高雄縣／市3-6歲學齡前兒童口腔健康狀況與影響因子之探討

The Study of Oral Hygiene and Affected Factors of 3-6 year-old Preschool Children in Kaohsiung County/City

柳映鈴(Ying-Ling Liu) ； 黃純德(Shun-Te Huang)

《Taiwan Journal of Oral Medicine Sciences》 25卷2期 (2009/08) Pp. 47-60

https://doi.org/10.7059/TJOMS.200908.0047

摘要

Aim:
The aim of this research is to evaluate the relationship between oral hygiene and affected factors of 3-6 year-old preschool children in Kaohsiung county/city.
Methods:
There were 625 of 3-6 year-old preschool children (316 boys and 309 girls) in Kaohsiung county/city. Each preschool child received an oral health examination and finished a questionnaire of demography characteristics
Results:
The results of the caries state investigation of the 3-6 year-old preschool children in Kaohsiung county/city were as follows .The number of caries was 3.73; deft index was 4.68 and caries prevalence was 76.15%; the filling in rate was 18.71% in Kaohsiung county. And the number of caries was 0.97; deft index was 1.87 and caries prevalence was 49.89%, the filling in rate was 48.93% in Kaohsiung city. The deft index was statistically significantly different in age (p＜0.05). The important factors influencing caries of 3-6 year-old preschool children include the areas of low urbanization, mother's education level preference on food texture, tooth brush action after a meal, timing to start brush tooth.
Discussion and Conclusion:
Preschool children deft index was increased progressively by areas and age increase. We found that deft index 2.48 from 2 year-old to 5.02 for 6 year-old in Kaohsiung county. Also we found that deft index 0.97 from 2-year-old to 2.26 for 6-year-old in Kaohsiung city. We found statistically significantly difference in deft index (p＜.0001). High children deft index influences children the preference on food with soft texture and reduces the behavior of chewing Areas of low urbanization and good eating habits and brushing tooth habits were used to reduce of preschool children's caries rate.

關鍵字

學齡前兒童 ； 齲齒 ； 飲食習慣

並列摘要

Aim:
The aim of this research is to evaluate the relationship between oral hygiene and affected factors of 3-6 year-old preschool children in Kaohsiung county/city.
Methods:
There were 625 of 3-6 year-old preschool children (316 boys and 309 girls) in Kaohsiung county/city. Each preschool child received an oral health examination and finished a questionnaire of demography characteristics
Results:
The results of the caries state investigation of the 3-6 year-old preschool children in Kaohsiung county/city were as follows .The number of caries was 3.73; deft index was 4.68 and caries prevalence was 76.15%; the filling in rate was 18.71% in Kaohsiung county. And the number of caries was 0.97; deft index was 1.87 and caries prevalence was 49.89%, the filling in rate was 48.93% in Kaohsiung city. The deft index was statistically significantly different in age (p＜0.05). The important factors influencing caries of 3-6 year-old preschool children include the areas of low urbanization, mother's education level preference on food texture, tooth brush action after a meal, timing to start brush tooth.
Discussion and Conclusion:
Preschool children deft index was increased progressively by areas and age increase. We found that deft index 2.48 from 2 year-old to 5.02 for 6 year-old in Kaohsiung county. Also we found that deft index 0.97 from 2-year-old to 2.26 for 6-year-old in Kaohsiung city. We found statistically significantly difference in deft index (p＜.0001). High children deft index influences children the preference on food with soft texture and reduces the behavior of chewing Areas of low urbanization and good eating habits and brushing tooth habits were used to reduce of preschool children's caries rate.

並列關鍵字

Preschool Children ； Caries ； Eating Habits