title: [Assessment of the periodontium condition and therapeutic needs by the CPITN index in children aged 12 years in the province of Cracow].
abstract: The aim of the study was assessment of the condition of the periodontium and therapeutic needs in children aged 12 years in the City of Cracow, Wieliczka and villages in the Province of Cracow. The total number of the studied children was 180 including 90 girls and 90 boys, 30 girls and 30 boys in each group. The number of sextants with healthy periodontium was 738, the mean value per one child was 4.10, it was higher in girls--4.24 and lower in boys--3.95. The per cent of children with healthy periodontium was 24.44%, the per cent of children with bleeding on probing was 30.56%, and with tartar--45.00%. The highest values of this parameter were found in Wieliczka children, and the lowest ones in village children. The needs for treatment of the periodontium in children aged 12 years were as follows: 75.56% required improvement of oral hygiene, 45.00% required removal of tartar. The lowest needs were in Wieliczka children--60.00%, and the highest in village children--86.67%.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaczmarczyk-Stachowska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Knychalska-Karwan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chomyszyn-Gajewska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gawrzewska
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fijał
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franaszek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelcowa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prostak-Kosowska
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Ocena wskaźnikiem CPITN stanu przyzebia i potrzeb leczniczych dzieci 12-letnich z województwa krakowskiego.