The correlation between some parameters in the status of patients with fixed prostheses on their first examination

Autori su u radu željeli istražiti na slučajno odabranom uzorku od 358 ispitanika, odnos između statusa zubala pacijenata koji se javljaju na prve preglede u Zavod za fiksnu protetiku i određenih pokazatelja koji imaju utjecaj na širok spektar indikacija, zapažen po spolnim i dobnim skupinama. Anketa za istraživanje sastojala se iz dva dijela. Prvog, koji je ispunjavao ispitanik nakon usmenih uputa i drugog, koji je ispunjavao stomatolog nakon kliničkog pregleda. Zaključno se može istaknuti da ie 61% pacijenata obuhvaćenih istraživanjem pripadao dobnoj skupini od 30-50 godina, što znači da je u toj dobi najveća potreba za fiksnim nadomjescima. Od zuba su najčešće nedostajali molari, brojčano više u donjoj nego u gornjoj čeljusti, što ukazuje na potrebu efikasnije konzervativne terapije u svrhu što dužeg održanja u funkciji ovih zuba. Nemar pacijenata za održavanje svojih zuba obavezuje na jačanje preventivnih mjera kontrolnim pregledima u primarnoj zdravstvenoj zaštiti i povećanju zdravstvenog prosvjećivanja.In a group of 358 randomly chosen examinees the correlation between the state of the dentures in patients coming to the Institute for Fixed Prosthetics for their first examinations and certain parameters influencing a wide spectrum of indications has been studied according to sex and age groups. The inquiry consisted of two parts. First a questionnaire was filled in by the examinee after oral instructions, and another questionnare was filled in by the dentist after the clinical examination. As 610/o of the examinees belonged to the 30—50 age group, it was concluded that fixed prostheses are most needed by this age group. Molars were missing in most patients, more frequently in the lower than in the upper jaw. This indicated a need for a more efficacious conservative therapy to preserve the function of these teeth. The negligence of patients to take care of their teeth points to the need of improving preventive measures and more frequent control examinations by the primary health care as well as to the need of a better health education of the population