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KMID : 0378019690120120065
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New Medical Journal
1969 Volume.12 No. 12 p.65 ~ p.69
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The Study on the Oral Hygiene Status of the Rural Dwellers in Korea
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Abstract
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To evaluate Oral Hygiene Status and its relationship with Tooth-brushing habits in rural dwellers in Korea, the author has performed interviewing and oral examination on 340 persons(male:130, female :210) of Kang Won Do province ranging from 20 to 49 years of age.
For figurical detailed estimation, Oral Hygiene Index Scores by Dr. Greene´s Method and Tooth-brushing Frequency were obtained from the survey findings in the respect of aging and sex respectively, lastly both scores were observed in interconnection.
The results were obtained as follows:
1. With increasing age, Tooth-brushing Frequency was decreased and Oral Hygiene Index Scores were increased correspondingly.
2. Tooth-brushing Frequency was more prevalent in females than in males and Oral Hygiene Index Scores were more´in males(2.99) than in females(2.63): more poor Oral Hygiene Status in males than in females.
3. "No Tooth-brushing" persons(16.5 %) revealed higher Oral Hygiene Index Score(3.77) than the Oral Hygiene Index Score(2.23) of the "once a day Tooth-brushing" persons(47%): more poor Oral Hygiene Status in "No Tooth-brushing" persons than, in "once a day Tooth-brushing" persons.
4. The Oral Hygiene index decreases significantly with each increase in Tooth-brushing Frequency.
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