Praxis Medica (Jan 2016)

Periodontal health evaluation of the residents on Kosovo and Metohia

  • Arsić Zoran,
  • Mladenović Raša,
  • Staletović Danijela,
  • Vlahović Zoran,
  • Đorđević Filip,
  • Jovanović Radovan,
  • Simić Sanja

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5937/pramed1604045A
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 3-4
pp. 45 – 49

Abstract

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According to numerous studies conducted here and abroad, ailments of the bone support surrounding teeth are common among humans. Pathological symptoms occur with gingiva inflammation which later on spreads and leads towards the changes of deeper periodontal tissues. This paper deals with the current conditions of oral hygiene and its influence on prevalence as well as health risks of Kosovo and Metohija residents from periodontal and gingivitis. Research has been conducted on 120 subjects of the age from 20 to 60 years with slightly more male participants. After the examination of all subjects, 9.7 % males and 44.8% females had healthy gingiva. Results show notably better gingiva condition with females. 11.66% subjects had healthy periodontals while 40% had early symptoms of gingiva inflammation. Periodontal pockets with 4 to 5 mm depth were found on 15% of examinees, while the most serious symptoms of periodontal disease were found only on 3.33% of male examinees. Compared statistical results show that, according to CPITN index, periodontal disease is significantly less common among female participants than among males. According to approximately- spatial Plaque index, high oral hygiene is found only among non-smokers or precisely among 13% of all examinees. Low oral hygiene was recorded with 21.67% smokers and 14% non-smokers. According to results we can conclude that gingiva health condition as well as health condition of the whole support surrounding teeth apparatus among the northern part Kosovska Mitrovica residents, is on the higher level among females than among males. Also, considering the same examinees, results show that oral health is higher among non-smokers than among smokers. These results show the need for further activity of preventive services in raising consciousness on oral health importance as well as for the conducting appropriate measures concerning oral hygiene with northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica residents.

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