Dental pathology, clinical and morphological disorders in young people with connective tissue dysplasia. Dental status of students with connective tissue dysplasia (part 1)
Evaluation of the dental status of students with clinical signs of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia. Examination (general and dental) of 164 second-year students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Tver State Medical University was carried out. Сonnective tissue dysplasia (CTD) was present in every second examined student and was more often diagnosed in the female group. The prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease was comparable in groups of individuals with and without signs of CTD. Dysfunctions of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), malocclusion was more common among students with clinical connective tissue dysplasia. A high prevalence of dental diseases among students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Medical University was revealed. The dental status of students without CTD phenotypic predictors and their presence is comparable in most components. TMJ pathology appears to be a potential marker of connective tissue dysplasia.