일부 노인장기요양환자의 구강실태 및 구강기능 (Dental Status and Oral Function in Some Long-term Care Elderly Patients)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국보건교육건강증진학회
· 수록지 정보 : 보건교육건강증진학회지 / 25권 / 4호 / 55 ~ 65페이지
· 저자명 : 이윤희, 윤희정, 이희경, 이성국

초록

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between dental status and oral function by
analyzing those in some long-term care elderly patients.
Methods: It performed oral examination and 4 oromotor function examinations such as repeated
swallowing function, correct pronunciation function, saliva secretion rate and maximum mouth opening to
91 elderly patents aged 65 and older in the municipal geriatric hospital located in Cheonan.
Results: Dental status of patients such as the number of dental caries, treated teeth, retained teeth
and function teeth were better in mobile elderly patients than in immobile elderly patients. Attachment rate
of dental plaque and the number of teeth being extracted were more in mobile patients than in immobile
patients. More retained teeth, the number of function teeth and dental caries and the score in pronunciation
status test were significantly higher. With more function teeth, the score in pronunciation status test was
significantly higher. As saliva secretion rate is higher, repeated swallowing function was significantly better.
repeated swallowing function rate is higher pronunciation status was significantly better.
Conclusions: With the results of this study, it was found that among long-term care elderly patients,
oral function was worse in immobile patients than in mobile patients. Therefore, it may be necessary to
plan and perform an oral function improvement program preferentially for elderly patients requiring
long-term care.

영어초록

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between dental status and oral function by
analyzing those in some long-term care elderly patients.
Methods: It performed oral examination and 4 oromotor function examinations such as repeated
swallowing function, correct pronunciation function, saliva secretion rate and maximum mouth opening to
91 elderly patents aged 65 and older in the municipal geriatric hospital located in Cheonan.
Results: Dental status of patients such as the number of dental caries, treated teeth, retained teeth
and function teeth were better in mobile elderly patients than in immobile elderly patients. Attachment rate
of dental plaque and the number of teeth being extracted were more in mobile patients than in immobile
patients. More retained teeth, the number of function teeth and dental caries and the score in pronunciation
status test were significantly higher. With more function teeth, the score in pronunciation status test was
significantly higher. As saliva secretion rate is higher, repeated swallowing function was significantly better.
repeated swallowing function rate is higher pronunciation status was significantly better.
Conclusions: With the results of this study, it was found that among long-term care elderly patients,
oral function was worse in immobile patients than in mobile patients. Therefore, it may be necessary to
plan and perform an oral function improvement program preferentially for elderly patients requiring
long-term care.

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