Indicators of dental caries in teenagers attending various educational establishments

Abstract

Topicality. Dental diseases, as a rule, arise under the influence of various factors, which may include: bad oral hygiene, somatic diseases, biogeochemical features of the environment, socio-economic living conditions, quality and amount of nutrition of the population, organization of primary prevention. Material and methods. The study of dental status was conducted according to the standard method in teenagers studying in different educational establishments of Chernivtsi (school, college, university). The prevalence (%) and intensity of caries (CFR) was determined in each age group. Results and discussions. The obtained data indicates on a difference in the rate of caries intensity in teenagers of different forms of education and in different age groups. Teenagers attending school are likely to have lower indices than college students. Conclusions. Given the intensity of caries, we can assume that teenagers attending college do not pay enough attention to the condition of the hard tooth tissues, which leads to an increase in the number of affected by caries teeth in each studied age period. This leads to a more detailed study of the risk factors for caries in teenagers attending various educational establishments and to plan preventative measures to increase the resistance of the hard tissues of their teeth.

Keywords

• indicators of dental caries
• teenagers
• educational establishments