ASSESSMENT OF TEETH DAMAGE BY CARIOUS PROCESS AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The specific conditions of life and combat activity of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine affect the course of pathological processes of the dentition, require appropriate methods of prevention and treatment. The aim of the research was to analyze the assessment of the intensity of the carious process among the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Materials and methods. To conduct the study, a survey of 348 military personnel of the Ternopil zonal department of the Military Law Enforcement Service was conducted, who underwent a clinical examination in order to identify damage to the teeth by a carious process. The intensity of caries was determined according to the CFE index – the total sum of the number of carious, filled and extracted teeth in one examined. According to the intensity indicators, the degree of damage to the teeth by the carious process was calculated. Statistical processing of the data obtained during the study was carried out using licensed statistical analysis packages Microsoft Excel and Statistica 12.0, where the materials were grouped according to the contingent of the study (calculation of relative and average values, their errors, t-test). Scientific novelty. In military personnel aged 20-25, 26-30, 31-35, the CFE index corresponds to a low level of intensity of the carious process. In the age groups of 36-40, 41-45, there is an increase in the level of the CFE indicator. In general, in groups, the value of the CFE index varies from (8.46±1.24) in the age group of 36-40 years to (12.0±2.10) in the age group of 41-45 years, which corresponds to the average level of intensity of the carious process. Conclusions. Indicators of the intensity of the carious process correspond to the average level and tend to increase in military personnel of all age groups.