PMID- 26731968
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160201
LR  - 20190918
IS  - 0042-8450 (Print)
IS  - 0042-8450 (Linking)
VI  - 72
IP  - 11
DP  - 2015 Nov
TI  - Assessment of the periodontal health and community periodontal index in the Army 
      of Serbia.
PG  - 953-60
AB  - BACKGROUND/AIM: Promotion of oral health in military population is not only a 
      significant component of general health, but also of the military readiness and 
      represents the strategic orientation of each country. The basic task of military 
      dentistry is to provide oral health of military personnel and to enable their 
      operational readiness at the optimal level. The aim of the study was to assess 
      the periodontal condition in Serbian military population using the community 
      periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN), and the influence of general life 
      habits and local risk factors on periodontal health. METHODS: This prospective 
      cross-sectional pilot study was conducted on 101 examinees at the mean age of 
      38.94 +/- 11.63 years who had dental check-ups at the Dental Clinic of the Military 
      Medical Academy in Belgrade. All the categories of military personnel aged 20-64 
      years were divided into five groups. The frequency distribution of general and 
      local factors on periodontal health, oral hygiene index, and the assessment of 
      the mean number of sextants by CPITN compared to age were examined. RESULTS: The 
      examinees at the age of 51-60 years had the best oral hygiene index (0.95 +/- 
      0.65), whereas the oldest population had the worst (1.63 +/- 0.42). Only one person 
      (5.6%) at the age group of 51-60 years had a completely healthy periodontium. 
      Observed in relation to the age groups, the mean values of sextants increased 
      linearly, but in general population, the most frequent CPITN categories were in 
      sextant with the periodontal pockets 4-5 mm (score 3). CONCLUSIONS: Compared to 
      the results from other countries shown by the World Health Organization, the 
      periodontal condition in our examinees is below the average. The appropriate 
      preventive program preparation and its implementation are needed, including 
      primarily the appropriate training on oral hygiene, as well as education based on 
      periodontal disease prevention and treatment.
FAU - Kovacevic, Vladan
AU  - Kovacevic V
FAU - Milosavljevic, Marko
AU  - Milosavljevic M
FAU - Rancic, Nemanja
AU  - Rancic N
FAU - Dakovic, Dragana
AU  - Dakovic D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Serbia
TA  - Vojnosanit Pregl
JT  - Vojnosanitetski pregled
JID - 21530700R
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Military Personnel
MH  - Oral Hygiene
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Periodontal Index
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Serbia/epidemiology
EDAT- 2016/01/07 06:00
MHDA- 2016/02/02 06:00
CRDT- 2016/01/07 06:00
PHST- 2016/01/07 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/01/07 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/02/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2298/vsp140812105k [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vojnosanit Pregl. 2015 Nov;72(11):953-60. doi: 10.2298/vsp140812105k.