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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

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

AgeTotalGroup 1Group 2P*
When did you visit the dentist last?
 2 years ago235.81147.5394.29
 12 months ago5012.632815.052210.48
 6 months ago14135.615626.67
 Regularly5931.72
What was the reason for your visit to a dentist?
 Pain4110.352010.752110.000.037
 Tooth extraction215.30105.38115.24
 Tooth filling13935.105831.188138.57
 Check-up
 Supragingival plaque removal5012.63147.533617.14
Why don’t you visit a dentist regularly?
 Pain196.3184.91117.970.459
 Problems41.3310.6132.17
 Money123.9953.0775.07
 Occupied12641.867042.945640.58
 No need14046.517948.476144.20
Have you ever had orthodontic work?
 Yes14636.876736.027937.620.581
 Optionally71.7731.6141.90
 Depends30.7610.5420.95
 Rarely82.0263.2320.95
 Never
Do you have gingival inflammation?
 Yes194.8063.23136.19
 Periodically328.08126.45209.52
 Depends235.811910.2241.90
 Rarely7819.702613.985224.76
 Never
The greatest amount of information about oral health care can be obtained from
 Newspapers348.592111.29136.190.068
 On the radio and the media5814.653317.742511.900.097
 From your dentist
 From friends in personal contact6616.672714.523918.570.299
 In the pharmacy112.7884.3031.430.149
* Chi-square test; bold numbers mean the highest frequency.

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