The purpose of this study was to understand the effect of oral health attitude and depression in adolescent asthma and also identify the risk factors that affect asthma. A total sample of 382 adolescents (aged 12-14) answered the questionnaire and all collected survey data were processed using SPSS ver 20.0 for data analyses such as descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, t-test, fisher�s exact test, and logistic regression analysis. The prevalence rate of asthma in female students was lower than male (OR=0.27) students, and the recognition of bad oral health status (OR=6.03) was higher than rate in good subjective oral health. Also, students who were aware of deficient general health condition (OR=4.49) had higher prevalence rate of asthma than other students. In the detailed survey about the oral health attitude, the number of adolescents with asthma who had good oral health attitude in caries and periodontal disease was significantly higher than that of healthy adolescents. The depression of adolescents with asthma was significantly higher than that of normal youth. The factors which affect the adolescents� asthma included oral health attitude (fluoride on the teeth, dental floss), depression, and general characteristic (gender, subjective oral health, subjective general health). These results indicate that adolescents� asthma was affected by oral health attitude and depression. According to the findings, it is necessary to develop and apply the oral health promotion program that includes the education of oral health attitude considering psychological factors especially for adolescents.

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