Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (J Korean Soc Dent Hyg)
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Open access, Peer Reviewed
pISSN 2287-1705, eISSN 2288-2294
Weeks in Review
Weeks to Publication
Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Open access, Peer Reviewed
pISSN 2287-1705, eISSN 2288-2294
Soo-Kyung Jun1
, Kyung-Hwa Park2
1Department of Dental Hygiene, Ansan University
2Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanyang Women’s University
Correspondence to Kyung-Hwa Park, Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanyang Women’s University, 200 Salgoji-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul-si, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2290-2570, Fax: +82-2-2297-3867, E-mail: pkh2735@hanmail.net
Volume 26, Number 1, Pages 109–16, February 2026.
J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(1):109–16. https://doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2026.26.1.12
Received on January 14, 2026, Revised on January 26, 2026, Accepted on February 02, 2026, Published on February 28, 2026.
Copyright © 2026 Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).
Objectives: We investigated the association between cigarette consumption rate and chewing discomfort among adults aged 19 years and older. Methods: We analyzed data from the 1st and 2nd years of the 9th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. A total of 9,886 adults aged 19 years and older with no missing data were included in these analyses. Results: After adjusting for confounding variables, the risk of chewing discomfort was 1.72 times higher in current heavy smokers compared with non-smokers among adults aged 19 years and older. Conclusions: These findings suggest that oral health programs including smoking cessation policies tailored to adults are needed to reduce chewing discomfort.
Adults, Chewing discomfort, Smoking