Mielnik-Błaszczak M, Krawczyk D, Kuc D, Zawiślak M, Pels E
Chair and Department of Pedodontics, F. Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
Adv Med Sci. 2006;51 Suppl 1:142-4.
The aim of the study was the description of the dental condition of hygienic routines in 12-year-old children in urban and rural areas of Lublin voivodship.
The study comprised 274 children at the age of 12 (152 girls and 122 boys). 95 girls and 92 boys came from the urban area; 57 girls and 30 boys came from the rural area.
On the basis of clinical examination it was concluded that 11.96% of boys and 18.95% of girls from the urban area and 6.67% boys and 8.77% of girls from the rural area brush their teeth after every meal; 60.87% of boys and 68.42% of girls from the urban area and 43.33% of boys and 50.88% of girls from the rural area brush their teeth twice; 22.83% of boys and 11.58% of girls from the urban area and 26.67% of boys and 28.07% of girls from the rural area brush their teeth once daily. DMF count was for boys from the urban area--4.12/girls--3.92 and for boys from the rural area 4.50/girls--4.29. The treatment indicator was for boys from the urban area--0.56/ girls - 0.47 and for boys from the rural area 0.35/girls--0.67.
On the basis of the research conducted in the study, it was concluded that tooth brushing is more frequent with urban area children than in children from rural area. This leads to a conclusion that the action for improvement of the health awareness is a dire need among 12-year-olds both from urban and from rural areas.
本研究旨在描述卢布林省城乡12岁儿童口腔卫生习惯的牙齿状况。
本研究纳入274名12岁儿童（152名女孩和122名男孩）。95名女孩和92名男孩来自城市地区；57名女孩和30名男孩来自农村地区。
根据临床检查得出，城市地区11.96%的男孩和18.95%的女孩每餐饭后刷牙；农村地区6.67%的男孩和8.77%的女孩每餐饭后刷牙；城市地区60.87%的男孩和68.42%的女孩每天刷牙两次；农村地区43.33%的男孩和50.88%的女孩每天刷牙两次；城市地区22.83%的男孩和11.58%的女孩每天刷牙一次；农村地区26.67%的男孩和28.07%的女孩每天刷牙一次。城市地区男孩的龋失补牙数（DMF）为4.12，女孩为3.92；农村地区男孩的龋失补牙数为4.50，女孩为4.29。城市地区男孩的治疗指数为0.56，女孩为0.47；农村地区男孩的治疗指数为0.35，女孩为0.67。
基于本研究的调查结果得出，城市地区儿童刷牙频率高于农村地区儿童。由此得出结论，提高城乡12岁儿童健康意识的行动迫在眉睫。
