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Objectives : This research aims to analyze the relationship between the st ate of mental illness and oral health management of mental patients in mental health care institutions.Methods : The data were randomly selected from 474 patients in mental health care institutions. and analyzed by SPSS WIN 12.0 program. Corresponding Author Song-Uk Yoon Department of Dental HygieneGimcheon UniversityCollege-Park(St), 214 Gimcheon740-704, Korea.Tel : +82-54-420-4060 +82-10-5515-2611Fax : +82-54-420-4465E-mail : sunguk1124@hotmail.comResults : Schizophrenia accounted for 79.5%(337 patients) ; alcohol de pendency, 5.3%(25 patients) ; mental retardation, 2.7%(13 patients) ; mental development di sorder, 3.0%(14 patients) ; mental delusion and dementia, 7.6%(36 patients). Those who were in 40s had the highest dental caries of 3.95 and the highest remaining teeth of 26.76 were shown in the 20s. The correlation between remaining teeth and mental retardation was the highest, measuri ng 22.38(p<.05). Those who were in 70s had the serious periodontal condition that accounted for 41.3%(12 patients)(p<.05). The correlation coefficient for all factors –dental caries, remaining teeth, need for scaling, and periodont al condition–between mental illness condition and oral health were all posit ive(p <.05). The regression analysis resulted in the formula Y(mental health condition)=2.9 99+0.166(dental aries) –0.028(remaining teeth).Conclusions : Those who had mental illness had very poor and serious denta l caries and periodontal diseases, so it is necessary to manage the dental h ealth care for the mentally ill patients.Key Words : mental illness state, mental patients in mental health care institutions, oral health management : , ,

The relationship between mental illness state and oral health management of mental patients in mental health care institutions