ИЗУЧЕНИЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕННОСТИ ПАТОЛОГИИ СЛИЗИСТОЙ ОБОЛОЧКИ РТА У РАБОТНИКОВ ПРОМЫШЛЕННЫХ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ ОСОБОЙ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ЗОНЫ

Abstract

Research subject. Diseases of the oral mucosa occupy a special place in the structure of dental morbidity due to the peculiarities of etiology and pathogenesis, a tendency to relapse, a fairly high degree of malignancy. Currently, they are considered the least studied medical and social problem of dentistry, both in our country and abroad. The objective is to assess the prevalence and structure of diseases of the oral mucosa among workers of the special economic zone of the Republic of Tatarstan. Methodology. To conduct a clinical study, the results of a comprehensive dental examination of 370 employees of the special economic zone "Alabuga" (Republic of Tatarstan, Yelabuga district) aged 22–58 years were used. The diagnosis of pathology of the oral mucosa in compliance with oncological alertness was carried out by the method of luminescent diagnostics using the OLDD-01 emitter. Statistical linear regression analysis of the data and interpretation of the results obtained were performed using IBM computer software and the SPSS software package (PASW Statistics 20). Results. In 18.7 ± 1.2% of the examined persons of the industrial enterprise, in the structure of diseases of the oral mucosa, in 8.2% of cases, chronic fissure of the vermilion border (p < 0.1) and angular cheilitis (p < 0.1) prevailed, in 2.8% oral thrush (p < 0.05), in 2.5% benign migratory glossitis (p < 0.05), in 2.2% other forms of stomatitis (p < 0.1), in 1.9% leukokeratosis (p < 0.1). As a result of the introduction of a complex of therapeutic and preventive measures, the prevalence of lesions of the oral mucosa decreased after 6 months by an average of 1.6 times (12.7%), after 12 months by 2.7 times (7.0%) and after 18 months by almost 4.7 times (4.2%). Conclusions. Thus, the use of data obtained among employees of industrial enterprises makes it possible to study the prevalence of pathology of the oral mucosa, as well as to plan the effectiveness of medical and preventive measures provided. The conduct of this study contributes to the modernization of dental medical care for employees of industrial enterprises of the special economic zone.