[Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and its relations to prosthetic needs]. / Zaburzenia w stawie skroniowo-zuchwowym i ich zaleznosc od potrzeb protetycznych.

As part of the programme of the Ministry of Health and Social Care 180 subjects aged 35-44 years living in Cracow, Wieliczka and its environs were studied. They were divided into 6 groups of 30 subjects in each. Temporomandibular joint dysfunction was found in 44.44% of the studied material, it was slightly more frequent in women (47.77%). The frequency was greater in the subjects living in villages. A comparison of the studied groups failed to show any statistical significance of the differences. In the analysis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in relation to occupation it was revealed that it was most frequent in qualified workers. The need for prosthetic treatment was estimated in subjects with this dysfunction and this need was recognized in 83.75% of these subjects.

[Requirements for permanent replacements in certain population groups]. / Zapotrzebowanie na uzupelnienia stale u osób w wybranych grupach ludnosci.

The analysis is presented of the results of epidemiological studies of 180 subjects of either sex aged 35-44 years from the standpoint of their needs for crowns and bridges. The proportion of subjects in need of prosthetic crowns was 30.55%, while 18.33% required bridges. The material was subjected to statistical analysis.

[Periodontological therapeutic needs of children aged 7 years assessed in the province of Cracow]. / Ocena parodontologicznych potrzeb leczniczych u dzieci 7-letnich woj. krakowskiego.

The values of the CPITN index and the need for periodontological treatment were determined in 180 children aged 7 years in the Province of Cracow. The results were obtained and compared in children from the City of Cracow, Wieliczka and villages in that region. A good condition of the periodontium was found in children living in Wieliczka, that is a region under particular protection. The worst state of the periodontium was found in Cracow. In all, 50.0% of children required instruction and improvement of oral hygiene. The mean sextant value of healthy periodontium per one child was 4.39.

[Assessment of the periodontium condition and therapeutic needs by the CPITN index in children aged 12 years in the province of Cracow]. / Ocena wskaznikiem CPITN stanu przyzebia i potrzeb leczniczych dzieci 12-letnich z województwa krakowskiego.

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%.

[Incidence of oral mucosa diseases in three populations in the province of Cracow]. / Wystepowanie chorób blony sluzowej jamy ustnej w trzech populacjach województwa krakowskiego.

In three population groups in the Province of Cracow: in Cracow, Wieliczka and the villages of the Province a cross-sectional examination of oral mucosa was carried out in 180 subjects aged 35-44 years, 30 subjects in each group. Males and females were considered separately. In all, pathological changes were found in 22 subjects, that is 12.22%. The total number of pathological changes was 23, since in one man two disease entities were present. The frequency of mucosal changes was greater in males than females. In males the prevailing lesion was leucoplakia, in females candidiasis. The least number of lesions was found in the population in Wieliczka.

[Indicator of periodontal therapeutic needs (CPITN) in adults aged between 35-44 years from three population groups in Cracow province]. / Wskaznik parodontologicznych potrzeb leczniczych (CPITN) u doroslych w wieku 35-44 lat trzech grup populacyjncy województwa Krakowskiego.

Parodontological therapeutic needs in 180 persons aged between 35-44 years among inhabitants of Cracow, Wieliczka and villages of Cracow province have been determined. Among women and men under examination the following needs have predominated: the necessity of dental deposits removal and curretage of pathological gingival pockets (75.56--77.78%). In 39 persons (21.68%) there was a need of complex treatment.