Proper choice of oral hygiene devices for pantients

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives: The authors have examined 284 Korean adults on the oral hygiene devices they used and their oral status.

Methods: All adults volunteered to participate in this study. Of the total there were 115 patients who had their general oral status checked, 60 patients had bridge appliances, 61 patients had periodontal disease, and 48 patients had fixed orthodontic appliances. Correlation coefficients were calculated between the proper oral hygiene devices index which they used and such oral status as DMFT rate, s-PHP index, and CPI index on each individual.

Results and Conclusion: The proper oral hygiene devices index with 10 points being a full score determined as 6.93/10.0 points in adults with their general oral status checked, 5.75/10.0 points in patients with bridge appliances, 3.42/10.0points in patients with periodontal disease and 5.80/10.0 points in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances, Oral health education was needed on the proper selection of oral hygiene devices for individuals, especially for patients with periodontal disease. Correlation coefficients were calculated as the higher index of proper oral hygiene devices, less in the s-PHP index in adults(r=-.245, p<.01.). The longer time in tooth brushing, a little bit higher PMA index(r=.188, p<.05), and the more loss of elasticity, a little bit less CPI index, (r=-.191, p<.05) in normal adults. The longer time in tooth brushing, the higher the score in s-PHP index (r=.260, p<.05) in patients with bridge appliances. Thus, frequent changing of oral hygiene devices index, the less the s-PHP index(r=-324, P<.05) in patients with periodontal disease.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. Introduction 2
• 2. Materials and methods 3
• 2.1. Materials 3
• 2.2. Method 3
• 2.2.1. Oral Examination 3
• 2.2.2. Scoring system for oral hygiene devices 4
• 2.2.3. Data analysis 5
• 3. Results 5
• 3.1. The use of proper oral hygiene devices for adults 5
• 3.2. The use of proper oral Hygiene devices for patients with bridge appliance 6
• 3.3. The use of proper oral hygiene devices for patients with periodontal disease 7
• 3.4. The use of proper oral hygiene devices for patients with fixed orthodontic appliances 8
• 4. Discussion 9
• 5. Conclusion 11