The Association Between Tooth Brushing and Gum Disease Through the National Health and Nutrition Survey

Objective: This study analyses the relationship between brushing and gum disease using the 8th KNHANES data of the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and provides basic data when establishing national policies in the future. Methods: This study period is from March 1 to 30, 2023. It was conducted using raw data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES) by the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and all household members aged 1 and 80 who meet the appropriate household members requirements in the sample survey were selected as subjects. The subjects of the study were 6,728 out of a total of 7,090 participants in the 8th 2021 National Health and Nutrition Survey, excluding 362 missing. 6,728 people were selected for treatment of gum disease, gender, tooth brushing for a day yesterday, tooth brushing timing, chewing problems related to oral health surveys, and gum disease. Results: Age of this study * When to brush: Of the total 6,728 post-snack patients, 6265 "no" and 319 "yes" showed that most of them did not brush their teeth after a snack. The x2 statistical value is 502.389 significance probability .000, and at the significance level of .05, age * brushing timing: There is a significant difference from age in brushing after snacks (p<.05). Conclusion: In the regression analysis of education level reclassification and tooth brushing period, the F statistics are 118.903, significance probability .000, whether or not to brush one day yesterday at the significance level of .05 (t=8.365, p=).000), when to brush: after a snack (t=2.989, p=.000), when to brush: before going to bed (t=12.214, p=.000), (adult) chewing problem (t=7.526, p=.000), whether there are complaints of copyright inconvenience (t=-5.643, p=.000), Treatment item: Treatment of gum disease (t=-4.119, p=.000) is significant. The total change in the education level reclassification code is explained by 136% (134% according to the correction coefficient).