Abstract
Background. In this article, we have studied the frequency of the combination of diseases of the oral mucosa with somatic pathology and local factors of the oral cavity of gerontological patients. A clinical dental examination of the elderly and old people who addressed to the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry in Omsk State Medical University on the basis of Omsk dental polyclinics No. 1 was carried out. Objectives ― to study the frequency of combinations of diseases of the oral mucosa with somatic pathology and local oral factors. Methods. 120 patients aged 55―85 with periodontal diseases, the oral mucosa and red border were examined. Out of those 120 people 96 ones (80 %) were women; 24 (20 %) were men. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for examination, treatment, observation and «health questionnaires» were filled out. The analysis of the personalized advisory conclusions of the local therapist is carried out. An analysis was made of the oral hygiene index, galvanic current indicators, and the indications of gerontological patients in prosthetic treatment were fulfilled. Results. An analysis of the personalized advisory conclusions by the local physician showed that diseases of the oral mucosa of gerontological patients were combined with somatic pathology. The analysis of the hygiene index revealed unsatisfactory hygiene in 72 % cases. Galvanic currents were found in the oral cavity of gerontological patients in 52.2 % cases. Conclusions. In 100 % cases, somatic pathology was combined with diseases of the oral mucosa of gerontological patients. Local unfavourable factors: poor hygiene, galvanosis, irrational denture exacerbated the course of diseases of the oral mucosa and worsened the quality of life of gerontological patients.
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