EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GINGIVITIS AND ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS IN THE AGE GROUPS OF 12, 15 AND 18-21 YEARS OF THE POPULATION OF THE ADJARA REGION

Abstract

In order to identify and analyze the epidemiology of gingivitis, the leading regional etiological risk factors in different age groups of the population of the Adjara region, 482 children in the 12-year-old age group and 459 children in the 15-year-old age group were examined, 203 students of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University aged 18 to 21 were also examined.In the studied contingent, inflammatory changes in the gums, oral hygiene, socio-economic and nutritional factors, as well as features of oral care habits and their relationship to the state of periodontal tissues were studied.Studies have shown that gingivitis is moderately common in the 12 year old age group and highly common in the 15 and 18-21 age groups. With age, there is an increase in generalized forms. The prevalence of gingivitis in children of mountainous Adjara is higher than in the inhabitants of the plains. The hygiene index was 1,96±0,06 in the age group of 12 years, 1,57±0,05 in the age group of 15 years, and 1,9±0.06 in the age group of 18–21 years. The average hygienic indicator of the contingent with healthy gums is significantly lower than in inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues. A reliable statistical correlation (P<0.05) was identified by analysis of gingivitis and the risk factors causing it.