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Sleep is a key determinant of child health; insufficient sleep is linked to weakened immunity, higher systemic inflammation, and greater susceptibility to cariogenic bacteria, suggesting a potential pathway to poor oral health. This study aimed to analyze the combined effects of sleep duration, exercise frequency, and media use on oral health indicators in Korean elementary school students. Methods: We analyzed Student Health Examination data from the Ministry of Education (2021\u20132023) for 93,220 children aged 6\u201312 years. Oral health indicators included dental caries prevalence (DCP), required rate of improved oral hygiene (RRIOH), periodontal disease prevalence (PDP), and malocclusion prevalence (MP). Sleep duration was categorized as short (&lt;8 h) or adequate (\u22658 h). Exercise (\u22653 times\/week) and media use (&gt;2 h\/day) were assessed as lifestyle factors. Associations were examined using the Rao-Scott \u03c72 test and logistic regression. Results: Short sleep was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of all oral health indicators, with particularly strong associations for DCP and PDP. Low exercise frequency and excessive media use were also linked to increased DCP and RRIOH. These lifestyle factors were closely interrelated with sleep duration. Conclusions: Short sleep, infrequent exercise, and high media use form a lifestyle pattern associated with poor oral health in children. Improving sleep and lifestyle habits should be emphasized as a preventive strategy in pediatric dentistry.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children12101399","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,17]],"date-time":"2025-10-17T07:33:50Z","timestamp":1760686430000},"page":"1399","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Relationship Between Short Sleep, Exercise Frequency and Media Use with Oral Health in Korean Elementary School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Chae-Eun","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, Graduate School of Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8395-7881","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"So-Youn","family":"An","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry, Graduate School of Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(19)31146-8","article-title":"Oral diseases: A global public health challenge","volume":"394","author":"Peres","year":"2019","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"229","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cden.2019.08.012","article-title":"Pediatric Oral Diseases","volume":"64","author":"Sumitra","year":"2020","journal-title":"Dent. 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