농어촌 지역 성인 여성의 주관적 잇몸증상과 구강건강인식도와의 관련성 –태안군 지역을 중심으로–

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between oral health awareness and a variety of subjective gingival symptoms in adult women and provide basic data necessary to develop an oral health improvement program that could help with oral disease prevention and oral care and maintenance. For this purpose, a structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct a survey in adult women residing in Taean, South Chungcheong, which has numerous islands and various coastline types, Province from March to August 2021 and 567 copies were finally analyzed. An SPSS 25.0 Version program was used to perform frequency analysis for the general characteristics and oral health awareness and multiple regression analysis for oral health awareness by the subjective gingival symptoms and the relations among the tooth-brushing, oral health, and scaling areas in terms of oral health awareness. The majority of the respondents were aged 20-29 and high school graduates; the married formed the highest percentage. Many of them were housewives; nonsmokers and nondrinkers formed the highest percentage. In the area of tooth-brushing, the highest percentage of them suggested gum disease prevention, tooth-brushing within three minutes after a meal, the importance of a tooth-brushing method, and the need of tongue-brushing as a good tooth-brushing method; in the area of oral health, the highest percentage of them suggested the need of regular oral examination, the need of oral hygiene products, and the need of oral health education and indicated plaque and tartar as causes of gum disease. The majority of them indicated gingival bleeding, bad breath, gingival pain, tooth mobility, and gum swelling, an average level of food caught between teeth and tartar, and no sensitive tooth in terms of gingival symptoms. The better state of such subjective gingival symptoms as gingival bleeding, tooth mobility, and tartar, the better oral health awareness in general. As for the effects of the subjective gingival symptoms on the tooth-brushing area, the better tooth mobility, the better awareness of the tooth-brushing area. As for the effects of the subjective gingival symptoms on the oral health area, the better state of gingival bleeding, gum swelling, and tartar, the better awareness of the oral health area. As for the effects of the subjective gingival symptoms on the scaling area, the better tooth mobility, the better awareness of the scaling area. These results demonstrate that the subjective gingival symptoms are associated with oral health awareness in adult women. It is necessary to develop an oral health program aimed at making a plan for improving subjective gingival symptoms with the objective of allowing adult women to have better awareness of general oral health, which is expected to subsequently improve the quality of life related to oral health.