Hygienic state of the oral cavity in children living in different ecological conditions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/2311-9624.2018.2.8813Keywords:
hygiene of the oral cavity, children, caries, ecology.Abstract
Summary. Studies have shown that oral hygiene plays an important role in the emergence of caries and periodontal disease. Excessive accumulation of plaque is the main pathogenetic factor in the emergence of carious process. As a result of the enzymatic activity of microorganisms in plaque, acids are released that contribute to the development of the carious process of solid tissues.
The aim of the study – to estimate hygienic state of a cavity of mouth at children who live in different environmental conditions of the Volyn region.
Materials and Methods. The results of the stomatological examination of 1210 children are presented in this article. Among the surveyed there were 598 children living on the territory affected by radioactive contamination due to the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Liubeshiv and Manevychi), 306 children living on the territory of the technogenic loading due to coal emissions (Novovolynsk) and 306 children living in the conventionally clean area of Lutsk. The teeth were damaged by caries according to the following indices: prevalence of caries of teeth (in %) and caries intensity according to KPV indices. The hygienic state of the cavity of the mouth was estimated by the index of hygiene of Fedorov-Volodkin.
Results and Discussion. The analysis of the results showed that (32.86±2.20) % of children living in radioactively contaminated areas have poor oral hygiene, while in children of conditionally clean Lutsk this figure is lower and is, on average, (17.34±3.03) %. With a satisfactory level of oral hygiene, nearly the same number of children was detected: (30.99±2.98) % and (24.91±2.82) % in radioactive contaminated areas. It was found that the good hygiene of the oral cavity of children was almost identical in Novovolynsk city – (29.46±2.56) % and in radioactive contaminated territories (27.96±2.72) % and the highest rate was found among schoolchildren in Lutsk – (38.25±3.40).
Conclusions. The results of the study of oral hygiene in children revealed an unsatisfactory condition in a much larger number of children living in radiation.References
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