More articles from Volume 45, Issue 2, 2016
Detection and distribution of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in patients with aggressive parodontopathy
Correlation of number of tumor buds and tumor stage in large bowel carcinomas
Anatomy of the female pelvic viscera before and after transobturator tape procedures and anterior vaginal wall repair in patients with stress urinary incontinence
The role of endocardial endothelium in the effect of histamine on myocardial contractions of histamine H1 and H2 receptor blockade
Functional results of surgical treatment of deltoid ligament rupture as components of fracture of the lateral malleolus
Citations
2
Ana Stojanović, Branislava Stojković, Zorana Veličković, Aleksandra Jovanović, Milica Kostić, Milica Petrović, Nikola M. Stojanović
(2026)
Assessment of Professional Oral Hygiene Care Needs Among Adolescents in Southeastern Serbia: A Clinical and Questionnaire-Based Study
Healthcare, 14(20)
10.3390/healthcare14203389
Milena Protić-Ilić, Ivan Tušek, Milan Živković, Vladanka Vukićević, Aleksandra Ilić
(2019)
Prevalence of Early childhood caries in children of the Kosovo Pomoravlje and possible risk factors for its occurrence
Timocki medicinski glasnik, 44(1)
10.5937/tmg1901007PThe incidence of dental caries and gingivitis in school-aged children
Abstract
Frequent occurrence of dental caries and periodontal diseases, especially gingivitis, in school-aged children, is becoming one of the most important problems in oral pathology, although they all can be brought under control through health education and implementation of preventive and prophylactic measures. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of dental caries and gingivitis in children, aged 12 years, attending primary schools in Kosovska Mitrovica, as an urban area, and schools in Gračanica and Laplje Selo, as rural areas. The study included 227 schoolchildren, aged 12 years, divided into two groups. One group, 129 of them, consisted of children from primary schools in Kosovska Mitrovica, as urban areas. The other group, 98 of them, consisted of children from primary schools in Gračanica and Laplje Selo, as rural areas. Klein-Palmer DMFT system (D-Decayed, M-Missing, F-filled) was used to estimate the prevalence of dental caries, while Silness-Löe plaque index, Löe-Silness gingival index and Muhlemann sulcus bleeding index were used to estimate the level of oral hygiene, gingival status and severity of gingival inflammation. The average number of permanent teeth with caries per respondent (DMFT) was 4.6 in total, for all children. The average value of DMFT in children from urban areas was 3.8, and 5.3 in children from rural areas. SiC Index was 7.9. The average value of the plaque index (PI) was 1.53±0.61, of the gingival index (GI)1.05±0.58 and of the bleeding index (BI) 0.64±0.59. The established state of oral health and periodontium in examined children points to the necessity of applying modern preventive and prophylactic measures in order to improve the oral health and increase the motivation for the overall health care.
Keywords
References
Citation
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Article metrics
The statements, opinions and data contained in the journal are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publisher and the editor(s). We stay neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
