General evaluation of hard dental tissue and risk factors of dental caries in young people

<p>The prognostication of caries in youth is important for determination and prescription of individual prophylactic arrangements and its further influence on mineralization of the hard dental tissues.</p><p>Aim of the work: the study of the prevalence and intensity of caries among the young people and determination of possible connection with the risk factor of caries development for further choice of the reasonable prophylactic arrangement.</p><p>Materials and methods of research: epidemiological, clinical, statistic ones.</p><p>Results of research: The article describes results of the comprehensive dental examination of 135 persons18-25 years old. There was determined the high prevalence of caries (96,3±0,74 %) with considerable intensity (8,87±0,39). The main etiological factors among youth are: poor nutrition with prevalence of carbohydrate (74,81±0,56 %), lack of oral hygiene (59,27±0,73 %), quantitative and qualitative composition of oral fluid, presence of somatic diseases (40±0,30 %), bad habits (31,85±0,24 %), neglect of the sport (48,88±0,36 %), chronic emotional stress (38,51±0,29 %), due to the increased workload and related stress factors.</p>Conclusions: the high prevalence (96,3±0,74 %) and intensity of carious process (8,87±0,39) is caused by the unsatisfactory state of oral cavity, (1,91±0,06), under the influence of general factors (somatic diseases, stress, poor nutrition) the reactivity of protective mechanisms is lowered and the risk of dental morbidity of youth increases. So, it proves the necessity of elaboration and introduction of the active arrangements of primary prophylaxis directed on the raise of caries resistance of the hard dental tissues in young peopl