• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2015

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of powered toothbrushes for plaque control in patients with peri-implant mucositis, in comparison with manual toothbrushes. Methods: This randomized, prospective, controlled, clinical parallel study compared the efficacy of manual and powered toothbrushes for plaque control in implant restorations. Patients with bleeding on probing, no residual pocket depth (as indicated by a pocket probing depth ${\geq}5mm$), and no radiological peri-implant bone loss were eligible for this study. Patients were requested to complete a questionnaire describing their oral hygiene habits. The duration and frequency of tooth brushing were recorded by subjects in order to assess their compliance. Clinical parameters, including the modified plaque index (mPI), the modified sulcus bleeding index (mSBI), and clinical photographs (buccal and lingual views) were recorded at baseline and at one-month and two-month follow-up visits. Results: Statistically significant differences between patients who used manual toothbrushes and those who used powered toothbrushes were found regarding the frequency of tooth brushing per day and the duration of brushing at one-month and two-month follow-up visits, while no statistically significant differences were found relating to other oral hygiene habits. A statistically significant difference in patient compliance for tooth brushing was found at one month, while no difference was found at two months. Statistically significant decreases in the mPI and the mSBI were observed in both groups from baseline to the one- and two-month follow-ups. The overall reduction of these parameters was not significantly different between the two groups, except for mPI reduction between baseline and one month of follow-up. Conclusions: Sonic-powered toothbrushes may be a useful device for plaque control in patients with peri-implant mucositis.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.515-524
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the amount and duration of smoking on gingival symptoms in adolescents. Methods: We used the web-based survey data of youth health behaviors from 2016 conducted by the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subjects of the study were 67,983 middle and high school students. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS Ver 20.0 program, and complex sample multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze gingival symptoms according to short- or long-term smoking habits. Results: In subjects with short-term smoking habits, there was no significant difference in gingival symptoms according to the smoking amount. However, after adjusting for socioeconomic characteristics and oral health behaviors in subjects with long-term smoking habits, a heavy smoking amount (${\geq}0.52PY$) had a 1.25 times higher effect than a light smoking amount (<0.52 PY) on gingival symptoms. Long-term heavy smoking (${\geq}0.52PY$) and low daily tooth-brushing frequency in high school students were factors affecting gingival symptoms. Conclusions: When conducting a project on the oral health of adolescents, it is argued that specific investigations and measures should be set up regarding health behavior factors, such as the amount and duration of smoking among adolescents.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2019

본 연구는 구강건강을 위해 사용하고 있는 칫솔을 특허검색이 가능한 KIPRIS에서 2008년부터 2017년까지 10년간 등록된 칫솔에 대한 467개의 특허정보를 분석하였다. 칫솔구성을 기준으로 8개로 대분류 하였고, 세부정보를 소분류 하였다. 연간 특허수량을 분석하기 위해 출원연도를 분석하여 정리하였다. 그 결과 특허가 가장 많은 것은 칫솔모에 대한 특허였으며 뒤이어 칫솔 외 기능추가 특허, 전동칫솔 특허, 칫솔헤드에 대한 다른 형태로의 칫솔 특허, 칫솔목에 대한 특허, 칫솔질 습관 교정에 대한 특허, 칫솔 핸들에 대한 특허 순이었다. 다양한 소분류의 특허는 칫솔 외 기능 추가 특허였으며 2012년 칫솔모에 대한 특허건이 25개로 제일 많았으며, 2017년 소폭 감소하는 칫솔특허 대비 유일하게 증가하고 있는 특허는 칫솔질 습관 교정에 대한 특허와 칫솔 핸들에 대한 특허였다. 2009년부터는 칫솔에 대한 특허수가 꾸준히 증가하고 다양해진 모습을 확인 할 수 있다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2023

Background: Dental caries in preschool children can cause early loss of teeth, reduced masticatory function, malocclusion, and speech disorders, making oral care for preschool children essential. However, because children have a poor ability to perform oral hygiene by themselves, educational tools that help establish correct oral health behaviors are required. This study evaluated the effect of toothbrushing application for kids on dental plaque removal and toothbrushing interest in preschool children. Methods: Seven 5-year-old children enrolled in a daycare center participated in the evaluation, and the same children participated in the experiment twice a week. The Pokémon Smile application (App) was used as an auxiliary application for tooth brushing, and the degree of dental plaque removal on the tooth surface was evaluated by quantitative light-induced fluorescence-digital imaging. After the experiment, children's toothbrushing preferences were investigated through interviews. Results: The levels of AREA R30 and AREA R70 measured after the children's toothbrushing as usual decreased compared to those before toothbrushing; however, the change was not significant. The levels of AREA R30 and AREA R70 measured after using the Pokémon Smile App were significantly reduced compared to those before toothbrushing. Children's interest in brushing their teeth increased by 28.59% after using the Pokémon Smile App. Conclusion: The toothbrushing application for kids effectively removes dental plaque by helping preschool children brush their teeth. It also increased preschool children's interest in tooth brushing. Therefore, an oral health education application would be useful for children who need to develop correct oral care methods and habits.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.881-891
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• 2011

Objectives : This study was carried out in order to contribute to preventing dental caries, which is the biggest disease in adolescence and to promoting oral health by implanting a right habit on oral care targeting adolescents, and further to offer basic help to proceeding with making the better health life. Methods : This study carried out questionnaire survey targeting 1,100 students of middle schools where are located in small and medium-sized cities of Gyeongnam from March 7-18, 2011. Statistical processing was performed frequency analysis and cross tabulation, by using SPSSWIN 12.0 program. Results : As for middle school students' oral health education experience, the group with educational experience was indicated to be 52.9% for girl students and 47.1% for boy students(p<.05) in case of gender. Toothbrushing time was indicated to be the highest with 25.6% in 'after having breakfast'. The appearance of toothbrushing after having lunch at school was indicated to be 53.3% for girl students and 26.3% for boy students(p<.001) by gender. The most important reason for toothbrushing accounted for 82.1% in the 1st grade, 71.1% in the 2nd grade, and 67.4% in the 3rd grade depending on school year as for the response as saying of 'aiming to prevent decayed tooth and gum disease.' Thus, the lower school year led to having indicated to be higher in response as saying of brushing teeth for preventing decayed tooth and gum disease(p<.001). As for a toothbrushing method by gender, boy students accounted for 24.2% in response as saying of 'brushing teeth freely', thereby having been indicated to be higher than 15.0% for girl students(p<.001). Conclusions : In order for toothbrushing method to be rightly practiced and habituated continuously, there will be a need of changing adolescents' awareness and of being driven systematically and continuously through oral health education. School oral health education, which can nurture right attitude and habit of oral health care, is thought to be necessarily expanded and executed.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate a correlation among oral hygiene habits, dryness of mouth, and self-perceived oral malodor and therefore to find out self-care methods which could be a help to reduce oral malodor. Methods: A survey of 296 dental undergraduate students of School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, who wrote consents voluntarily and participated in this study, was conducted using a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions and analyzed to investigate a correlation among oral hygiene habits (frequency of tooth brushing, water gargling, and drinking water, etc.), dryness of mouth indicating the amount of salivary secretion, and self-perceived oral malodor. Results: There was no significant correlation between mechanical cleaning factors and self-perceived oral malodor. The factor showing a strong correlation with severe self-perceived oral malodor was dryness of mouth (p=0.000). Conclusions: There was no correlation between mechanical cleaning habits and self-perceived oral malodor. Participants who felt self-perceived oral malodor more tended to have rather good mechanical cleaning habits. The factor showing a strong correlation with severe self-perceived oral malodor was dryness of mouth. Therefore trying to increase salivary secretion is considered to be a help to reduce self-perceived halitosis.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.105-119
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• 1990

A study on the dietary habit and the food perference of Pre-school Children was made in order to identify the state of their dietary life and provide the data of dietetic education which can help the children to live a desirable food life, by analysing the present dietry life into the dietry habits, food preference, the actual condition of nutrition intake and table manners. 1. The Diet Habits. Both boys and girls were fond of dinner best and tended to neglect breakfast and lunch. 64.2% of the total children took meals regularly. 2. Food Preference. The most favorite food was beef, ham, Dupoo (beancurd), squid, ice-cream, bananas, watermelon, sweet potatoes, corn, Ingeolmi (cake form glutinous rice), doughnuts, JJajangmyon (Chinese noodles), Coke, fried chicken. 3. The Actual Conditions of Nutrition Intake. The frequency of intake of meat and its processed food was the lowest and that of fishes, shellfishes, fats and vegetables was low, too. 4. Table manners and Sanitary Conditions. The average mark of table manners and sanitary conditions is 12.49${\pm}$2.65. The children didn't practice well in the following points; talking at table, beginning to eat after the beginning of elder person's, brushing their teeth after taking meals, keeping a straight posture.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2017

본 연구는 대구, 경북 4개 국가 180명 다문화가정 자녀의 구강보건행태와 식습관과의 관련성을 규명하기 위해 2016년 6월부터 12월까지 설문조사하였다. 식습관은 5점 척도에서 평균 3.14점으로 보통이상을 나타냈으며'우유나 유제품을 자주 먹는다'3.44점으로 나타났다. 구강보건행태는 구강위생용품 사용 25.0%, 칫솔질 빈도 2번 61.7%, 칫솔질 회전법 48.3%, 자녀 스스로 닦는다 56.1%, 구강보건교육을 받았다 27.2%, 6개월 구강검진기간 인식 58.9%로 나타났다(p<.05). 구강보건행태에 미치는 일반적 특성은 구강위생용품을 사용 시, 구강건강상태인식 '보통이상', 칫솔질 3번은 남성, 30-39세, 직업 있는 경우, 유치원이 높았다(p<.05). 구강보건행태에 따른 식습관은 구강위생용품 사용 시, 칫솔질 회전법, 구강보건교육 받을 경우 식습관이 좋았다(p<.05). 즉 구강보건행태가 올바른 경우 식습관이 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 총괄적으로 다문화 가정의 구강건강 향상을 위해서는 올바른 식습관과 구강보건행태의 교육이 체계적으로 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2009

치통의 발생은 구강건강의 이상을 알리는 신호로 발생 초기에 구강의 이상 유무를 파악하게 하여 조기에 질병의 악화를 차단할 수 있게 함으로써 사전에 예방이 가능할 것으로 사료되어, 대학생 235명을 대상으로 구조화된 설문을 통하여 치통과 관련된 구강건강관리실태를 조사 분석하였다. 이를 토대로 치통 발생에 관여하는 구강건강관리습관 요인과의 관계를 규명하고자 회귀분석, CART 모델 간의 치통 발생 예측을 비교하고자 한다. 연구결과 대상자의 치통 발생 유무에 따른 현재 건강상태, 지난 1년간의 건강상태는 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 대상자의 식생활 습관에 따른 치통 발생 유무에서 규칙적인 식사 여부와 치이가 있었다(p<0.05). 대상자의 구강건강 관리습관에 따른 치통발생 유무에서는 칫솔질이나 치실 사용시 잇몸 출혈 여부에서 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 회귀분석 결과 건강샐활습관 및 구강건강관리실태에 따른 치통발생 유무와의 관계에서는 어느 요인도 유의하지 않았다. 연구 조사된 집단에서 70.0%의 샘플을 무작위 추출하여 분석용 모형을 생성하였고, 나머지 30%의 샘플로 평가용모형을 생성하였다. CART 모델 결과 식사 시간이 불규칙하면서 현재 건강상태가 나쁜 경우 치통 발생이 건강상태가 좋거나 보통인 경우보다 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과는 치통의 발생을 예측하는데 회귀분석에 비하여 CART모델이 매우 유용한 기법임을 시사하며, 향후 치통을 포함한 다른 구강 질환을 예측하는데 매우 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.931-939
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of brushing before sleeping by comparing the use of oral care products, frequency of dental clinic visits, and oral conditions between individuals who brush and do not brush their teeth before sleeping using data from the 5th and 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES). Methods: Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 on data files obtained according to a complex sampling design, and a significance level of <0.05 was set. General characteristics of the participants and year were analyzed using chi-square analysis. Data on the oral conditions, use of oral care products, and frequency of dental clinic visits were analyzed using logistic regression and linear regression. Results: Individuals who brushed their teeth before sleeping showed greater use of oral care products and more frequent dental clinic visits, oral examinations, preventive treatment, and treatment for simple caries (p<0.05) than individuals who did not. Individuals who did not brush their teeth before sleeping showed higher prevalence of permanent teeth caries and periodontal disease, as well as chewing and speaking problems (p<0.05), than those who bushed before sleeping. Conclusions: Individuals who do not brush before sleeping exhibit poorer oral health and lower use of oral care products and frequency of recent dental treatment than those who brush before sleeping. Therefore, it is necessary to alter the government's active policy and improve education about the importance of brushing before sleeping to improve oral health.