KMID : 0355420120360040282
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2012 Volume.36 No. 4 p.282 ~ p.288
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A association between self-reported oral health and oral health status among Korean male soldiers aged 18-24
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Kim Sung-Joon
Lee Byoung-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study is aimed to evaluate the correlation between self-reported oral health and caries experience, and to find out factors that affect perceived oral health status and treatment need in Korean male soldiers aged 18 to 24.
Methods: The cross-sectional oral health examination and questionnaire survey about the attitude of oral health were conducted (n=2,436). The survey contained self-reported oral health status, self-reported dental treatment need and associated factors.
Results: Caries experience like DMFT, DT, FT, and MT indices were significantly different by selfreported oral health status, as well as the self-perceived dental treatment need (P<0.005). Experience rates of ``tooth pain``, ``periodontal pain``, ``tooth hypersensitiveness``, ``gingival bleeding``, ``tooth cavity``, ``oral malodor``, ``need prophylaxis``, ``former dental treatment``, ``smoking`` and ``scaling`` were different by selfreported oral health status and self-perceived dental treatment need (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Subjective oral health perception reflected objective oral health status and other oral health related factors.
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KEYWORD
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Dental caries, Dental health surveys, Military dentistry, Self-reported oral health, Selfperceived dental treatment
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