Distribution characteristics of dental disease in children with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Our research work showed that the level of caries prevalence was high both among children with diabetes (93.5%) and in the group of practically healthy children (83.9%). The intensity of caries in children with diabetes was higher (2.7 ± 1.5) than in children without con-comitant pathology (1.9 ± 1.6). The hygiene index according to Fedorov-Volodkina in the group of so-matically healthy children is 1.49 ± 0.06, which corresponds to good oral hy-giene. In the group of patients with type I diabetes mellitus, the above index is 2.08 ± 0.08, which corresponds to unsatisfactory oral hygiene. The results of assessment according to the simplified index of hygiene OHI-S (Green-Vermillion) are written below: 0.69 ± 0.05 in the group of so-matically healthy children, which corresponds to a good level of hygiene. The hygiene index OHI-S (Green-Vermillion) in the group of patients with type I diabetes is 1.74 ± 0.08, it can be interpreted as satisfactory, however, it should be noted that the range of values corresponding to the above level of hygiene is within from 0.7 to 1.8, that is almost on the border with the bad. The periodontal index in children of the first group indicates the ab-sence of gum disease. In children with diabetes mellitus, the average severity of gingivitis PMA = 42.77 ± 1.31 was found.