Caries prevalence among schoolchildren in urban and rural Croatia

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• Autor: Stjepanka Lešić
• Autor: Walter Dukić
• Autor: Zdenka Šapro Kriste
• Autor: Vesna Tomičić
• Autor: Snježana Kadić
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Stomatološki fakultet
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO; Dentalna medicina

Sažetak (engleski)

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate caries prevalence in a sample of schoolchildren aged 6 to 16 years from rural and urban areas in Croatia. Methods: Using standardized World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria, the oral health status of 1,589 children (265 from rural and 1,324 from urban areas) was assessed by recording the following indices: DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth), deft (decayed, extracted, filled primary teeth), DMFS (decayed, missing, filled surfaces –... Više permanent teeth), defs (decayed, extracted, filled surfaces – primary teeth) and SiC (Significant Caries Index). Rural areas were Štitar and Babina Greda municipalities in Slavonia and urban areas were the cities of Županja (Slavonia), Zagreb and Dubrovnik. Results: Half of the examined children (50.0%) had caries (D component in DMFT), with 46.0% of these being from urban and 70.2% from rural areas. The median DMFT among children was 2, 4 (rural) and 2 (urban) (p < 0.001). Among 12-year-olds, the median DMFT was 4 (rural) and 3 (urban), and mean DMFT was 3.4. The median DMFS for rural area was 5 and for urban area 3 (p < 0.001). The median deft was 1.00 for rural and 1.00 for urban, while the highest value was found among 6-year-olds at 9 in rural and 7 in urban areas. The median SiC was 4, 4 (urban) and 5 (rural). Conclusion: Schoolchildren from urban and rural areas in Croatia differ significantly in caries prevalence. They fall into the medium DMFT classification group according to the WHO, which indicates the need for a comprehensive oral health preservation programme. Sakrij dio sažetka

• Ključne riječi (engleski): Cross-sectional studies; Dental caries; DMF index; Epidemiology; Paediatric dentistry; Preventive dentistry
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Izvorni znanstveni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran - međunarodna recenzija
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Central European Journal of Public Health
• Brojčani podaci: vol. 27, br. 3, str. 256-262
• p-ISSN: 1210-7778
• e-ISSN: 1803-1048
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5314
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:088968
• Datum objave publikacije: 2019-09-30
• URL dokumenta: http://cejph.szu.cz/doi/10.21101/cejph.a5314.html
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-10-24 08:23:08