METHODS OF PROVIDING DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN BROUGHT UP IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Abstract

The state of oral health is an important component of the physical, mental and social wellbeing
of every person. Today, tooth decay and periodontal disease remain the most common dental
disease not only among adults, but also among younger people throughout the world. According to
recent epidemiological studies conducted on healthy children, the incidence of dental pathology is
high, and the prevalence of caries among healthy age groups of 12-15 years 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 disease in the
group of healthy 12-year-olds 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 (LUO). These indicators increase with age and depend on the
severity of the underlying disease.