| 摘要: | 背景：口腔健康是影響整體健康、幸福感和生活品質的重要因素。它指的是牙齒、牙齦甚至整個口腔面部系統的健康，使我們能夠微笑、說話和咀嚼。目前文獻表明，牙齒缺失和牙齒疾病的存在會影響兒童和老年人的咬合力和口腔健康，但少有文獻著墨於在年輕人的咬力研究。
研究目的：本研究旨在檢查年輕人口腔狀態與咬力間的關聯。
材料與方法：我們招募了 40 名年齡在 20 至 40 歲之間的參與者（52.5% 為女性，47.5% 為男性）。口腔健康指標包括牙齒缺失、齲齒充填和齲齒的狀態和牙菌斑檢測。使用口腔檢查表來記錄缺失、填補和齲齒的牙齒狀態。此外，收集牙菌斑並測試其酸鹼值，稱重量，且在 BHI 和 MSB 培養基中培養口腔微生物菌群。咬合力由 Dental Prescale II, GC 測量。Bite Force Analyzer，GC 分析。我們進行了相關分析、獨立t檢驗和單向方差分析作為數據分析。
結果：相關性分析表明，咬合力與缺牙的數目相關（r= - 0.363，p < 0.05)。此外，補牙佔剩餘牙齒數目的百分比 <8% (F/R<8%) 的咬合力明顯強於補牙佔剩餘牙齒 8% ~ 25% 的人 (F/R 8-25%) ( p <0.05)。然而，咬合力較強的個體在年齡、性別和牙菌斑方面沒有發現顯著差異。這項研究表明，那些牙齒填補較少的人咬合力更強。
Background: Oral health is essential to overall health, well-being, and quality of life. It refers to the health of the teeth, gums, and the whole oral-facial system that allows us to smile, speak, and chew. Literature has shown that missing teeth and the presence of dental disease would affect bite force and oral health in children and older adults, but few studies have been done in young adults.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between bite force and oral status among young adults.
Materials and Methods: We recruited 40 participants aged 20 to 40 (52.5% are female, 47.5% are male.) The oral health indicator includes the dental status of missing, filled, decayed teeth number and dental plaque. The number of missed, filled, and decayed teeth was recorded using the dental examination chart. In addition, dental plaque was collected and tested for pH value, weighted, and cultured in BHI and MSB media for the colony of oral microflora. The Dental Prescale II, GC, was used to measure bite force. Bite Force Analyzer, GC. Correlation analysis, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA were conducted in data analysis.
Results: The correlation analysis showed that bite force was associated with missing teeth number (r= -0.363, p < 0.05). Moreover, the percentage of filled tooth over remaining tooth < 8% (F/R ratio < 8%) showed a significantly stronger bite force than those who had 8% ~ 25% filled tooth over remaining tooth (F/R ratio8-25%) (p < 0.05.) However, the individuals who contributed stronger bite force had found no significant dissidence of age, gender, and microbiome. This study suggests that those who had less filled teeth have a stronger bite force. |
