Den orala hälsan hos patienter som har tecknat frisktandvård år 2001 0ch år 2004 vid Folktandvården i Bromölla

The aim of the study was to describe the oral health development among patients at the Public Dental Care clinic in Bromölla who made an agreement regarding Healthy Dental Care during the years 2001 and 2004, compared with patients who did not made such an agreement. The study material was obtained from dental journals in total at 150 patients. Data regarding age, sex, health status, tobacco use, plaque- and gingivitis values, pocket depht, initial- and manifest caries, risk assessments, preventive measures by dental personel and acute dental care between year 2001 and 2004 was obtained from dental results. Almost twice as many man made an agreement compared to women. Tobacco use was higher in control group both 2001 and 2004. The dental professions worked much with preventive dental care that we can see in the low values of plaque and gingivitis during 2001 and 2004. Its means that patients follow up the advice they get. The healthy dental care is still a new phenomenon and has been exist only in four years. That´s why we can not made a conclusion of wich effect it´s has on the oral health