Epidemiology of Dental Caries and Disease Prevention Among 12-Year-Olds in Slovenia Over Thirty Years (1987-2017).

Purpose: The first large-scale epidemiological survey on dental caries in Slovenia was conducted in 1987 and repeated in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2017, using the same methodology. The aim of the study was to examine the trend of caries in 12-year-olds in Slovenia during a 30-year time period. The changes over time in caries experience were compared with disease trends observed in other European countries.

Epidemiology of Caries in 12-Year-Olds in Slovenia 1987-2013.

Purpose: The first large-scale epidemiological survey on dental caries in the Republic of Slovenia was conducted in 1987 and repeated in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013, using the same methodology. The aim of the study was to describe the trend of caries in 12-year-olds in Slovenia from 1987 to 2013.

Materials And Methods: The method applied in all six surveys was the National Oral Pathfinder Survey using WHO combined oral health and treatment need assessment forms.

Breast cancer in women under 40 years of age.

Purpose: It is widely believed that breast cancer in young women is characterized by a relatively unfavorable prognosis and unusual pathological features. The aim of this study was to investigate clinicopathological and biological characteristics in young patients with breast cancer.

Methods: The study enrolled 1029 consecutive female breast cancer patients who were admitted to the Clinical Centre Nis between July 2002 and December 2008.

Polychlorinated biphenyls cause developmental enamel defects in children.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long-term exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on developing dental enamel. 202 8- to 14-year-old children who were pre- and post-natally exposed to PCBs in the contaminated region of Bela Krajina, Slovenia, were studied. 202 controls from Brsljin were matched for age and sex.

Retention of a fluoride-containing sealant on primary and permanent teeth 3 years after placement.

Objective: The aim of this study, conducted in 132 randomly selected children, was to evaluate the retention of a fluoride-containing sealant on primary and permanent teeth.

Method And Materials: In autumn 1995, a total of 195 primary molars in 36 children aged 4.5 years on average and 391 permanent premolars and molars in 96 children aged 10.