DENTAL CARIES AWARENESS AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OF GEORGIAN UNIVERSITIES.

Dental caries development in students depends on many factors. Our research aims at studying the dependence of the incidence of caries among foreigners residing in Georgia on caries awareness and behaviors Oral health status of the study population was assessed using the caries intensity DMFT index offered by the World Health Organization (WHO). Patients were divided into two groups, according to the DMFT Index, with the first group comprising patients with low and very low DMFT index, and the second group - with moderate and high (<2,6) (>2,7) DMFT index. As one can see, the low-intensity caries group shows a reliably higher rate of correct answers. Caries predators in foreign students living in Georgia are Stress associated with examinations - OR=2.97(95% CI:1.49-5.90); Taking analgesics - OR=3.60(95% CI:1.02-12.67); Gastrointestinal diseases - OR=4.73(95% CI:1.94-11.50); Bruxism - OR=21.91(95% I:7.71-62.24); Tooth sensitivity -OR=3.77(95% CI: 1.83-7.75). Conclusion: • Knowledge of caries risk factors is low among international students with high intensity caries • Stress related to exams increases the risk of dental caries among students, the following also increases the probability of dental caries: gastrointestinal diseases; Bruxism, taking analgesics and tooth sensitivity.

INHALATION THERAPY BY RADON FROM TSKHALTUBO REGION IN CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTITIS.

The study of clinical and biochemical processes in the oral cavity determined changes in the entire biochemical spectrum of the oral cavity in 132 patients aged 20-40 years with various forms of periodontitis. Similar follow-ups were divided into three groups in the main group with mild to moderate severity of periodontitis with a 10-day intake of radon, 43 patients were united into the control group with no pathological changes in periodontal tissue however. Inhalation and rinsing with radon-containing water causes a decrease in LDH levels in the oral cavity. In patients with mild severity it decreased by 1.29 times, and with moderate severity - by 1.16 times in the main group. The difference is statistically significant (p<0.01). which leads to a decrease in oxidative processes in the oral fluid and the restoration of the fermentation spectrum. As it is known, lactate hydrogenase is an indicator of anaerobic processes and, amylase change and the oral cavity PH, as well as the development of different forms of severity of periodontitis. In our case, the treatment with Tskaltubo water as an antioxidant medicine levels all these processes. Only in case of rinses with water of Tskaltubo, these changes are less pronounced, and in case of both inhalation and rinses they are more pronounced.

COMPLEX STUDY OF MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF RADON IN MINERAL WATER OF TSKALTUBO AND ORAL CAVITY MINERALIZATION RECOVERY IN PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTITIS.

Supersaturation of hydroxyapatite is very important in order to preserve the homeostasis of mineral metabolism in the oral cavity. This indicates to the ability of saliva to preserve the homeostasis of the tooth tissues. So it is very important to use inhalations and rinses with Tskhaltubo mineral water. It is the alpha radiation of radon contained in the water of Tskhaltubo that plays a very important role in the regulation of inflammatory processes and the preservation of homeostasis of the oral cavity. A lot of works have been published lately proving that these doses are characterized by the so-called "hormesis", so the object of our interest is to determine the mechanism of radon hormesis and its effects on preserving the homeostasis of mineral metabolism in the oral cavity. Inhalation with mineral water of Tskhaltubo and its use for rinsing in case of parodontitis leads to decrease and ultimately elimination of the developed inflammatory processes. Tests were conducted on 150 volunteers, 120 of which were sick and 30 were practically healthy (control). As a result of the research it was established that inhalations with mineral water of Tskhaltubo and its use for rinsing in case of parodontitis leads to decrease and ultimately elimination of the developed inflammatory processes of the oral cavity. The unique properties of the mineral water of Tskhaltubo are an important component of the treatment of parodontitis at the initial stage of the disease.