• 치위생과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2008

본 연구는 직장근로자들의 구강건강증진방안을 마련하는 연구의 일환으로 직장근로자들을 대상으로 구강건강 인지도와 실천도를 파악하여 적절한 산업구강보건정책 수립과 직장 구강보건 교육프로그램을 개발하는데 필요한 기초자료를 제공하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다.본 연구의 결론은 다음과 같다.첫째, 구강건강인지도에서는 잇솔질에 의한 치주질환예방효과에 대한 인지도는 높았지만, 충치예방효과에 대해서는 인지도가 낮게 나타났고, 구강위생용품의 필요성에 대한 인지도는 낮은 점수를 보였다. 둘째, 구강건강 실천도에서는 스켈링에 대한 필요성 및 중요성에 대한 인지도는 낮게 나타났으며, 대부분 스켈링을 정기적으로 받지 않은 것으로 나타났고, 구강건강을 위해 정기적인 구강검진이 필요하다고 높게 인식하고 있었지만 실천에서는 낮은 점수를 보였다.셋째, 조사대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 구강건강인지도를 보면, 결혼여부에서는 기혼이 미혼에 비해 구강건강인지도가 높게 나타났고, 구강건강에 대한 관심도에서는 구강건강에 대한 관심이 높을수록 구강건강인지도가 높은 것으로 나타났다.넷째, 구강건강 실천도에서는 한 달 평균 수입이 높을수록 구강건강실천도가 높게 나타났으며, 자신의 구강건강상태에서는 구강건강상태가 좋지 않을수록 구강건강실천도가 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 근로자들은 생활의 대부분을 직장에서 보내게 되므로 직장에서의 구강건강행태를 파악하고 그에 따른 적절한 구강건강교육을 시행하는 것이 필수적인 일이라 여겨진다. 또한 구강건강을 유지할 수 있는 프로그램을 지속적으로 개발하여 효과적으로 운용한다면 구강건강이 크게 증진되리라 사료된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.133-146
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• 2008

Purpose: This research aims to investigate into company workers' awareness of scaling and related factors and provide basic materials for setting up appropriate policies to improve the hygiene of the mouth of industrial workers and developing training programs for the worker's hygiene of their mouth, as part of researches to establish schemes for improving the workers's hygiene of their mouth. Method: Questionnaire was conducted by convenience sampling for 220 office workers belonging to H Group located in Seoul Metropolitan city over about 5 weeks between December 17, 2007 and January 20, 2008. The questionnaire for this study was constructed in consideration of general characteristics of the subjects, behaviors of the dental management. and scaling. The collected questionnaires were electronically processed using SPSS 12.0. Result: The followings are the findings of this research. First, in general, scaling is experienced by male unmarried worker in their 40s. whose monthly average income is 1.00-1.99 million won and have little interest in the hygiene of their mouth and, consequently. whose hygiene of the mouth is not good. Second, scaling is experienced once every six months by the worker in their 50s or older, who are college graduates and have much interest in the hygiene of their mouth and, consequently. whose hygiene of the mouth is good. Third. scaling is not periodically conducted because of high costs of it in terms of almost every parameter of general characteristics. Fourth, they have correct knowledge of scaling since they regard it as 'removing of plaque and tartar' in terms of every parameter of general characteristics. Fifth, the workers' sex (pE0.05), hygienic condition of the mouth (pE0.05) and knowledge of scaling (pE0.001) have a significant effect on their scaling experience. Conclusion: It is considered that dental health management should be continued by training of the importance of prevention through scaling as measure for dental health promotion of workers.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.671-677
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine the influencing factors of self-reported dry mouth in the employees in social welfare facilities. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 260 employees in social welfare facilities from January 5 to 30, 2015 by convenience sampling method. Except 25 incomplete answers, 215 data were analyzed by t test, one way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS 180. program. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, health-related characteristics, whole body dryness and self-reported dry mouth. The oral health-related quality of life was measured by five point Likert scale, and a higher score indicated a lower quality of life. Results: The self-reported dry mouth in the employees in the social welfare facilities varied by the general health status, stress, oral health status and oral malodor. The self-reported dry mouth was closely related to the quality of life and the four subfactors including dryness of skin, eye, lip and nasal mucosa. The quality of life had the influence on the self-reported dry mouth, nasal mucosa dryness, eye dryness, and oral malodor in order. Conclusions: The self-reported dry mouth was closely related to whole body dryness and the quality of life. It is necessary to develop the quality of life improvement programs that prevent and manage the dry mouth and whole body dryness in the employees in the social welfare facilities.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2008

This study was done to investigate the negative word-of-mouth style and effect of communication with negative word-of-mouth from dental clinic patients. Data were collected from 223 dental clinic patients living in Seoul and GyeongGi-Do. The study was collected from October 15th to October 29th, 2007 with self-recording questionnaires. The results of this study were as follows. First of all, in the characteristic of relationships category, subject who were negative word-of-mouth was more 'persuader person' than others. The results showed that the general characteristics of subjects was effective factor of word-of-mouth. Secondly, the behavior scale which was based of negative word-of-mouth was not suitable of the satisfaction of dental clinic service. This results meant the low satisfaction of dental services haven't relation with negative word-of-mouth. Thirdly, 33% of people who have complaints spread negative word-of-mouth. Finally, the main reason of dissatisfaction was long-waiting time for dental clinic service. The results showed the adjustment of dental clinic system and staffs service will prevent negative word-of-mouth spread.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to analyze the correlation between cause and the element of mouth odor through measurement and identification of mouth odor and is to apply to effective method for elimination of halitosis, Subjects were 150 people who visited Dong Pusan College and lived in Pusan Cross-sectional survey was used and mouth odor was measured by Oralchroma. Oral examination proceeded with status of tongue plaque distribution and calculus index, Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 13.0 for window Among 150 people, 67.3% subjects thought they had halitosis, 89.3% people felt that their mouth odor were the severest as soon as wake-up, Tongue was serious place for halitosis by 53.3% subjects Methylmercaptan and dimethyl sulfide showed the highest correlation by 0.549 index score, Moreover, methyl mercaptan was observed the correlation with brushing time in 0.190 index score and with food intake in 0.177(P<0.05). In conclusion, brushing time and food intake were correlated with mouth odor.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.545-557
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was to investigate the use of mouth-guards and maxillofacial injuries and to examined the relationship among variables in athletes group. Methods : The subjects were 459(86.5%), who were 18 years or older with mean age of 20.7 years. Data was collected using a self administrated questionnaire from May 25 to June 15, 2009. We surveyed maxillofacial injuries(temporo-mandibular disorders contained) and mouth-guards usage and confidence concerning mouth-guards in athletes. The data were analysed with chi-square analysis, fisher's exact test and logistic regression using the SPSS 15.0 windows. Results : Prevalence of body or maxillofacial injuries experiences was 54.5% for athletes and 47.1% for non-athletes groups(p>0.05). The other hand, the incidence temporo-mandibular disorders was 67.0% for athletes and 49.8% for non-athletes groups(p<0.05). The experience of the use of mouth-guards was 83.3% for athletes and 78.8% for non-athletes, there were not significant differences between athletes and non-athletes groups (p>0.05). Risk factors found to be significantly related to the occurrence of maxillofacial injury were: unused mouth-guards(OR=2.83), no rules for use of mouth-guards(OR=2.46). Conclusions : Based on the findings, maxillofacial injuries experience is highly associated with mouth-guards usage, not only athletes also general people should be educated on the use of mouth-guard in order to reduce the incidence of maxillofacial injuries.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.389-397
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to examine the behaviors by the degree od dry mouth related to stress, dry mouth and halitosis. Methods: The subjects were 400 adults. A self-reported questionnaire was completed from August 1 to November 30, 2014. The data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 program. The questionnaire consisted of eight questions of general characteristics of the subjects, one question of subjective stress symptom, six questions of dry mouth symptom, four questions of dry mouth behavior, and one question of halitosis. Results: There was a significant difference between halitosis and stress in patients having systemic diseases. Stress had a significant difference with gender, income, drinking frequency and alcohol consumption. The degree of dry mouth had a significant difference with gender and age. In dry mouth severity, behavior showed a significant difference with age, education, and times and amount of alcohol consumption. Age had a positive correlation with cigarette consumption and a negative correlation with dry mouth and dry mouth behavior. Cigarette consumption showed a positive correlation with alcohol consumption. Drinking frequency had a positive correlation with alcohol consumption, dry mouth, dry mouth behavior, halitosis and stress. Alcohol consumption had a positive correlation with dry mouth behavior, and dry mouth showed a positive correlation with dry mouth behavior, halitosis and stress. Dry mouth behavior had a positive correlation with halitosis and stress, while halitosis showed a positive correlation with stress. Conclusions: Stress, dry mouth and halitosis were closely correlated. Since stress is the most important variable, stress relief will be the most effective measure to alleviate oral symptoms. Therefore, stress relief measures need to be devised for oral health management in adults having stressful life.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.136-145
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• 2013

Objectives : The goal of this study is to investigate how occupational stress affects temporomandibular disorders (TMD), dry mouth and oral symptoms. Methods : For this study, workers from 5 areas were selected and the survey was carried out from June 1st to 30th, 2012. A total of 410 questionnaires were analyzed. Results : The analysis of the structural model shows that occupational stress has no significant influence on temporomandibular disorder and dry mouth symptoms, but does affect other oral symptoms. The results also reveal that dry mouth symptom and temporomandibular disorder both have a significant effect on oral symptoms. Conclusions : Oral symptoms and job stress appeared to directly and indirectly influence the psychological and social factors of job stress. A systemic investigation on the improvement of oral health in workers is urgently required.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.293-305
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to confirm effects of oral exercise program intended to improve the condition of salivary hypofunction and to provide basic data for development of oral health program for the elderly Methods : The subjects were 125 elderly women who resided in Gyeong-In area and were aged 65 years and older. During a 2-month period, an oral exercise was conducted twice a week. A survey was conducted by interviewing the selected elders to determine the state of their subjective dry mouth. Unstimulated whole saliva was measured before and after the oral exercise program. Results : There was a significant improvement in subjective dry mouth symptoms, severity scores of dry mouth after the oral exercise, and there were affected by age and income level. There was a significant increase in unstimulated whole-saliva after the oral exercise program. There was positive interrelationship between dry mouth Symptom improvement level and inconvenience improvement level, and between inconvenience improvement level and the increase of unstimulated whole-saliva. Conclusions : This study showed the effects of the oral exercise program. It is suggested that this oral exercise program has positive effects on the condition of dry mouth. For the explicit improvement effect on the condition of dry mouth, the oral exercise program needs to be carried out in consideration of the elderly's general characteristics.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.634-643
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• 2012

직무스트레스는 점차 복잡하고 다양화되어 가는 현대사회에서 건강 및 구강건강에 중요한 문제로 대두되고 있다. 본 연구는 2012년 6월 1일부터 6월 20일까지 366명의 근로자를 대상으로 직무스트레스와 구강건조정도를 파악하고 자가 구강증상을 측정하여 직무스트레스 및 구강건조정도와의 관련성을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구결과 다음과 같다. 1. 성별에 따른 직무스트레스 수준 차이 결과 남성은 직무요구, 관계갈등, 직장문화에서 상위 50%에 속해 있었으며. 여성은 관계갈등, 직무불안정, 직장문화에서 상위 50%에 속해있었다. 2. 직무스트레스 수준에 따른 구강건조감과 자가 구강증상의 차이 결과, 구강건조감은 직장문화에서 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 구강증상은 직무요구, 관계갈등, 조직체계, 보상 부적절, 직무스트레스에서 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 3. 구강건조감은 직장문화와 양의 상관관계를 나타냈으며, 구강증상은 직무요구, 관계갈등, 직무불안정, 조직체계, 직무스트레스, 구강건조감과 양의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 4. 직장문화, 보상부적절은 구강건조감에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 구강건조감, 직무불안정, 조직체계는 구강증상에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 근로자 개인의 구강건강증진과 기업의 생산성 향상을 위해 직무스트레스의 원인을 정확히 파악하여야 하며, 스트레스로 인한 구강 내 증상을 인지하고 관리함으로써 삶의 질 향상에 큰 영향을 미칠 것이다.