Oral hygiene condition in middle-aged patients with colonic diseases before surgery

Abstract

Relevance. An increasing number of patients with colonic diseases requiring hospitalization and surgical treatment, late presentation to specialists, and the gradual ageing of the population are factors, which adversely affect the treatment outcome. In this regard, intensification is necessary yet at the disease prevention stage.Materials and methods. The study included 45 patients with colonic diseases (CD) aged 46 to 59 years (26 men and 19 women) and the control group (CG) - 20 patients (10 men and 10 women) of the same age without gastrointestinal comorbidities. After the principal dental examination of the patient, we assessed the oral hygiene condition using the Oral Hygiene Index – Green – Vermillion Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) (1964).Results. Our analysis of the oral hygiene level, determined using the OHI-s (Green-Vermillion index), showed a higher index score among patients with colon problems than in CG. The oral hygiene assessment showed poor oral hygiene condition on average, according to the Green-Vermillion index, in the group of middle-aged patients with large-intestine diseases.Conclusion. Patients with large-intestine diseases are recommended to strengthen the complex of oral care and regularly visit a dentist to avoid untimely detection and progression of oral diseases in these patients.