한국 성인의 미충족 치과 치료와 DMFT index와의 관련성
Association between unmet needs for dental treatment and the DMFT index among Korean adults
정선용, 조자원, 정윤숙, 김혜영, 김지영, 최연희, 송근배,
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정선용 ( Chung Sun-Young ) - 단국대학교 치과병원 예방치과
조자원 ( Cho Ja-Won ) - 단국대학교 치과병원 예방치과
정윤숙 ( Jung Yun-Sook ) - 경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 예방치과학교실
김혜영 ( Kim Hye-Young ) - 강원대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과
김지영 ( Kim Ji-Young ) - 울산과학대학교 치위생과
최연희 ( Choi Youn-Hee ) - 경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 예방치과학교실
송근배 ( Song Keun-Bae ) - 경북대학교 치의학전문대학원 예방치과학교실
Abstract
Objectives: Unmet needs for dental treatment are one of the potential contributing factors to poor oral health because oral health problems worsen if left untreated. This study aimed to demonstrate the prevalence of and the causes for unmet dental needs, and to evaluate the association between unmet needs for dental treatment and oral health status.
Methods: Data on 3,883 subjects aged ≥18 years from the Korean National Oral Health Survey 2006 were analyzed. Information regarding unmet needs for dental treatment was obtained using standardized questionnaires. Eight trained dentists examined decayed, missing, or filled teeth (DMFT). Multiple regression models were built to assess the association between unmet needs for dental treatment and the DMFT scores.
Results: The prevalence of perceived unmet needs for dental treatment was 34.7% among the adult Korean population. Economic constraints were the main cause (38.6%) for unmet dental needs. The average DMFT scores were higher in the subjects with unmet needs for dental treatment than in those without. In individuals with unmet needs for dental treatment within the past 1 year, the number of decayed teeth after adjusting for confounders was likely to be greater by 0.58 and that of missing teeth by 0.27 compared to that in their counterparts with no unmet dental needs in the past 1 year.
Conclusions: Perceived unmet needs for dental treatment were significantly associated with poor oral health status among the adult Korean population. Further studies are needed to clarify the direct and indirect effects of unmet needs for dental treatment on an individual’s oral health status by investigating critical variables of the causal pathways among perceived dental needs, dental care utilization, and oral health status.
키워드
Dental care; Dental health surveys; DMF index; Health services needs and demand; Oral health
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