Behavior patterns of patients with oral mucosal disease

Ok,  Soo-Min; Kim,  Kyung-Hee; Jeon,  Hye-Mi; Heo,  Jun-Young; Ahn,  Yong-Woo; Jeong,  Sung-Hee

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 52(12); 2014 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2014;52(12):744-752.
Published online December 31, 2014.

구강점막질환 환자의 행동패턴 연구

옥수민¹, 김경희², 전혜미³, 허준영⁴, 안용우⁵, 정성희⁶

^¹부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실
^²인제대학교 부산백병원 구강내과학교실
^³부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실
^⁴부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실
^⁵부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실
^⁶부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강내과학교실

Behavior patterns of patients with oral mucosal disease

Soo-Min Ok¹, Kyung-Hee Kim², Hye-Mi Jeon³, Jun-Young Heo⁴, Yong-Woo Ahn⁵, Sung-Hee Jeong⁶

¹Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
²Dept. of Oral Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University
³Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
⁴Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
⁵Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
⁶Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University

Abstract

There are many causes of oral mucosal diseases, so accordingly, there are various treatments available. The most commonly used agents include adrenocortical hormones, antifungals, antivirals, antibacterials, and immunosuppressants. However, it must also be noted that improving oral hygiene and nutrition, and reducing stress are effective in symptom relief. Furthermore, patients with existing diseases of the oral mucosa should avoid behavior that may cause an increase in pain. Unfortunately, many patients are unaware of the activities that may lead to increased pain and therefore do not avoid these activities. The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the behavior of patients with oral mucosal disease with regard to activities that led to increase pain. This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of patients with oral mucosal disease selected from the Oral Medicine Clinic of the Pusan National Hospital during March to August 2013. These patients were randomly selected. From a total of 479 patients, 116 patients with mucosal disease were selected and 73 fully completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. Data were collected by using self-completed questionnaires. The results were as follows: Mean score of Question 13 (Not smoking) is 2.47pm1.11. Mean score of Question 11 (Not drinking alcohol or not using mouthwash containing alcohol) is 2.22pm1.15. The other questions resulted in scores lower than 1.5. The answers to the questions were scored according to the following assigned numerical values: not keeping = score of 0; little keeping = score of 1; often keeping = score of 2; always keeping = score of 3. In conclusion, patients with oral mucosal diseases unknowingly engage in activities that result in an increase in pain. Therefore, they need to be educated about how to behave to protect oral mucosal lesion.

Key Words: Therapeutic patient education;Oral mucosal lesions;Questionnaire;