Abstract
ABSTRACT Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the number of re maining natural teeth in elderly people visiting dental care services and the f actors affecting dental visit. This study will contribute the development of oral health promotion programs for the elderly people.Methods : Subjects were 172 elderly people recruited from 217 senior ci tizens visiting public Corresponding Author oral health care services in 16 districts in Busan. They comple ted self-reported questionnaires. Eun-Kyoung Lee Departments of Dental HygieneBusan Womens CollegeJinnam-ro, 506, Busanjin-guBusan 614-734, Korea.Tel : +82-51-850-3181 +82-10-3419-6669Fax : +82-51-850-3210E-mail : mallgum@hanmail.netResults : Elderly people had less remaining natural teeth (p<0.001). T he remaining natural teeth (15.07±8.75) of the health insurance beneficiary were maj ority than those of the medicaid (8.78±8.45)(p<0.001). The respondents with better oral health c ondition had more remaining natural teeth (r=0.317, p<0.001), and those who were more worri ed about oral health had less remaining natural teeth (r=-0.599, p<0.001). Aging accelerates loss of natural teeth (p<0.001) of 3.203. Approximately 2.188 remaining teeth w ill be preserved by oral health care improvement (p=0.009).Conclusions : Frequent dental clinic visit will pr event natural teeth loss in the elderly people. Toothbrushing is the most efficient method of oral health care in the elderly people. Awareness towards oral health care is the motivation to preserve natural teeth in the elderly people.Key Words : influential factor, remaining natural teeth, visiting oral h ealth services 색인 : 방문구강보건사업, 영향요인, 현존 자연치아
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