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

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: うがい / 発熱 / 学校保健

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.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学