| Abstract | Cilj. Ispitati povezanost demografskih i oralnohigijenskih navika, socioekonomskih i oralnohigijenskih navika, higijenskih navika i znanja o oralnoj higijeni, oralnohigijenskih navika i navike provođenja oralne higijene, razlike karioznih, ekstrahiranih, plombiranih zuba prema demografskim podatcima i procijeniti broj karioznih, ekstrahiranih i plombiranih zuba ispitanika. Nacrt studije. Presječno istraživanje provedeno na području općine Bednja. Ispitanici i metode. Ispitanici za potrebe istraživanja su punoljetni mještani općine Bednja i područja općine Bednja i pacijenti privatne dentalne medicine u općini. Veličina uzorka je 300 ispitanika. Kao instrument istraživanja korišten je anketni upitnik za istraživanje o oralnohigijenskim navikama preuzet od autora (Pellizze i ostali, 2007.), koji je dodatno dorađen za ovo istraživanje. Rezultati. Istraživanje je provedeno na 300 ispitanika, od kojih je 136 (45,3 %) muškaraca i 164 (54,7 %) žene. Ispitanici su većinom u dobi od 18 do 29 godina, njih 176 (59 %), i u dobi od 30 do 39 godina njih 80 (27 %). Da zube treba četkati („prati“) navodi 295 (98,3 %) ispitanika. Dva puta dnevno zube četka 156 (52 %) ispitanika, značajnije više žene, dok muškarci značajno češće ne četkaju zube (χ2 test, P < 0,001). Da im zubno meso („gingiva“) rijetko krvari navodi 179 (60 %) ispitanika, dok kod 104 (35 %) nema krvarenja. Zbog zubobolje stomatologa posjećuje 166 (55 %) ispitanika, značajno češće muškarci, a 134 (45 %) zbog kontrole, značajno više žene (χ2 test, P < 0,001). Na redovne godišnje kontrole stomatologu značajnije više, jednom ili dva puta i više, odlaze žene u odnosu na muškarce (χ2 test, P = 0,006). Ispitanici starije životne dobi značajno manje na dan četkaju zube u odnosu na mlađe ispitanike (χ2 test, P < 0,001). Zbroj karioznih, ekstrahiranih i plombiranih zuba je veći u odnosu na zbroj zdravih zuba ispitanika. Zaključak: rezultati upućuju na to da ispitanici prepoznaju važnost provođenja oralne higijene u svrhu očuvanja oralnog zdravlja, ali još uvijek postoji potreba za edukacijom populacije u vezi higijene zuba. Zato je potrebno kontinuirano provođenje preventivnih programa još u doba mladosti, te njihovo često ponavljanje kako bi se preventivno djelovalo, podizala razina svijesti i spriječila pojava oralnih bolesti. |
| Abstract (english) | Research Title. The Hygienic Habits of Oral Health Preservation and an Estimation of the Number of Cavities, Extractions and Fillings of a Defined Sample of the Adult Population of Bednja Municipality. Objective. To examine the relationship between demographics and oral hygiene habits, socio-economic status and oral hygiene, hygiene habits and knowledge of oral hygiene, oral hygiene habits and oral hygiene application habits, the difference in cavities, extractions and fillings according to demographic data and assess the number of cavities, extractions and fillings of the respondents. Study Plan. Cross-examination research to be carried out within Bednja Municipality. Respondents and Methodology. Respondents for this research were adult (18+) residents within Bednja Municipality and areas gravitating to Bednja Municipality and private dental surgery patients within the Municipality. The sample size is 300 respondents. A survey questionnaire that aimed to reveal oral hygiene habits (Pellizze et al, 2007) was used as an instrument of research, which was further updated for the purpose of this research. Results. This research involved 300 respondents, of which 136 (45.3 %) were male and 164 (54.7 %) female. A majority of respondents, 176 (59 %), were aged between 18 and 29 years and 80 (27 %) were aged between 30 – 39 years of age. 295 (98.3 %) respondents stated that teeth should be brushed. 156 (52 %) respondents, significantly more women than men, stated that they brush their teeth twice a day, while men did not brush their teeth significantly much more often (χ2 test, P < 0.001). Asked if their gums (‘gingiva’) bled, 179 (60 %) respondents said they rarely did and 104 (35 %) said they never did. 166 (55 %) respondents, significantly more men, visited a dentist because of a toothache and 134 (45 %) visited for regular dental check-ups, significantly more women than men (χ2 test, P < 0,001). A regular annual check-up, one or two times a year, is more likely for women than it is for men (χ2 test, P = 0,006). Elderly respondents brush their teeth considerably less often than younger respondents (χ2 test, P < 0,001). The total number of cavities, extractions and fillings is greater than the total number of the healthy teeth of respondents. Conclusion. The results suggest that respondents recognise the importance of oral hygiene in preserving oral health, but there remains a need to educate the population in improved oral hygiene. It is therefore necessary to continuously implement preventative programmes at a young age and often repeat the necessity of preventative measures and raise awareness in order to prevent oral diseases. |
