12+

The prevalence of apical periodontitis in the adult population in Belgorod region

In this study, we studied the prevalence of the disease «apical periodontitis» among the population of different age groups. For this purpose, 836 patients were examined in the Belgorod region, of which 227 patients with a diagnosis of periodontitis: 89 men (20.6 %) and 138 women (34.1 %). Based on these data, it can be concluded that the incidence of this disease among the population is 27.2 % and this high incidence rate indicates the relevance of the study of this pathology. Our article examines the research data for 2018-2020 of the city of Belgorod. Results. The frequency of prevalence of apical periodontitis in patients of different age groups differs. The peculiarities of the course of the disease on gender grounds are determined. According to the obtained medical statistics, we can conclude that the teeth of middle-aged patients are most often affected, especially in women, therefore, it is necessary to increase preventive measures for this.

DOI: 10.52575/2687-0940-2022-45-2-198-206
Number of views: 624 (view statistics)
Number of downloads: 386
Full text (HTML)Full text (PDF)To articles listTo category
  • User comments
  • Reference lists

While nobody left any comments to this publication.
You can be first.

Leave comment: