Oral Health-Related Risk Factors Among Students in Southeast Serbia

Marija D. Bojović; Ljiljana G. Kesić; Aleksandar N. Mitić; Biljana Kocić; Radmila R. Obradović; Aleksandra Ignjatović; Nina Burić; Marija Jovanović; Milica S. Petrović

doi:10.12659/MSM.929375

17 February 2021 : Clinical Research

Oral Health-Related Risk Factors Among Students in Southeast Serbia

Marija D. Bojović^1ABDEF, Ljiljana G. Kesić^1ADF*, Aleksandar N. Mitić^2AE, Biljana Kocić^3DE, Radmila R. Obradović^1DEF, Aleksandra Ignjatović^4CD, Nina Burić^5EF, Marija Jovanović^6BEF, Milica S. Petrović^1ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929375

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929375

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Table 4 Results concerning behaviors related to dental check-ups.

Age	Total		Group 1		Group 2		P*
When did you visit the dentist last?
2 years ago	23	5.81	14	7.53	9	4.29	<0.001
12 months ago	50	12.63	28	15.05	22	10.48
6 months ago	141	35.61			56	26.67
Regularly			59	31.72
What was the reason for your visit to a dentist?
Pain	41	10.35	20	10.75	21	10.00	0.037
Tooth extraction	21	5.30	10	5.38	11	5.24
Tooth filling	139	35.10	58	31.18	81	38.57
Check-up
Supragingival plaque removal	50	12.63	14	7.53	36	17.14
Why don’t you visit a dentist regularly?
Pain	19	6.31	8	4.91	11	7.97	0.459
Problems	4	1.33	1	0.61	3	2.17
Money	12	3.99	5	3.07	7	5.07
Occupied	126	41.86	70	42.94	56	40.58
No need	140	46.51	79	48.47	61	44.20
Have you ever had orthodontic work?
Yes	146	36.87	67	36.02	79	37.62	0.581
Optionally	7	1.77	3	1.61	4	1.90
Depends	3	0.76	1	0.54	2	0.95
Rarely	8	2.02	6	3.23	2	0.95
Never
Do you have gingival inflammation?
Yes	19	4.80	6	3.23	13	6.19	<0.001
Periodically	32	8.08	12	6.45	20	9.52
Depends	23	5.81	19	10.22	4	1.90
Rarely	78	19.70	26	13.98	52	24.76
Never
The greatest amount of information about oral health care can be obtained from
Newspapers	34	8.59	21	11.29	13	6.19	0.068
On the radio and the media	58	14.65	33	17.74	25	11.90	0.097
From your dentist
From friends in personal contact	66	16.67	27	14.52	39	18.57	0.299
In the pharmacy	11	2.78	8	4.30	3	1.43	0.149
^* Chi-square test; bold numbers mean the highest frequency.

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