The Relationship Between the Subjective Level of Oral Health and the Use of Electronic Cigarettes

• Published in: The Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies, 6(3) pp. 319 - 330
• Main Authors: 장윤정, 김민영
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 융합연구학회 01.12.2022
• Subjects: 학제간연구
• ISSN: 2586-5439; 2713-7457
• DOI: 10.22685/JTS.2022.6.3.319

With a view to examine and understand the factors influencing the subjective level of oral health of the smokers using electronic cigarettes, this study was conducted with 1,845 people aged 19 years or older who have smoked liquid electronic cigarettes containing nicotine within the last month for the final analysis. As a result of the study conducted, the factors influencing the subjective level of oral health of electronic cigarette smokers turned out to be age, level of education, drinking, and tooth brushing practice variables. The younger the age, the higher the level of education, the group drinking more than twice a week, and the group practicing tooth brushing, the subjective level of oral health turned out to be high (p < 0.05). Based on the results above, the relationship between the use of electronic cigarettes and the subjective level of oral health was confirmed, and it may be necessary to develop the smoking cessation program which can help improve the risk of electronic cigarettes for the oral health by age and provide information to change the smokers' perceptions and attitudes towards that end. KCI Citation Count: 0