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Article

Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study

by
Tamara Peric
1,
Guglielmo Campus
2,*,
Evgenija Markovic
3,
Bojan Petrovic
4,
Ivan Soldatovic
5,
Ana Vukovic
1,
Biljana Kilibarda
6,
Jelena Vulovic
1,7,
Jovan Markovic
3 and
Dejan Markovic
1
1
Clinic for Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
2
Department of Restorative, Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Clinic, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
3
Clinic of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
4
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Dentistry Clinic of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
5
Department of Statistics and Bioinformatics, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
6
Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
7
Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina-Kosovska Mitrovica, 38220 Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12269; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912269
Submission received: 23 July 2022 / Revised: 21 September 2022 / Accepted: 24 September 2022 / Published: 27 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Determinants of Social Inequalities in Health: New Perspectives for Policies Intervention)
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Abstract

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.
Keywords: oral health; schoolchildren; Serbia oral health; schoolchildren; Serbia

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Peric, T.; Campus, G.; Markovic, E.; Petrovic, B.; Soldatovic, I.; Vukovic, A.; Kilibarda, B.; Vulovic, J.; Markovic, J.; Markovic, D. Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912269

AMA Style

Peric T, Campus G, Markovic E, Petrovic B, Soldatovic I, Vukovic A, Kilibarda B, Vulovic J, Markovic J, Markovic D. Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912269

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Peric, Tamara, Guglielmo Campus, Evgenija Markovic, Bojan Petrovic, Ivan Soldatovic, Ana Vukovic, Biljana Kilibarda, Jelena Vulovic, Jovan Markovic, and Dejan Markovic. 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, no. 19: 12269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912269

APA Style

Peric, T., Campus, G., Markovic, E., Petrovic, B., Soldatovic, I., Vukovic, A., Kilibarda, B., Vulovic, J., Markovic, J., & Markovic, D. (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), 12269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912269

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