Table 7.
Comparison of the DMFT in 12-year-olds in all republics and provinces of former Yugoslavia from 1986 with the latest data obtained (2004–2017)
| Basic DMFT data (1986) | Latest DMFT data (2004-2017) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic/ province | Year | DMFT | Sample remarks | Year | n | DMFT | Sample remarks |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1986 | 6.2 | NOPS | 2004 | 560 | 4.2 | N ➀ |
| Croatia | 1986 | 7.6 | NOPS | 2015 | 300 | 4.7 | R ➁ |
| Kosovo | 1986 | 5.9 | NOPS | 2005 | 343 | 5.8 | R ➂ |
| Macedonia | 1986 | 6.5 | NOPS | 2015 | 396 | 3.5 | R ➃ |
| Montenegro | 1986 | 6.9 | NOPS | 2006 | 455 | 3.4 | R ➄ |
| Serbia | 1986 | 5.0 | NOPS | 2008 | 225 | 2.6 | R ➅ |
| Slovenia | 1986 | 6.1 | NOPS | 2017 | 300 | 1.5 | NOPS |
| Vojvodina | 1986 | 5.9 | NOPS | 2008 | 75 | 3.0 | R ➅ |
| Former Yugoslavia | 1986 | 6.1 | NOPS | 2004-17 | 3,454 | 3.6 | |
N: national survey; R: random sample in the specified region; NOPS: National Oral Pathfinder Survey.* Circled numbers refer to reports about dental caries data for former Yugoslav republics and provinces; see Supplementary Material below.