A association between self-reported oral health and oral health status among Korean male soldiers aged 18-24

Sung Joon Kim; Byoung Jin Lee

doi:10.11149/jkaoh.2012.36.4.282

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Kim and Lee: A association between self-reported oral health and oral health status among Korean male soldiers aged 18-24

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2012; 36(4): 282-288.

Published online: 28 December 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2012.36.4.282

A association between self-reported oral health and oral health status among Korean male soldiers aged 18-24

Sung Joon Kim¹, Byoung Jin Lee²

¹Department of Dentistry, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.

²Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju, Korea.

Corresponding Author: Byoung Jin Lee. Department of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Chosun University School of Dentistry, 303 Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. Tel: +82-62-220-3836, Fax: +82-62-226-3604, prevdent@chosun.ac.kr

Received 27 August 2012 Revised 12 November 2012 Accepted 11 December 2012

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Abstract

Objectives

This study is aimed to evaluate the correlation between self-reported oral health and caries experience, and to find out factors that affect perceived oral health status and treatment need in Korean male soldiers aged 18 to 24.

Methods

The cross-sectional oral health examination and questionnaire survey about the attitude of oral health were conducted (n=2,436). The survey contained self-reported oral health status, self-reported dental treatment need and associated factors.

Results

Caries experience like DMFT, DT, FT, and MT indices were significantly different by selfreported oral health status, as well as the self-perceived dental treatment need (P<0.005). Experience rates of 'tooth pain', 'periodontal pain', 'tooth hypersensitiveness', 'gingival bleeding', 'tooth cavity', 'oral malodor', 'need prophylaxis', 'former dental treatment', 'smoking' and 'scaling' were different by selfreported oral health status and self-perceived dental treatment need (P<0.05).

Conclusions

Subjective oral health perception reflected objective oral health status and other oral health related factors.

Keywords: Dental caries, Dental health surveys, Military dentistry, Self-reported oral health, Self-perceived dental treatment

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Caries experience by perceived oral health status

Values are mean±standard error.

^*P-values are determined from one-way ANOVA.

^a-dThe same letter indicates no significant difference by Scheffe's test post-hoc analysis (P>0.05).

Table 2

Caries experience by perceived dental treatment need

Values are mean±standard error.

^*P-values are determined from one-way ANOVA.

^a-dThe same letter indicates no significant difference (P>0.05).

Table 3

Periodontal status by perceived oral health status

Values are Number (%).

^*P-values are determined from Chi-square test.

Table 4

Periodontal status by perceived dental treatment need

Values are Number (%).

^*P-values are determined from Chi-square test.

Table 5

Experience rate of oral health related symptoms and behaviors by perceived oral health status

Values are Number (%).

^*P-values are determined from Chi-square test.

Table 6

Experience rate of oral health related symptoms and behaviors by perceived dental treatment need

Values are Number (%).

^*P-values are determined from Chi-square test.

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