The Oral Cavity Connective Tissue Dysplasia in Different Ages Children

Abstract

Aim or Purpose: To study the role of connective tissue dysplasia syndrome in children in the occurrence of oral diseases. Materials and methods: 104 children with oral cavity pathology were on treatment during 2019-2020 in hospital. Aged from 5 to 17 years. All children had diseases of the digestive tract, were on dynamic observation at primary health care level. The control group consisted of 36 almost healthy children. comparable in age and sex. The criteria for the inclusion of children in the study were: verified diagnosis, patient consent, absence of concomitant decompensated and sub compensated states. Results: Connective tissue dysplasia of the oral cavity was more often in the control group (54.8%) comparing with the comparison group (19.4%, p<0.05), and more often among boys (32.6%) compared with girls (22.1%). The most common stigmas: gothic palate (26.2%), flat palate (21.5%), impaired growth and development of the jaws (24.5%), abnormalities in the permanent teeth eruption (11.3%), short frenum of the tongue (10.4%), folded tongue (6.1%). The level of stigma in 45.6% of children - 3 stigmas, 31.6% - 3–4 stigmas, and 22.8% - more than 5 oral stigmas. Among the children of the comparison group, the most common was the gothic palate (11.1%, p<0.05), short frenum (5.5%, p<0.05), flat palate (2.8%, p<0.05). Conclusions: Probably, a significant prevalence of connective tissue dysplasia of the oral cavity organs, formed prenatally, can be markers of chronic somatic diseases.