우리나라 치아우식증 고위험군 12세 아동의 구강특성과 구강건강관련행동 위험요인

• Published in: 대한구강보건학회지 Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 47 - 52
• Main Authors: 정윤숙, Yun Sook Jung, 정성화, Seong Hwa Jeong, 강남규, Nam Kyu Kang, 최연희, Youn Hee Choi, 송근배, Keun Bae Song
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한예방치과·구강보건학회 30.03.2013
• Subjects: Korea National Oral Health Survey; Significant caries index; 치의학
• ISSN: 1225-388X; 2093-7784
• DOI: 10.11149/jkaoh.2013.37.1.47

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of the high caries risk group among 12-year-old children inKorea. Methods: Information on oral health status and interview data were collected from 6,253 children (3,309 male and 2,944 female children) aged 12 years who participated in the Korea National Oral Health Survey in 2010. The subjects were sorted according to the decayed missing filled tooth (DMFT) data. The highest one-third was selected as the significant caries (SiC) group (N=2,184), and the others were classified as the middle group (N=4,466) and the caries-free group (N=7,067). This study also useddemographic variables such as gender and area of residence. The variables for the oral health behavior were the number of dental sealants on the first molar, self-perceived oral health, average frequency of tooth brushing per day, and the mean frequency of daily snack consumption. The variables for the oral health status were the mean number of DMFTs and the SiC index. The associations between the high caries risk group and the demographic and social variables, oral health status, and oral health-related consciousness and behavior were evaluated by logistic regression analysis. Results: A significant proportion of the high caries risk group participants had no dental sealant on the first molar (46.4%) and lived in rural areas (38.1%, P<0.05). The determinants of the high-risk group were whether the first molar was sealed (``0``, OR=52.67) and the self-perceived oral health (``fair``, OR=1.43, ``poor``, OR=2.09). Conclusions: The characteristics of the high caries risk group among 12-year-old Korean children were the absence of dental sealant on the first molar, poor self-perceived oral health, gender, and region.