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The purpose of this study was to provide the data for discussion related to oral health promotion policies for the elderly by examining and analyzing the prosthesis conditions and necessity for the fixed and removable dentures among the Korean elderly. The data, obtained from 4,557 elderly aged at 65 or higher who were targeted for the 5th National Health Nutrition Survey, were analyzed through the complex sample frequency analysis, complex sample cross analysis, and complex sample logistic regression analysis. The results of analysis showed significant relevance of whole denture implant and the necessity thereof in older subjects, rural community, and subjects with lower education background, regarding the state of upper jaw/lower jaw prosthesis and the necessity for upper jaw/lower jaw fixed partial denture/whole denture. In addition, the necessity for prosthesis implant was found to have correlation with the income and subjective health condition, while the necessity for artificial teeth(denture) was found to have correlation with the gender, age, education, and subjective oral health condition. Therefore, it is considered necessary to map out the prevention and treatment policies designed to help maintain and promote oral health based on oral health education, along with the policies that aim to recover the neutralized oral health functions, in relation to the oral health of the elderly.

한국어

본 연구는 한국 노인의 가공의치 보철장착실태 및 필요도를 분석함으로써 노인 구강보건정책에 관련 논의의 근거자료를 마련하고자 한다. 제 5기 국민건강영양조사 대상자 중 65세 이상 노인 4,557명을 대상으로 복합표본 빈도분석, 복합표본 교차분석, 복합표본 로지스틱회귀분석을 이용하여 자료분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 상․하악 보철물상태 및 상 하악 국소의치 및 총의치 필요에서 연령이 증가 할수록, 농촌지역 일수록, 교육수준이 낮을수록 총의치 장착 및 필요에 유의하게 나타났다. 또한 고정성필요에서는 소득, 주관적 건강상태가 관련성이 있었고, 틀니필요에서는 성별, 연령, 교육, 주관적 구강건강상태와 관련성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 노인의 구강기능을 회복하기 위해 구강보건정책과 함께 구강건강증진을 위한 구강보건교육도 마련되어야 할 것이다.