The impact of a healthy lifestyle on the dental health of patients
The purpose of the work was to determine the degree of influence of HLS on the dental health of patients aged 35-44 years. According to the results of a sociological survey, two groups were formed: leading (No. 1, n=30) and non-leading (No. 2, n=34) healthy lifestyles. Significant differences were revealed: the prevalence of caries in group No. 2 was 100% (No. 1 - 76.7%), the indexes of the hygienic state of the oral cavity (5.2 versus 1.1) and the effectiveness of oral hygiene (1.8 versus 0.2). In group No. 2, only 5.9% of patients had a healthy state of periodontal disease, pathological periodontal pockets with a depth of 6 and > mm were three times greater in patients (8.8%) compared with group No. 1 (2.9%). Periodontic care was required for 94.1% of patients in group No. 2 (No. 1 - 72.1%). An adequate oral hygiene regimen (2 times a day) was detected in 93.3% of patients in group No. 1 and only 38.2% in group No. 2.