BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF HARD TISSUES OF TEETH AND BONE QUALITY IN CHILDREN OF THE DANUBE REGION IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLEX DENTAL TREATMENT

Abstract

For a long period of time, there has been a lack of quality drinking water in the Danube region, insufficient development of the primary health and sanitary care system, including a network of institutions providing dental care to children. The unfavorable environmental situation in the region becomes a factor in the development of numerous pathological processes in the child's body. Organs and tissues of the oral cavity, in particular periodontal, are also involved in the pathological process. Purpose of the work. Assessment of the impact of complex dental treatment on the biophysical characteristics of hard dental tissues and bone quality in children of the Danube Region. Materials and methods. These studies involved 93 children of the Danube region aged 6–12 years. Children of the comparison group were given oral sanitation and professional hygiene. Children of the main group additionally received a developed complex of adaptogens, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, membranestabilizing and remineralizing drugs, which contained the following components: “quercetin granules with pectin” 1 tablet per day; complex of vitamins and minerals “Alphabet-Shkolnik” 1 tablet per day; brushing teeth with R paste.O.C.S. The effectiveness of our prevention of dental morbidity in children aged 6–12 years in the region was evaluated by spectrocolorimetric assessment of acid resistance and permeability of tooth enamel, its electrometric indicator, densitometric assessment of bone quality. Results and their discussion. According to the data obtained, in the main groups of children of the Danube region already 6 months after the application of therapeutic and preventive measures, the color intensity of teeth staining with methylene blue (S) decreased by 1.38 times compared to the initial state, and for 1 year-by 1.81 times. In the control group, the color intensity of tooth staining on the resistance test did not change significantly during this period (a slight increase). Conclusions. In children of the Danube Region who received a therapeutic and preventive complex during dental treatment, there was an increase in the rate of prevalence of ultrasound waves in bone tissues (SOS) and an improvement in their structure (BUA).