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Changes in oral health status of the elderly with visiting oral hygiene care intervention based on community health care: Case reports

커뮤니티케어에 기반한 방문 구강 관리 중재 노인의 구강 건강 상태 변화에 관한 증례 보고

  • Jang, Jong-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Jeong, Min-Suk (The Korean Academy of Primary Health Care) ;
  • Jo, Se-Rim (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Natural Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Yoon, Hae-Soo (Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Natural Science, Dankook University)
  • 장종화 (단국대학교 공공.보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 정민숙 (한국일차보건의료학회) ;
  • 조세림 (단국대학교 대학원) ;
  • 윤해수 (단국대학교 대학원)
  • Received : 2021.09.27
  • Accepted : 2021.10.14
  • Published : 2021.10.30

Abstract

Objectives: This case - study was conducted to assess the oral health status change of the elderly through visiting oral care interventions based on a community health care project. Methods: Professional dental hygiene treatment and oral health education, including brushing using interdental toothbrushes and sponge brushes, were performed on three senior citizens who received home visiting oral health care benefit. Results: The subject's periodontal conditions improved including gingival inflammation and bleeding. The gingival color tured pink by controlling the dental plaque. Conclusions: Visiting oral health care contributed to the improvement of oral health of the elderly. Therefore, based on the characteristics of the elderly with various systemic diseases, it is necessary to discover various cases that can perform professional and customized visiting oral health care programs.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2020S1A5A2A01042603).

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