장애, 비만과 같은 특성이 관찰되었다. 전신마취 하에서 적극적인 치과 치료를 시행하였고 보호자에게 비만 및 치아 우식을 예방하기 위해 탄수화물과 당분 섭취를 제한하는 식습관에 대한 교육을 시행하였다. 환자의 내원 횟수를 늘려 치과 치료를 위한 전신마취까지 발전하지 않도록 정기적인 관리가 필요하다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.661-667
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• 2001

치아우식증을 예방하기 위해 당분을 포함한 음식의 사용을 조절해야 한다는 것에는 동의하지만 어쩔 수 없이 인지되지 못한 체 액체약에 포함된 형태로 공급되는 상당량의 당분이 존재한다. 당분을 포함한 액체약을 장기간 복용할 때는 우식 발생의 위험성이 증가될 수 있다. 본 연구는 경구용 액체약을 처방받는 경우를 고려하여 약제를 통한 당분의 섭취량에 대한 정보를 얻어 치아우식증의 예방에 도움을 주고자 조사를 하였다. 본 연구는 서울대병원 어린이병원에서 처방된 경구용 액체약을 조사하여 소아 환자에서 흔히 사용되는 액체약의 목록을 구하였고, 현재 국내에서 시판되고 있는 액체약을 기준으로 각 제조사에 자료를 요청하여 생산중인 액체약에서 그 속에 함유된 감미제의 종류와 함량에 대해 조사하였다. 아동에서 흔히 사용되는 액체약은 진해거담제, 암모니아혈증 치료제, 항생제, 빈혈약, 진정제, 항히스타민제, 항전간제, 비마약성진통제의 순이였다. 액체약에 함유된 감미제의 평균함량은 $52.3{\pm}22.4g/100ml$이었다. 그리고, 액체약에 함유된 감미제 중 가장 많이 사용되는 것은 백당이었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.136-139
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• 2014

Background: Occupational injuries cause major health problems, which the developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations worldwide are facing today. The present study aimed to assess dental caries, periodontal health of stone mine workers, and the relationship between wasting diseases and the years of working experience. Methods: The study population comprised 510 men, selected based on the stratified cluster sampling procedure. Clinical oral examinations were carried out, and periodontal disease, dental caries, and wasting diseases were recorded. Results: Workers were in the age group of 17-56 years; the prevalence of dental caries in the workers was found to be 74%, with a mean decayed, missing, filled teeth index of 2.89. A periodontal pocket of more than 6 mm was observed in 6% of the workers. Conclusion: The oral health of mine workers is in a poor state; steps should be taken so as to provide basic medical and dental care facilities.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.432-438
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• 2017

PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro validity of quantitative light-induced fluorescence-digital (QLF-D) and laser fluorescence (DIAGNOdent) for assessing proximal caries in extracted premolars, using digital radiography as reference method. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A total of 102 extracted premolars with similar lengths and shapes were used. A single operator conducted all the examinations using three different detection methods (bitewing radiography, QLF-D, and DIAGNOdent). The bitewing x-ray scale, QLF-D fluorescence loss (${\Delta}F$), and DIAGNOdent peak readings were compared and statistically analyzed. RESULTS. Each method showed an excellent reliability. The correlation coefficient between bitewing radiography and QLF-D, DIAGNOdent were -0.644 and 0.448, respectively, while the value between QLF-D and DIAGNOdent was -0.382. The kappa statistics for bitewing radiography and QLF-D had a higher diagnosis consensus than those for bitewing radiography and DIAGNOdent. The QLF-D was moderately to highly accurate (AUC = 0.753 - 0.908), while DIAGNOdent was moderately to less accurate (AUC = 0.622 - 0.784). All detection methods showed statistically significant correlation and high correlation between the bitewing radiography and QLF-D. CONCLUSION. QLF-D was found to be a valid and reliable alternative diagnostic method to digital bitewing radiography for in vitro detection of proximal caries.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the factors related to the dental caries and periodontal diseases of Korean elderly people in terms of demographic characteristics, oral health promotion behavior and systemic diseases in an effort to provide information on national policy setting and policy evaluation about the prevention of tooth loss resulting from severe oral diseases and the promotion of elderly people's oral health. Methods : The first-, second- and third-year raw data of the 4th National Health and Nutrition Survey were utilized, and the data of 3,882 elderly people who got a dental checkup were analyzed. The statistical package SPSS WIN 19.0 was employed to make a logistic regression analysis. Results : The senior citizens who did toothbrushing less frequently were more likely to have dental caries. As for periodontal diseases, the men were 1.34-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the women, and the respondents whose self-rated health state was worse were 1.40-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others whose self-rated health state was better. The senior citizens who ever received treatment from unqualified people were 1.30-fold more likely to have peridontal diseases, and those who took neither vitamin compound nor minerals were 1.30-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases. Those who suffered from low High-density Lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL) were 1.35-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others who didn't. Conclusions : Those whose self-rated health status is worse should especially be concerned about periodontal diseases. Specifically, it's needed to pay attention to the low-income classes, and the government should take measures to provide quality welfare services for elderly people not to receive treatment from unqualified people. Besides, research efforts should be made to determine the relationship between periodontal diseases and low HDL-cholesterolemia.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.417-426
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• 2016

Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate the related factors of preventive behavior experience toward dental caries and periodontal disease in Korean adolescents. Methods: The study subjects were 72,060 adolescents in 800 schools who completed 2014 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based survey. Dependent variables included general characteristics of the subjects, oral health behavior, and oral disease experience. The experience rate of sealant and scaling showed the prevention behavior of dental caries and periodontal disease. Data were analyzed by IBM SPSS statistics 20.0. Results: The experience rate of sealant accounted for 26.9%. The experience of sealant was related with gender, school, maternal education level, economic status, vigorous physical activity, smoking, usual stress, fruit consumption, milk consumption, soda consumption, snack consumption, tooth brushing, oral health education experience, periodontal bleeding and pain, mucosal disorders, and bad breath. The experience rate of scaling was 22.6%. The experience of scaling was related with gender, school, city division, learning achievement, maternal education level, economic status, residential type, vigorous physical activity, usual stress, fruit consumption, milk consumption, tooth brushing, oral health education experience, periodontal bleeding and pain, mucosal disorders, and bad breath. Conclusions: To expand preventive oral health behavior in the adolescents, it is necessary to support the systematic policy making and monetary establishment in the future.