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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the association between smartphone use time and oral health behaviors among Korean adolescents and to investigate the mediating effects of mental health factors. Methods: Data from the 2025 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n=52,385) were analyzed. Smartphone use time was used as the independent variable, and the oral health behavior index (0~5) was used as the dependent variable. Multiple regression and bootstrap mediation analyses were conducted. Results: Longer smartphone use duration was significantly associated with poorer oral health behavior (β=–0.095, p<0.001). Adolescents with higher levels of smartphone use showed lower rates of tooth brushing, flossing, scaling, and dental check-ups. Stress, sleep insufficiency, and depressive experience exerted significant partial mediating effects, with depressive experience demonstrating the strongest indirect effect. Conclusion: Excessive smartphone use negatively affects oral health behaviors directly and indirectly through mental health factors.

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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
1. 연구대상
2. 연구방법
3. 통계분석
RESULTS
1. 연구대상자의 일반적 특성
2. 스마트폰 사용 특성
3. 구강건강행태 수준
4. 스마트폰 사용 집단별 구강건강행태 및 정신건강 지표 차이
5. 구강건강행태 지수에 대한 다중회귀분석 결과
6. 매개효과 분석 결과
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
FUNDING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ORCID
REFERENCES

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저자

• 성정민 [ Jeong-Min Seong | 강원대학교 치위생학과 ]
• 이선경 [ Sun-Kyoung Lee | 신한대학교 보건대학 치기공학과 ] Corresponding Author

참고문헌

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  대한치과기공학회지 [THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGY]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1229-3954

• eISSN

  2288-5218

• 수록기간

  1979~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 515 DDC 617