Substance Abuse Issues in Oral and Maxillofacial Practice

Associations between Mental Health and Oral Health among Korean Adolescents: Analysis of the National Surveys (2008–2017)

“…However, as a transition period from childhood to adulthood, adolescence is a time of rapid biological, social, and cognitive change while the individual is still psychologically immature. Accordingly, excessive stress in adolescence can have negative effects on both mental and physical health [3], and this can be easily overlooked in healthcare [4]. Adolescence is a developmental stage in which maintaining a healthy mental state is challenging.…”

“…Patients with mental illness are likely to develop oral diseases for reasons such as difficulties in oral hygiene management and taking medicine [14,15]. DeFalco et al [3] found that oral health in adolescents is associated with health behaviors, such as alcohol consumption and smoking, mental health factors such as stress, and socioeconomic factors such as parents' educational achievements and economic status. Freeman [16] observed that adolescent oral health behaviors are strongly affected by psychological and social backgrounds.…”