PREVALENCE OF SECONDARY ADENTIA IN THE POPULATION OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF KIEV

Abstract

The problem of tooth loss and their replacement is quite rele-vant and constantly attracts the attention of doctors and scien-tists both in our country and abroad. This is due to the rather high prevalence of this pathology among the population. The demand for the replacement of defects of dentition by prosthesis is quite high and is 46-52 %.
The purpose of our research. The study of the prevalence of secondary adentia in residents of Kiev.
Materials and methods of research. The prevalence of second-ary adentia was studied in patients of dental polyclinic №1 of Shevchenko district, dental polyclinic of Darnitsky district, den-tal polyclinic of Desnyansky district of Kyiv. The prevalence of secondary adentia was studied according to patient histories for three years from 2015 to 2018.
Research result. The greatest secondary adentia was found in the age group of 45-60 years in men-99.1%. While slightly be-low the percentage of the extracted teeth had women in this age group at 96.2 %. However, it is noteworthy that in the age groups up to 30 years and 35-45 years, the prevalence of sec-ondary adentia is higher in women than in men (50.3 % and 44.6 % and 78.5 % and 71.7 %, respectively).
After the survey, we found that all patients are characterized by the fact that in the first two groups (up to 30 years and 30-45 years) the lack of teeth is more common in women than in men, and in the older age group (45-60 years) teeth are removed more often have men than women.
Summary. The secondary edentulous prevalence increased in women over the age of 30 years is 2.8 % and for men 2% in the age group under 45 years old women – by 1.9 %, and for males is 2.1 % and in group till 60 years – 0.4 % in women and 0.5 % in men.
The overall prevalence of secondary adentia in residents of Kiev was in women – 74.1 % and 72.2 % in men.