title: Dental status of junior high school students in Łódzkie voivodeship.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dental caries still constitutes a serious health problem in Łódzkie voivodeship. The aim of the article was to evaluate the dental status of 15-year-old adolescents living in Łódzkie voivodeship based on epidemiological studies conducted in 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group was comprised of 177 students at the age of 15 years living in Łódzkie voivodeship, selected on the basis of stratified cluster sampling method. The study was conducted pursuant to WHO recommendations. The dental caries prevalence and intensity among students were calculated as well as the components values (DMFT), dental caries severity, treatment index and SiC index. The study results were analyzed using the statistical methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the study results transpires that dental caries was observed in 93.8% of students. The dental caries severity amounted to 6.18. Having compared urban and rural areas, the statistically higher number of teeth subject to treatment was observed in the latter. The SiC and treatment index were 8.20 and 0.54, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  On the basis of gathered data, the deterioration of dental status in adolescents aged 15 years from Łódzkie voivodeship was observed. Furthermore, it is strictly related to the place of residence.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hilt
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rybarczyk-Townsend
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wochna-Sobańska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data