HYGIENIC CARE OF RT CAVITY AND REMOVABLE DENTURES IN PERSONS WITH UNFAVORABLE FIXATION CONDITIONS

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to develop a scheme for oral hygiene activities in persons with unfavorable conditions for fixing a removable dental prosthesis. Research materials and methods. A total of 32 patients aged 58-71 years were examined. Of these, 17 are women and 15 are men. 2 separate components were performed: prosthesis care and oral care. The following methods were used to evaluate the obtained results: before and after the proposed method of hygienic measures, the pH of the oral fluid, the degree of inflammation in the prosthetic bed, visual manifestations in the prosthetic bed, and the rate of salivation were studied. Results of the study. Before the appointment of the preventive complex, the intensity of the inflammatory process according to the indications of the Schiller-Pisarev sample was high and approached the maximum level (3 points); the pH of the oral fluid was higher than normal and this meant that saliva became alkaline and this indicated the presence of an inflammatory process in the oral cavity; the rate of salivation was below normal values (> 0.5 ml/min), which could affect the adaptation to the prosthesis. The most common negative symptom of the prosthetic bed is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cavity ‒ stomatitis, which was recorded in most persons at the initial examination. Stomatitis manifested itself in the form of symptoms such as hyperemia (100%) and gum soreness (94%). More often manifestations of the inflammatory process of the prosthetic bed were observed in men. A month after the use of the therapeutic complex, both in men and women, the prevalence of the inflammatory process in the prosthetic bed decreased. According to the results of the studies, the following conclusions were made: the most common negative symptom of the prosthetic bed in persons with unfavorable conditions for fixing removable dentures is inflammation of the oral mucosa ‒ stomatitis.One of the main measures in persons with unfavorable conditions for fixing removable dentures should be careful hygienic care, both for the oral cavity and dentur es.