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KMID : 1023420120120030189
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2012 Volume.12 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.195
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A Study on Oral Health Knowledge and Behavior among the Elderly
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Lee Youn-Kyoung
Han Hwa-Jin
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Abstract
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The subjects in this study were 281 elderly people in some regions. After they were respectively interviewed, the following findings were given: The group of elderly people who brushed their teeth three times or more and who did toothbrushing in an arbitrary way were more concerned about oral health, and the gap between them and the others (p<.05). The group who paid a regular visit to dental clinics had more interest in oral health than the others(p<.01). The group who brushed their teeth in an arbitrary way had more remaining teeth, and the gap between them and the others(p<.05). The group who did toothbrushing for about two minutes had more remaining teeth, and more edentulous jaws were found in the group who brushed their teeth once (p<.01). The group who did toothbrushing three times or more scored higher in oral health knowledge, and the gap between them and the others(p<.01). And the group who paid a regular visit to dental clinics scored higher in oral health knowledge, and the gap between them and the others(p<.01). In the future, the development of a wide variety of oral health programs and prolonged oral health education are both required. Diverse oral health programs and education are expected to stir up elderly people’s interest in oral health, to improve their oral health knowledge and to give a positive change to their oral health behavior
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KEYWORD
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Elderly people, Oral health knowledge, Oral health behavior
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