KMID : 1023420130130010020
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science 2013 Volume.13 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.28
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Influence of Daily Stress to Oral Symptoms among Adults
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Hong Min-Hee
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Abstract
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Daily stress is emerging as one of major problems to affect oral health in complicated and diversified modern society. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the daily stress of adults on their oral symptoms. The subjects in this study were 460 adults, on whom a survey was conducted from July 1 to October 30, 2012. The findings of the study were as follows: As to the impact of daily stress on oral symptoms, symptoms of the lips and cheeks and symptoms of the tongue were under the significant influence of physical, behavioral and psychoemotional stress. Physical and psychoemotional stress had a significant impact on symptoms of the teeth and the gums, and temporomandibular symptoms were significantly affected by psychoemotional and physical stress. The findings of the study showed that daily stress exerted a larger influence on the lips, cheeks and mucous membrane of oral cavity, and that multiple oral diseases took place when there were not only physical and psychoemotional stress but behavioral stress.
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KEYWORD
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Behavioral stress, Daily stress, Oral symptoms, Physical stress, Psycho-emotional stress
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