台灣中部地區0-6歲兒童齲齒與口腔清潔行為之城鄉差距

Disparities in Oral Hygiene Behaviors of Children under 6 Years Old between Urban and Rural Areas of Central Taiwan

黃純德(Shun-Te Huang) ； 蕭思郁(Szu-Yu Hsiao) ； 陳韻婷(Yuan-Ting Chen) ； 劉秀月(Hsiu-Yueh Liu) ； 林怡如(Yi-Ju Lin) ； 陳弘森(Horng-Sen Chen) ； 嚴雅音(Ya-Yin Yen) ； 周振英(Chen-Yin Chou)

《中華牙醫學雜誌（中文版）》 26卷2期 (2007/12) Pp. 200-208

https://doi.org/10.7106/CJD.200712.0200

摘要

本研究為瞭解台灣中部地區0-6歲兒童口腔清潔行為與齲齒之城鄉差距。針對中部地區，包含台中、南投、彰化（縣市）567位0-6歲兒童為對象，進行口腔檢查。並由父母親及主照護者填寫問卷。而兒童口腔健康狀況分析結果，deft index為5.25，齲齒數為4.35顆，缺牙數為0.04顆，填補數為0.86顆，齲齒盛行率為74.82%，齲齒填補率為16.35%，市、區兒童其deft index為4.46，齲齒盛行率為72.57%；鄉、鎮兒童其deft index為5.85，齲齒盛行率為77.45%。居住於鄉、鎮地區兒童口腔健康狀況明顯高於居住於市、區兒童。而開始刷牙年齡以3歲以上才開始刷牙的族群其deft index (6.29)及齲齒盛行率為最高(92.14%)。研究顯示中部地區鄉、鎮兒童口腔健康狀況及口腔清潔行為都較市、區兒童為差。

關鍵字

口腔清潔行為 ； 城鄉差距 ； deft index ； 齲齒盛行率

並列摘要

The aims of this research were to understand whether the dental caries status of children aged 0~6 years in central Taiwan was impacted by their oral cleaning behaviors. The subjects of this study consisted of 568 children aged 0~6 years in central Taiwan. The results of the analysis indicated that deft index was 5.25, and the numbers of dental caries, missing teeth, and filled teeth were 4.35, 0.04, and 0.86, respectively. The caries prevalence and filling rate were 74.82% and 16.35%. The deft index and the caries prevalence of those who live in the city were 4.46 and 72.57%, respectively. The deft index and the caries prevalence rate of those who live in a township were 5.85% and 77.45%, respectively. Thus, the dental health status of children who live in the township was apparently higher than that of children who live in the city. Children aged over 3 years who had begun to clean their own teeth had the highest deft index and caries prevalence rate (6.29 and 94.14%, respectively). However, the caries prevalence rate still has to be reduced.

並列關鍵字

oral hygiene behavior ； urban-rural discrepancy ； deft index ； caries prevalence