Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine oral disease symptoms among adolescents in an effort to provide some information on the selection of what to teach in youth oral health education.
Methods: As for analysis methods, SPSS 18.0 was employed, and frequency analysis,and cross tabs were carried out.
Results: In the case of smoking-related oral disease symptoms, 17.0% of the smoking group and 10.5% of the non-smoker group demonstrated a statistically significant difference (χ2=314.40, p<0.001). In regard to the experience of oral disease related to drinking alcohol, the experience of broken or broken teeth was 13.7% in the group with drinking experience and 9.8% in the group without drinking experience (χ2=216.19, p<0.001).
Examination of oral disease symptoms according to subjective stress cognitive levels showed that the more stress is felt, the more broken or broken the teeth (χ2=113.81, p<0.001), the more tooth pain when eating (χ2=1302.69, p<0.001), and the more teeth tingling and painful experiences (χ2= 1372.30, p<0.001). The more stress felt in painful or bleeding gums (χ2=1029.73, p<0.001), the more statistically significant differences were observed with the symptoms of oral disease.
Conclusions: Students who experienced smoking and drinking, and higher subjective stress cognition levels, experienced more oral disease symptoms.
Preventive orientation to promote physical and mental health in adolescence A comprehensive oral health education program is needed.
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