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THE AIM OF THE STUDY: Comparative evaluation of determining the hygienic state of the mouth in patients using classical methods (index evaluation) and using the digital platform. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 25 patients aged 16 to 60 years (women - 18, men - 7). A parallel determination of the level of oral hygiene using classical and digital approaches was carried out, the results obtained were compared and analyzed. RESULTS: When comparing the results obtained using both methods, it was revealed that in 24 out of 25 cases they turned out to be identical. The use of a digital protocol requires about two times less time than using the classical approach and allows for dynamic monitoring of the oral hygiene. CONCLUSION: The conducted research has shown that assessed digital platform is not inferior to the standard method of determining the level of hygiene. The result obtained using the digital platform gives a real-time visual representation of the level of oral hygiene of the patient, as it contains a transcript of the data and a detailed description of the type of dental deposits (the intensity of staining reflects the time interval of plaque formation).