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Incidence of Dental Caries in SOS-Children's-Village in Croatia

The aim of study was to determine the incidence of dental caries among children in the SOS Children's Villages in Croatia, Ladimirevci and Lekenik. Dental examinations based on the WHO criteria were performed on 88 school children of SOS Children's Village in Croatia. The teeth were clinically examined with using visual-tactile method under standard light. Clinical indexes of dmft, DMFT and DMFS as well as the SiC were recorded. Among the children of SOS children's caries incidence were 57.94%. The mean dmft, DMFT and DMFS of all children was 1.82, 1.90 and 2.82, respectively. The highest mean dmft and DMFT score of 4.24 and 2.56 was found among 7-10 and 11-14-year-old children, respectively. The highest mean DMFS score of 3.85 and 3.90 was found among 11-14-year-old children and among children in SOS Children's Village Lekenik, recpectively. Among all children the SiC index was 4.69. There was a significant difference between age groups and children place of residence in DMFT, DMFS and SiC. The incidence of caries is low among children of SOS Children's Village in Croatia compared to the published results of the survey of caries incidence in children living in biological families in Croatia.

dental caries ; incidence ; children ; SOS Children's Village ; Croatia

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