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Научное обозрение. Медицинские науки
ISSN 2500-0780
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THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES AND SOME ANOMALIES OF DENTITION AMONG CHILDREN OF THE CITY OF STAVROPOL

Avanesyan R.A. 1
1 Stavropol State Medical University
The paper presents the results of clinical and epidemiological investigation of the child population of Stavropol. A total of 1627 children aged from 3 to 16-18 years, born and residing in the city. The data obtained indicate a high prevalence of dental caries among the surveyed students and preschool children of Stavropol. The structure of dental anomalies predominate bite anomalies, indicating that the severity of detectable pathology. On average, all the surveyed preschool children the prevalence of individual teeth is only 6,79 % and bite anomalies – 39,15 %. The highest peaks of prevalence of dental anomalies in the system are marked in the age groups 3 (50,8 %) and 6 years old (47,6 %). The obtained data confirm the high prevalence and intensity of hard tissue lesions of teeth and dentoalveolar anomalies in the surveyed population.