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KMID : 0355220080330020147
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Journal of Korean Academy Oral Medicine
2008 Volume.33 No. 2 p.147 ~ p.158
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Effect of Oral Hygiene Controllability on the Subjective Oral Malodor
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Park Hye-Sook
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Abstract
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In our study, we investigated self-evaluation of tongue coating, self-rating intensity of oral malodor, habit related to tooth brushing and tongue scraping. Investigation was carried out on 714 Korean college students by method of self-reporting to prepared questionnaire, The obtained data were processed and analyzed with SAS program. The results of this study are as follows.
1. Students who have frequently experienced tongue coating have tendency to have stronger oral malodor than the other students.
2. The self-reporting prevalence rate of oral malodor is 81.1%.
3. Students who brush teeth shortly and irregularly have tendency to have stronger oral malodor than the other students.
4. Students with strong oral malodor have tendency to neglect scraping tongue.
5. Students with low index of tooth brushing or low index of oral hygiene controllability have tendency to have stronger oral malodor than the other students.
6. Mean scales of tooth brushing index(p＜.0001), tongue scraping index(p＝0.0439) and oral hygiene controllability index(p＜.0001) among students in the department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Technology are significantly higher than those among general students.
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KEYWORD
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Oral malodor, Oral hygiene, College students, Questionnaire
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