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KMID : 1020220180180030371
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2018 Volume.18 No. 3 p.371 ~ p.384
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Study about the factors related to gingival symptoms in Korean adolescents according to the mental health factors
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Lee Mi-Ra
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to gingival symptoms by mental health factors among the adolescents in Korea.
Methods: The data were used which were collected from the web-based survey of the National 2016 Korean Youth Risk Behavior of Korean Center for Disease Control. The study sample comprised of 65,528 adolescents in middle- and high schools. Data were analyzed using SPSS Ver. 20.0 and multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors related to gingival symptoms by mental health factors.
Results: The relationship between mental health factors and gingival symptoms were examined. And, subject characteristics about gingival symptoms were identified to be significant factors such as gender, grade, economic level, smoking and drinking status in all poor mental health groups. The number of brushing per day was related to the gingival symptoms for both good mental health groups and poor mental health groups.
Conclusions: Mental health, characteristics, health behaviors of the adolescents should be considered when establishing the policies and institutions to improve oral health targeted adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescents, Gingival symptoms, Health behaviors, Mental health
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