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Relationship between stress and halitosis in Korean adolescents

  • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
  • Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
  • 2022, 22(2), pp.125-132
  • DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.20220014
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : January 25, 2022
  • Accepted : March 13, 2022
  • Published : April 30, 2022

Eun-Sun Lee 1 Kyung-Yi Do 2

1한양여자대학교 치위생과
2연세대학교 원주의과대학 예방의학교실

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between stress and halitosis in a representative sample of Korean adolescents. Methods: This study was based on the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2019). The final participation rate in the survey was 95.3%; 57,303 out of 60,100 (95.3%) adolescents aged 13–18 years were selected. Multiple logistic regression with complex samples was performed to identify the correlation between stress and halitosis. Stress level was classified as ‘very much’, ‘a little’, and ‘not much’ and halitosis was defined as the presence of an unpleasant odor in the oral cavity. Results: The prevalence of halitosis among students was 21.3%. As a result of multiple regression analysis, the ‘a little’ [odds ratio (OR); 1.39, 95% confidence interval (CI); 1.29-1.49] and ‘very much’ stress group (OR; 1.78, 95% CI; 1.66-1.90) exhibited significantly higher risk of halitosis than the ‘not much’ stress group. Conclusions: A significant correlation between stress and halitosis exists among Korean adolescents. Therefore, psychological factors such as stress should be considered in managing halitosis in adolescents.

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