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KMID : 1156220170430050401
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2017 Volume.43 No. 5 p.401 ~ p.411
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Usage of Affecting factors of Oral Care Products in Infants
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Choi Min-Ji
Park Ji-Young
Lim Mi-Young
Jung Da-Young
Ryu Hyeon-Su
Kim Sun-Shin
Oh Na-Rae
Yang Won-Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the use of oral hygiene products in infants.
Methods: From October 2015 to December 2015, astructured questionnaire survey was conducted for infants and parents about the infants' oral hygiene product use from 0 to 4 years of age in Seoul and other metropolitan areas.
Results: The use of oral tissues for infants and children was more frequent in infants, with less than four uses of oral tissues per 10 infants. The overall amount of toothpaste usage among infants was lower than those of infants whose parents are high school or college graduates. The number of oral tissues used per infant per week was less among infants who sucked less than 4 times per 10 infants. The frequency of use of infant mouthwash per week in every 10 infants was less than those who swallow mouthwash less than once. The number of mouth rinses after the use of oral tissues for infants was high in boys, and the number of infants who sucked oral tissues was less than 4 times when used 10 times. The number of mouth rinses after the use of toothpaste was less for infants with college-graduate parents. The factors affecting the number of mouth rinsings after using oral tissues for infants were gender and sucking frequency.
Conclusions: In this study, the oral hygiene products for infants were found to differ and affect the usage, the frequency of use, and the number of mouth rinses according to the general characteristics of infants' and parents and the use of oral hygiene products.
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KEYWORD
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Dental care by age, dental care for children, oral hygiene
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