Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

The Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health (대한예방치과·구강보건학회)
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Effect of regular oral exercise on oral function in elderly patients with long-term care

장기요양노인환자들에 대한 구강체조가 구강기능 향상에 미치는영향

  • Lee, Jee-Hye (Seoul Dental Clinic) ;
  • Kwon, Ho-Keun (Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Yun-Hui (Dental Hygiene, Daegu Health College) ;
  • Lee, Min-Ho (Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Kyung (Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 이지혜 (서울치과의원) ;
  • 권호근 (연세대학교 치과대학 예방치과학교실) ;
  • 이윤희 (대구보건대학 치위생과) ;
  • 이민호 (영남대학교 의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 이희경 (영남대학교 의과대학 치과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.04.12
  • Accepted : 2010.08.03
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for development of oral exercise for the elderly under the long-term care insurance system in Korea from December 2007 to June 2008. Methods. Fifty three patients of a nursing facility in Ch'onan were selected to be the intervention group, and fifty two patients of a nursing facility in Geochang, Gyeongsangbuk-do were recruited to be the control group. Both groups were provided with the oral exams and oral function exams, only that the intervention group performed the oral exercise five times per week for three months. Results. After the experiment, statistically significant differences between the two groups were observed. First, the repetitive swallowing test showed a different result between the two groups by 2.2 in the intervention group after the program while it declined by 0.1 in the control group (p<0.01). The number of phonation showed a contrast between the two groups: an increase by 4.4 for the intervention group and a decrease by 0.2 for the control group, with adjusted baseline status (p<0.01). Salivation was also influenced: an increase by 6.4mm from the intervention group and an increase by 0.4mm from the control group were shown (p<0.01). The maximum opening showed an increase by 0.4cm and a decrease by 0.3cm for the intervention group and the control group, respectively, with adjusted baseline status (p<0.01). Lastly, the right cheek ballooning function test showed a decline in capacity by 7.7% in the control group and an improvement by 22.6% in the intervention group (p<0.05). Conclusions. These results supported that the three-month oral exercise improves oral function amongst the elderly.

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