OPTIMIZATION OF CARIES PREVENTION METHODS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

In modern society, diseases of the oral cavity are of humanitarian, socio -
economic significance. Today, tooth decay and periodontal disease remain the most
common dental disease not only among adults, but also among younger populations
around the world. According to recent epidemiological studies conducted on healthy
children, the incidence of dental pathology is high, with the prevalence of caries
among healthy age groups 12-15 years old is 63.3-83 years, 4% and 81.7-88.7%,
intensity 3.02 -3.75 and 4.6-5.73, and the prevalence of periodontal tissue diseases in
the group of healthy 12-year-old children ranged from 37.8% to 50%, in the 15-year
old group of children it ranged from 57.7% to 84, 7%. The prevalence of caries is also
high in children with mental retardation of preschool and school age, while the
intensity of caries is higher in children aged 13–18 years with mild mental retardation
(MAD). These indicators increase with age and depend on the severity of the
underlying disease.