Original scientific paper
Social aspects of orthodontic prevention of periodontal disease
Marija Bajan
; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Boris Herzer
; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ema Ferišak
; Dom zdravlja »Ivo Lola Ribar«, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Respecting the principles of socialized health care activities, particularly in relation to young population, a larger team consisting of an orthodontist, a periodontologist and a pedodontist, was involved in the systematic check-ups of school children in the academic year 1985/86. A cohort of 483 children of both sexes, aged 6—9 years, were included in the study. Among eugnathic and dysgnathic children, 20.18% and 64.4% of initial gingival lesions were recorded, respectively. A high percentage of gingival affections in the latter group of subjects calls for considerably more attention to be paid to the prevention of periodontal disease. A very low level of oral hygiene indicates the preventive dental care measures to be inadequate. By early diagnosis and therapy of orthodontic anomalies, local irritations, adverse habits and factors leading to periodontal disease at young age would be eliminated, and plaque control and proper stimulation of the gingiva made possible.
Keywords
gingivitis; orthodontic anomalies
Hrčak ID:
101964
URI
Publication date:
15.3.1988.
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