Associations between obstructive sleep apnea and dental pain and chewing discomfort in Korean adults: a nationwide cross-sectional studyopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Jae-Hyun; Han, Kyungdo; Lee, Su Young
- Issue Date
- Aug-2023
- Publisher
- NATURE PORTFOLIO
- Citation
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.13, no.1
- Journal Title
- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/44291
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-023-40055-2
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Abstract
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be linked with oral health issues. This study evaluated the associations between OSA, dental pain, and chewing discomfort. Big data from a nationwide survey involving 6984 participants aged & GE; 40 years were analyzed. The STOP-Bang questionnaire was used to assess the OSA risk, categorizing the participants into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups. The associations of OSA risk with dental pain and chewing discomfort were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analyses (& alpha; = 0.05). Results revealed that 50.33%, 37.50%, and 12.17% of the population belonged to the low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups, respectively. After adjusting for covariates, a significant association emerged between OSA risk and dental pain, with adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 1 (reference), 1.208 (1.003-1.455), and 1.472 (1.131-1.916) for the low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups, respectively (p = 0.0156). The adjusted odds ratio for chewing discomfort in the high-risk OSA group was 1.307 (0.977-1.748), although not significantly different from that of the low-risk group (p > 0.05). A high risk of OSA was associated with 1.472-fold increased risk of dental pain compared to those at low risk, implicating OSA as a potential risk indicator of poor oral health.
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