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KMID : 1157520220180020058
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2022 Volume.18 No. 2 p.58 ~ p.62
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A Study on the Effects of Oral Hygiene Education Continuous Oral Management Program Effect on Older Adults in the Community
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Lee Yun-Hui
Cho Min-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objective: In this study, we analyzed the effects of oral hygiene education on the older adults at home who visited the public health center in the Yeongnam region by comparing the older adults at home before and after participating in the oral hygiene education continuous oral management program.
Methods: Ninety seven older patients were included as study subjects for the final analysis. To compare and analyze oral care among older adults before and after participating in oral health education. And investigate oral hygiene improvement through participation in the continuous oral management program in oral health education.
Results: The management group had poor oral hygiene when compared with the control group before participating in the oral hygiene education continuous oral management program. The amount of food residue, tongue plaque, and unhygienic dentures or false teeth improved from 94% to 18%, 88% to 22%, and 96% to 38%, respectively, which showed significant improvement in the management group after their participation in the oral hygiene education continuous oral management program. The dental plaque adhesion rate decreased by 37.3 points in the management group after their participation in the oral hygiene education continuous oral management program. However, only a 0.83-point decrease in the dental plaque adhesion was observed in the control group. This showed a significant difference between the management and control groups.
Conclusion: It should develop an oral hygiene management program for the oral health of the older adult population focusing on prevention.
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KEYWORD
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oral condition, oral hygiene education, continuous oral management program, O’Leary index
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