Effects of oral health behavior and subjective perception on subjective periodontal symptoms and community periodontal index (CPI) in some adults Yu Subin1, Jung Haerim2, Kim Sunll3, Kim Hyejin4,* 1Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro, 49, Mulguem, Yangsan, Republic of Korea 2Department of Public Health, Graduated School, Ajou University, Suwon, Gyeonggido, Republic of Korea 3Department of Dental Hygien, Choonhae College of Health Sciences, Daehakgil, Ungchonmyeon, Uljugun, Ulsan, Republic of Korea 4Department of Dental Hygien, 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 aim of the study was to confirm the relation of subjective periodontal symptoms to objective periodontal index by comparing personal periodontal evaluation and actual oral health. Methods/Statistical Analysis The independent variables include demographic data, oral health behaviors, subjective perceptions, and experiences with treating a systematic or periodontal disease, and the dependent variables include subjective periodontal symptoms and CPI. Descriptive statistics were for each variable, cross-tabulation to check differences between variables, simple correlation analysis for the relation between subjective periodontal symptoms and CPI, and simple linear regression analysis to check effects of the independent variables on the dependent ones. Findings The high age group and the dental treatment group showed common symptoms, “food impaction” and “tooth mobility”. The lower age group, no recent treatment group (1year), no scaling group, and the no regular check-up group were all aware of “presence of calculus” inside the mouth. CPI was relatively high in the elder group. No scaling group recorded a relatively higher CPI than scaling group. CPI was relatively high among those who had hypertension or diabetes. The more negative perceptions they had of their tooth brushing, the lower their CPI was. CPI had positive(+) correlations with subjective periodontal statuses such as bleeding on tooth brushing, food impaction, gingival pain, tooth mobility, gingival swelling, and the degree of tooth malposition(p<.05, p<.01). Improvements/Applications Conclusively, there were many corresponding but not the same aspects between subjective symptoms and objective periodontal index, which necessitates an adequate oral health education. Top Keywords Periodontal disease, Subjective perception, Subjective periodontal symptoms, Community Periodontal Index, Oral health behavior. Top |