@article{ART002083940},
author={Lee Hee Kyeng and Eun-Kyong Kim and 김민선},
title={The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2016},
volume={16},
number={1},
pages={103-109},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Hee Kyeng
AU - Eun-Kyong Kim
AU - 김민선
TI - The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2016
VL - 16
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 103
EP - 109
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people.
Methods: The subjects were83 elderly people including 42 elderly people of intervention group and 41 elderly people of control group.
A dentist and a dental hygienist carried out the direct oral examination. The self-reported questionnaire was completed and the oral examination consisted of decayed tooth, missing tooth, filling tooth, functioning tooth, plaque index, salivary flow rate, and range of motion in mouth opening. OHIP-14 was used to assess the oral health related quality of life. For three months, oral exercise was done twice per week in the experimental group.
Results: Before oral exercise, there was no significant difference between the intervention group and control group. After 3 months, there was a significant improvement in plaque reduction and range of motion in mouth opening between two groups (p<0.001, p<0.001).
Oral health related quality of life was observed in the intervention group (p<0.001).
Conclusions: The oral exercise using toothbrushing remarkably improved the oral health related quality of life in the elderly people.
KW - oral exercise;oral health;oral health related quality of life
DO -
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Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim and 김민선. (2016). The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 16(1), 103-109.
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim and 김민선. 2016, "The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.16, no.1 pp.103-109. Available from: doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim, 김민선 "The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 16.1 pp.103-109 (2016) : 103.
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim, 김민선. The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. 2016; 16(1), 103-109. Available from: doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim and 김민선. "The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 16, no.1 (2016) : 103-109.doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng; Eun-Kyong Kim; 김민선. The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 16(1), 103-109. doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng; Eun-Kyong Kim; 김민선. The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2016; 16(1) 103-109. doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim, 김민선. The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people. 2016; 16(1), 103-109. Available from: doi:
Lee Hee Kyeng, Eun-Kyong Kim and 김민선. "The effect of oral exercise on oral health and oral health related quality of life in the elderly people" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 16, no.1 (2016) : 103-109.doi:
