[Stomatologic care requirement for 12-year old children in Poland]

The aim of this paper was to estimate the dentition status, periodontium and the occurrence of malocclusions, as well as to define the therapeutic requirements in this respect in 1380 children, aged 12 years, in Poland having been selected for studies by randomization. The children inhabited large and small towns as well as villages in 9 regions of Poland. The procedural method was based upon the rules of studies provided by World Health Organization, namely: "Oral Health Surveys Basic Methods of 1986." The rate of caries among 12-year-old children oscillated within the range of 90%, while the intensity of caries expressed by mean number of DMF claimed 4.37. The studied children had on the average each 2.7 teeth with active caries, 1.6 teeth filled, and 0.14 tooth removed due to caries. The index of treatment [equation: see text] was merely 0.36. Among the tested population 70.5% of children required filling of defects, 8.9% endodontic treatment and 11.4% extraction of teeth. Hardly 25.4% of 12-year-old children had healthy periodontium, but as many as 35.4% had dental calculi. Hence, improvement of the oral cavity hygiene was needed in 74.6% of children, therein 35.4% removal of tartar deposits. 37.2% of 12-year-old children were diagnosed to have malocclusions, 13.3% of them showed serious maxillo-occlusal abnormalities.