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Summary

The aims were to estimate the quality of dental restorations in Lithuanian adolescents and to relate differences in quality of restorations to gender, urbanization and residency. A total amount of 885 adolescents in 22 randomly pre-selected areas were clinically examined. The California Dental Association Quality Evaluation System was used for the assessment of the quality of dental restorations. 60.35 % of all restorations were not acceptable and had to be changed. 47.58 % of them must be replaced because of not acceptable anatomic form. Only in 8.9 % of participants all their fillings were considered as satisfactory, while in 24.8 % of adolescents all their fillings had to be changed. Regarding the reasons for the need to replace restorations substantial differences among different geographical regions were found, whereas in relation to gender and urbanization the differences were less pronounced.

Key words: adolescents, dental restorations quality, urbanization, gender.

Received: 13 09 2005

Accepted for publishing: 30 11 2005

¹Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania
²Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia

Vilma Brukiene¹ - D.D.S., Assistant Professor
Jolanta Aleksejuniene² - D.D.S., M.Sc., PhD
Irena Balciuniene¹ - D.D.S., PhD, Hab. Dr., Professor, Director of Institute of Odontology

Address correspondence to: Vilma Brukiene, Zalgirio 115, Vilnius 08217, Lithuania.
E-mail: vilmabruk@hotmail.com



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

December, 2005, Vol. 7, No. 4 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Dental restorations quality in Lithuanian adolescents 103 - 109 Treatment of parotid gland tumors in Latvian Oncological Center 110 - 114 Evaluation of stable retentive properties of overdenture attachments 115 - 120 The influence of microvascular complications caused by diabetes mellitus on the inflammatory pathology of periodontal tissues 121 - 124 Influence of premolar extractions on tooth size discrepancy. Part one: Analysis of Bolton index 125 - 127 Implants for orthodontic anchorage. Meta-analysis 128 - 132 © 2005 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2005; 7 (4): 103-9 547 KB Dental Restorations Quality in Lithuanian Adolescents Vilma Brukiene, Jolanta Aleksejuniene, Irena Balciuniene Summary The aims were to estimate the quality of dental restorations in Lithuanian adolescents and to relate differences in quality of restorations to gender, urbanization and residency. A total amount of 885 adolescents in 22 randomly pre-selected areas were clinically examined. The California Dental Association Quality Evaluation System was used for the assessment of the quality of dental restorations. 60.35 % of all restorations were not acceptable and had to be changed. 47.58 % of them must be replaced because of not acceptable anatomic form. Only in 8.9 % of participants all their fillings were considered as satisfactory, while in 24.8 % of adolescents all their fillings had to be changed. Regarding the reasons for the need to replace restorations substantial differences among different geographical regions were found, whereas in relation to gender and urbanization the differences were less pronounced. Key words: adolescents, dental restorations quality, urbanization, gender. Received: 13 09 2005 Accepted for publishing: 30 11 2005 ¹Institute of Odontology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania ²Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia Vilma Brukiene¹ - D.D.S., Assistant Professor Jolanta Aleksejuniene² - D.D.S., M.Sc., PhD Irena Balciuniene¹ - D.D.S., PhD, Hab. Dr., Professor, Director of Institute of Odontology Address correspondence to: Vilma Brukiene, Zalgirio 115, Vilnius 08217, Lithuania. E-mail: vilmabruk@hotmail.com