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KMID : 1020220230230050343
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2023 Volume.23 No. 5 p.343 ~ p.350
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Water intake and oral disease symptoms in adolescents: a cross-sectional study conducted in Korea in 2021
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Kim So-Yeong
Lim Sun-A
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Abstract
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Objectives: Water constitutes a majority of the human body and is essential for health. In addition, water intake can prevent dental caries by improving salivary lubrication and self-cleaning. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the amount of daily water intake and the symptoms of oral disease in Korean adolescents.
Methods: We used data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS), conducted in Korea in 2021, and identified the relationship between daily water intake and oral disease symptoms in Korean adolescents. KYRBS is a nationwide cross-sectional survey conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), and a total of 54,848 participants were included in this study.
Results: After adjusting for confounding factors, logistic regression analysis showed that tooth pain was more often experienced by those who drank less than two cups of water per day (odds ratio [OR]: 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01?1.30) than those who drank five or more cups of water per day.
Conclusions: A low daily water intake is associated with tooth pain, a symptom of dental caries. The results of our study suggest that increasing water intake may reduce dental caries. Therefore, adequate water intake may help prevent dental caries.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescents, Dental caries, Tooth pain, Water
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