The association of subjective oral health awareness with dental caries, dental prostheses, periodontal status of Korean adults
10.11149/jkaoh.2019.43.1.8
- Author:
Ho Jin JEONG
1
;
Jung Hwa LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Biomedical Health Science, Graduate School, Dong-Eui University, Busan, Korea. yamako93@deu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adults;
Community Periodontal Index;
DT;
Prosthetic;
Subjective oral health
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dental Caries;
Dental Prosthesis;
Humans;
Korea;
Nutrition Surveys;
Oral Health;
Periodontal Index;
Quality of Life;
Research Subjects
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2019;43(1):8-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: In order to aid the development of practical oral health improvement programs for adults, this study examined whether a correlation exists between oral health indices assessed by experts and self-perceived oral health status. METHODS: Raw data from the second year (2013–2015) of the sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Among those surveyed, adults over the age of 19 were designated as research subjects. RESULTS: The DT indices, prosthetics indices, and Community Periodontal indices were higher when the subjective oral health status was “Bad.” CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrated the consistency between subjective and objective oral health status. Thus, self-perceived oral health status is a reliable index to evaluate adult oral health projects for improving the quality of life of adults, improving their oral health, and evaluating future oral health services.
