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avje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 18 contained fluoride. 47% of parents believed that daily cleaning of teeth
with fluoride-containing toothpaste was good for the child’s teeth, and
13% thought that it was harmful. As many as 20% of parents of children
aged 0–5 believed that fluoride-containing toothpaste was harmful to
their teeth, compared to 9% of parents of children aged 6–10. Discussion
and conclusions: Controlled cleaning of teeth with fluoride-containing
toothpaste at least twice a day is recommended as an effective measure to
prevent dental and oral diseases. It is recommended that children start
brushing their teeth as soon as the first tooth erupts into the oral cavity
and help them until they develop the necessary motor skills. Findings
and recommendations for improving oral health represent a step towards
reducing the burden of dental and oral diseases and costs in the (dental)
health care system.
Keywords: oral health, children, adolescents, oral hygiene, fluorides
Introduction
Oral health is an integral part of general health and has a significant impact
on the quality of life of the individual and society. Oral health, like other as-
pects of health, is determined by individual, social and physical environment
(WHO, 2016). With the aim of transforming and modernizing the existing sys-
tem of oral health and dental care indicators, a project group has prepared a
selection of 40 indicators for monitoring oral health as part of the European
Global Oral Health Indicators Development (EGOHID) project (Bourgeois et
al., 2005; Bourgeois and Llondra, 2005; Bourgeois et al., 2008a).
In Slovenia, we also follow the trend of establishing a system for moni-
toring oral health indicators. In this paper, we focus on the “National Survey
on Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019”, with which
we determined for the first time at the national level how parents/guardians of
children/adolescents, and adolescents take care of (their) oral health, and how
they assess (their) oral health. The aim of our study was to assess the state of
oral health of children and adolescents and provide recommendations for pro-
moting oral health. We report in more detail the results and findings related to
oral hygiene and fluoride use.
Methods
When conducting the study, we followed the recommended international
methodology for reporting on oral health (Bourgeois et al., 2008a; Bourgeois et
al., 2008b; WHO, 2013).
Research design
We conducted a survey on the oral health of children and adolescents at the na-
tional level for the first time. It was designed as a cross-sectional epidemiolog-
ical survey of the Health Interview Survey (HIS) type.
with fluoride-containing toothpaste was good for the child’s teeth, and
13% thought that it was harmful. As many as 20% of parents of children
aged 0–5 believed that fluoride-containing toothpaste was harmful to
their teeth, compared to 9% of parents of children aged 6–10. Discussion
and conclusions: Controlled cleaning of teeth with fluoride-containing
toothpaste at least twice a day is recommended as an effective measure to
prevent dental and oral diseases. It is recommended that children start
brushing their teeth as soon as the first tooth erupts into the oral cavity
and help them until they develop the necessary motor skills. Findings
and recommendations for improving oral health represent a step towards
reducing the burden of dental and oral diseases and costs in the (dental)
health care system.
Keywords: oral health, children, adolescents, oral hygiene, fluorides
Introduction
Oral health is an integral part of general health and has a significant impact
on the quality of life of the individual and society. Oral health, like other as-
pects of health, is determined by individual, social and physical environment
(WHO, 2016). With the aim of transforming and modernizing the existing sys-
tem of oral health and dental care indicators, a project group has prepared a
selection of 40 indicators for monitoring oral health as part of the European
Global Oral Health Indicators Development (EGOHID) project (Bourgeois et
al., 2005; Bourgeois and Llondra, 2005; Bourgeois et al., 2008a).
In Slovenia, we also follow the trend of establishing a system for moni-
toring oral health indicators. In this paper, we focus on the “National Survey
on Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in Slovenia in 2019”, with which
we determined for the first time at the national level how parents/guardians of
children/adolescents, and adolescents take care of (their) oral health, and how
they assess (their) oral health. The aim of our study was to assess the state of
oral health of children and adolescents and provide recommendations for pro-
moting oral health. We report in more detail the results and findings related to
oral hygiene and fluoride use.
Methods
When conducting the study, we followed the recommended international
methodology for reporting on oral health (Bourgeois et al., 2008a; Bourgeois et
al., 2008b; WHO, 2013).
Research design
We conducted a survey on the oral health of children and adolescents at the na-
tional level for the first time. It was designed as a cross-sectional epidemiolog-
ical survey of the Health Interview Survey (HIS) type.
