RESUMO
An epidemiological study of dental caries, periodontal disease, and oral hygiene status in 736 employed adults aged 19-64 yr, was conducted in Athens, Greece. Dental caries was found to be prevalent, affecting almost the entire population examined. The mean DMFT values varied from 8.99 +/- 5.98 to 17.05 +/- 6.58 in different age groups. No difference was found in the mean DMFT values between sexes. Periodontal disease affected the 92.7% of the examined sample. The PI scores increased with age from 1.08 +/- 0.84 in the age group 19-24 yr to 3.7 +/- 1.84 in the age group 55-64 yr. Women showed lower PI index values than men but this difference was not statistically significant. The mean values of oral hygiene index varied from 1.60 +/- 1.05 to 1.97 +/- 1.42 in different age groups. Women presented better oral hygiene status than men and this difference was statistically significant for the younger age groups. Data concerning the toothbrushing frequency of the examined population are also presented. The results of this baseline study indicate that effective dental care is needed for the improvement of oral health status of the adult population.
Assuntos
Cárie Dentária/epidemiologia , Doenças Periodontais/epidemiologia , Adulto , Índice CPO , Feminino , Grécia/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Índice de Higiene Oral , Índice Periodontal , Escovação Dentária/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Dental discolorations create serious esthetic problems that are difficulty faced. These discolorations are caused by changes in structure or thickness of dental hard tissues or by coloring agents taken up by dental hard tissues. The purpose of this review was to describe dental discolorations, their etiology and their prevention. Although most of dental discolorations can be prevented, the fact that they still exist, proves that they are not effectively faced. Therefore it is obvious, that people must be educated about some dietary, professional and other habits that can cause dental discolorations as well as about the side-effects of various drugs. Also dentists must have the appropriate knowledge in order to prevent dental discolorations and not to create them.
