CHANGES IN DENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS DURING THE PERIOD OF STUDY IN A MILITARY UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Introduction. Currently, the Russian Federation and economically developed countries of the world have achieved a high level of development of aviation technology. At the same time, until today there is no data on changes in the dental health of cadets during their studies at the university, taking into account the factors of military labor. The purpose of the work — to study the change in the indicators of dental health of cadets during their studies at the university, taking into account the factors of military labor. Materials and methods. The condition of the organs and tissues of the chewing apparatus was studied in 200 1st-year cadets and 185 graduates of combined-arms military educational institutions and 117 cadets and 111 graduates of military educational institutions for the training of flight personnel to determine the degree of influence of flight work on dental morbidity and its structure, for which an in-depth dental examination was conducted according to generally accepted rules. Results. Cadets of the 1st year, as well as graduates of combined arms and military educational institutions for the training of flight personnel, as representatives of the same population, had almost the same prevalence and intensity of major dental diseases, as well as the structure of pathology of organs and tissues of the chewing apparatus with a satisfactory level of dental care upon admission to university, and a good level of dental care in the final year university, despite a slight increase in the prevalence and intensity of the course of dental caries and periodontal diseases during the training period, which is associated with the planned sanitation of the oral cavity. Taking into account the high prevalence of inflammatory periodontal diseases (gingivitis, periodontitis) among cadets of the 1st and final courses of the higher military educational institutions (HMEI), dentists serving cadets should, in addition to routine preventive examinations, ensure regular (up to 2 times a year) professional oral hygiene and provide training to the entire serviced contingent of the relevant rules of dental care and the organs of the mouth.