Assessment of oral health in patients referred for an orthodontic examination to the Orthodontic Department of the Sarajevo Faculty of Dentistry

Background/Aim: The objective of this research was to evaluate the level oral hygiene, prevalence caries, and condition soft tissues in children adolescents referred for their first orthodontic examination. Material Methods: conducted at Department Orthodontics Sarajevo University - Faculty Dentistry with Dental Clinical Center. A total 300 patients mixed permanent dentition who were examination included study. offered sign a Letter Informed Consent All assigned Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (dmft/DMFT) index. Periodontal indices evaluated on all molars central incisors. periodontal determination PI,CI,GI, PBI. Results: results processed application standard statistical methods, by using SPSS computer program analyses (SPSS-Statistical Package Social Sciences) Version 21.0. study show high dmft DMFT index value respondents 3.0 (1.0 6.0). 4.0 (0.0 6.0), while dentition, it 1.0 3.0). Our also shows that out an orthodontist examination, 250 them (83.33%) have demonstrated increased Plaque Conclusions: should be peculiarly alarming pedodontists general dentists, cautioning implement caries prevention measures more intensively make referrals only case those been cured previously.