[Trend of dental caries in 18-year-old adolescents in the region of Lodz over the period from 1995 to 2008].
The aim of the thesis was the assessment of the teeth condition of 18-year-old adolescents in the region of Lodz on the base of epidemiological research carried out over the period from 1995 to 2008. The research involved a group of 120 adolescents aged 18 from Lodz, Łowicz and Zduny village, chosen on the base on the three-ply draw. The clinical research was carried out according with the WHO criteria. The frequency of dental caries and its intensity among adolescents were calculated, there were also calculations of the components values (D,M,F)of the dental caries incidence, the treatment index, the SIC index and the changes of the dental caries incidence which have appeared since 1995. The results were statistically analyzed.


RESULTS
The clinic research proved the dental caries appeared among 96.7% of adolescents. The dental caries incidence was 7.27. There was a statistically higher number of teeth which needed the treatment in the smaller town and the village in comparison with the city. The SIC index was 11.28. The treatment index was 0.7-0.8 and was similar in the 3 examined areas.


CONCLUSIONS
On the base of results collected over the period from 1995 to 2008, the systematic improvement of the teeth condition of 18-year-old adolescents in the region of Lodz has been observed.
Katedra i Zakiad Stomatologii Wieku Rozwojowego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi. pedodoncja@o2.pl
Aleksandra
A
Hilt
Ewa
E
Rybarczyk-Townsend
Beata
B
Lubowiedzka-Gontarek
Magdalena
M
Wochna-Sobańska
D000293:Adolescent; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data