Subjective oral health status in an adult Korean population with asthma or allergic rhinitis.

ABSTRACT: Oral health can affect or be a manifestation of general health. Although oral health assessment has been used as a proxy for general health, few studies have reported an association between oral health status and allergic diseases. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between subjective oral health status and asthma/allergic rhinitis in a nationwide representative sample of Korean adults.A total of 227,977 participants from the Korean Community Health Survey 2015 were enrolled. Participants were asked about their subjective oral health status (very good, good, normal, poor, very poor), periodontal status (mobility, swelling, calculus, bleeding), teeth brushing frequency, and scaling history within the past 12 months. Histories of physician-diagnosed asthma and a

SUBMITTER: Wee JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7581141 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature