Study on the relations between oral hygiene state, halitosis, and halitosis subjective symptom of the subjects of dental hygiene care Jeong Hyunja1, Park Hyeyoung2, Kim Hyejin2,* 1Department of Dental Hygien, Daegu Health College, Youngsong-ro, 15, Buk-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea 2Department of Dental Hygien, Dongeui University, Research Institute of Clinical the Dental hygiene Dongeui University, Gaya 1-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea, *Corresponding author: Hyejin Kim Associate Professor, Department of Dental Hygiene, Dongeui University, Korea. E-mail: khj1126@deu.ac.kr
Online published on 16 October, 2018. Abstract Background/Objectives The purpose of the research was explained to subjects, and those who agreed on the research were made to participate in the program. Methods/Statistical Analysis The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 K Windows and the detailed analysis methods are as follows. The general characteristics of the study participants and the number of bad breath measurements for each episode were performed in frequency analysis. For general characteristics and halitosis symptoms, the symptoms of halitosis were associated with the T-test and ANOVA. Findings This study was conducted targeting 181 subjects participating in ‘Dental Hygiene Care Program’ held in the department of dental hygiene at D University located in Busan, from March to December 2016. Then, the subjects’ oral hygiene state, halitosis, and halitosis subjective symptom were examined. As a result of analyzing the effects of oral hygiene state on halitosis subjective symptom, halitosis and scaling had significant effects on halitosis awareness, and sinus infection had significant effects on halitosis subjective symptom. According to the study results, halitosis measurement values gradually decreased after dental hygiene care, and especially professionals and office workers had halitosis subjective symptom. Improvements/Applications Only the data was used during dental hygiene procedures to determine the connection between the subject's oral hygiene condition, the measurement of halitosis, and symptoms of halitosis. Top Keywords Dental hygiene care, Oral hygiene state, Oral management habit, Halitosis subjective symptom, Halitosis awareness, Oral health. Top |