Gargling for Oral Hygiene and the Prevention of Fever Onset in Childhood

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23790689
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Public health/Health science
Research Institution	Nara Medical University (2014) Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (2011-2013)
Principal Investigator	NODA TATSUYA 奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (70456549)
Project Period (FY)	2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	うがい / 発熱 / 学校保健 / 感染症 / 小児保健 / 歯科検診 / 小児
Outline of Final Research Achievements	To clarify the preventive effect of routine gargling against various symptoms or diseases, especially fever onset, we conducted a follow-up study with about 5000 children in Shizuoka, Fukuoka, and other prefectures. Although the association between routine gargling and the rate of fever onset was not clear in an ecological study in Shizuoka prefecture, fever-onset rate was slightly declined in children 6 years or younger. Gargling without tap water (e.g. green tea) was significantly associated with the lower rate of fever onset in female children.