Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common oral diseases. Periodontal disease rapidly increases during adolescence and the main cause of lost teeth in adults.
This study was performed to investigate the oral health behavior and periodo...
Dental caries and periodontal disease are the most common oral diseases. Periodontal disease rapidly increases during adolescence and the main cause of lost teeth in adults.
This study was performed to investigate the oral health behavior and periodontal status using the community periodontal index treatment needs(CPITN) and to find the associated factors with it of university students.
The subjects were 615 students who attended to periodic health examination which was held from May 30th to June 2nd, 2000.
The results were as follows;
1. The subjects were composed of 64.5% in males and 35.5% in females. The types of oral health practice were tongue brushing(61.8%), use of mouth cleaning fluid(l9.8%), abstention of sweet foods(l7.1%) in order.
2. The treatment of dental caries, scaling, teeth extraction and dental prosthesis were main causes of visits to dental clinics.
3. The scores for knowledge of oral health(male : 6.53, female : 6.70) and the number of dental caries(male : 1.96. female : 2.27)were not statistically significant.
4. The degree of CPITN were 20.9% and 31.7% for 0, 3.0% and 5.5% for 1, 63.7% and 55.9% for 2, 11.1% and 6.9% for 3 and 1.3% and 0% for 4 in males and females.
5. In males, the associated factors with periodontal status were grade, effective and frequent tooth brushing, self-cognition of oral health status, participation of oral health education and amount of dental caries. In females, age, effective tooth brushing, and scaling were associated with periodontal status.
As a result of this study, it was concluded that more than 70 percent of subjects needed periodontal care. To keep good oral health for a lifetime, we should understand the necessity of appropriate oral health education and the early treatment of periodontal disease during adolescence.