Linkage of Chronic Periodontal Disease to Sexual Function among Middle-Aged Men
Journal Title: Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research (Quest Journals JMDSR) - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of this study investigatedthe linkage of chronic periodontal disease to sexual function among middle-aged men in Korea. Chronic periodontal disease is the most common chronic inflammatory disease involving gingival inflammation and the destruction of periodontal tissue. Erectile dysfunction is characterized by the regular or repeated inability to obtain or maintain an erection and also described as a persistent or recurrent inability to have sufficient erection for satisfactory sexual performance. The participants included500 men aged 30 to 59 living inDaegu, and Gyeongbuk province. All the participants were surveyed on their socio-demographic characteristics, chronic periodontal disease, and international index of erectile function (IIEF) using a self-administered questionnaire. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to access the crude and adjusted associations between chronic periodontal disease andsexual function using PASW Statistics20.In the univariate analysis, the IIEF for the group with chronic periodontal disease (47.28) was significantly lower than that for the group without chronic periodontal disease (52.41) (p=0.004). In the multivariate analysis, chronic periodontal disease was also significantly associated with the IIEF (b=- 3.786, p=0.039) and erectile function (b=-1.672, p=0.047) after adjusting for the socio-demographic characteristics. In this study, chronic periodontal disease was found to have an influence on the sexual function in adult men. This study concludes that chronic periodontal disease influenced on sexual function and associated with erectile function in adult men. Moreover, it is suggested that an effective oral health care program on periodontal treatment would be helpful to improve sexual function among middle-aged men.
Authors and Affiliations
Saehee Cheon, Hyeonsook Kwun, Younhee Choi, Keunbae Song, Seonghwa Jeong
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