Peric, Tamara; Campus, Guglielmo; Markovic, Evgenija; Petrovic, Bojan; Soldatovic, Ivan; Vukovic, Ana; Kilibarda, Biljana; Vulovic, Jelena; Markovic, Jovan; Markovic, Dejan (2022). Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(19) MDPI 10.3390/ijerph191912269
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The aim of the paper is to present the oral health profile of 12- and 15-year-old schoolchildren in Serbia. Basic Methods for Oral Health Surveys of the WHO were implemented to record: Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth/Surfaces Index (DMFT/DMFS), gingival bleeding, enamel fluorosis and other structural anomalies, dental erosion, dental trauma, and oral mucosal lesions. In addition, Silness and Löe plaque index and orthodontic status were assessed. A total of 36% of 12-year-olds and 22% of 15-year-olds in Serbia were caries-free. The mean DMFT was 2.32 ± 2.69 for 12-year-olds and 4.09 ± 3.81 for 15-year-olds. DMFT was made up largely by the decayed component. Gingival bleeding was present in 26% of examined 12-year-old and 18% of 15-year-old children. Dental plaque was observed in 63% of both 12- and 15-year-olds. Fluorosis, structural anomalies, dental erosion, dental trauma, and oral mucosal lesion were rarely detected. Low prevalence of malocclusions was found. Oral disease is still a common public health problem among schoolchildren in Serbia. A significant increase in the prevalence of caries disease between 12- and 15-year-old groups implies that preventive care for adolescents requires special attention. Corrective actions and reforms to the current school-based oral health prevention program are needed to further improve oral health in Serbian children.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1660-4601 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
17 Oct 2022 13:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph191912269 |
PubMed ID: |
36231568 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Serbia oral health schoolchildren |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/173775 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/173775 |
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