Medical and social characteristics of periodontal and oral mucosa prevalence in children from substitute families

Objective. This study focuses on the current problem of modern health care — the study of dental morbidity in children from substitute families. Material and methods. The present study involved 25 adoptive families on a voluntary basis, with children of both sexes aged 1.1 years and up and to 6 years including. The children were examined for inflammatory periodontal disease and oral mucosa. Results and discussions. Children from replacement families were susceptible to the onset and development of gingivitis, catarrhal and hypertrophic, as well as localized periodontitis. The prevalence of periodontal disease among children reached 92.3±5.228% of cases. Among diseases of the oral mucosa, acute herpetichesky stomatitis, injuries to the oral mucosa were highly common. The prevalence of diseases of the oral mucosa reached 88.5±6.256%. Conclusion. The high prevalence of oral mucosal diseases and inflammatory periodontal diseases among the child population indicates a steady increase in dental diseases and the need to find new methods and approaches for prevention taking into account the characteristics of the child’s family.