J Korean Acad Oral Health.  2023 Jun;47(2):58-64. 10.11149/jkaoh.2023.47.2.58.

Association between oral health status and school loss in adolescents

• Kim IJ
• Lee DY
• Oh HW
• Lee HS

• KMID: 2543911
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2023.47.2.58

Abstract

Objectives
This study aimed to investigate the association between school loss due to dental disease and oral health status in adolescents.
Methods
The study participants were 881 adolescents (453 middle and 428 high school students). Data were collected through a self-administered survey and oral examination. Chi-square test and t-test were used to analyze the association between school loss due to dental disease and oral health status, and multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing school loss.
Results
Dental caries was the leading cause of school loss. School loss due to dental disease was more prevalent in the group with a higher number of carious teeth than in the group without dental caries. According to bivariate analysis, school loss due to dental disease was associated with toothache, gingival bleeding, maxillofacial trauma, and caries. When controlling demographic variables, gingival bleeding, maxillofacial trauma, and dental caries were associated with school absence. Moreover, maxillofacial trauma was associated with school absence period up to 1 year.
Conclusions
Therefore, oral health status and school loss of adolescents are associated, and the importance of oral health in adolescents should be emphasized.

Keyword

Adolescents; Dental caries; Dental diseases; Oral health; Schools

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