[The evaluation of the efficiency of therapeutic and preventive measures in children aged 10-12 years with different degrees of caries intensity and the level of enamel resistance]. / Otsenka effektivnosti lechebno-profilakticheskikh meropriyatii u detei 10­12 let s raznoi stepen'yu intensivnosti kariesa i urovnem rezistentnosti emali.

THE AIM OF THE STUDY: Was to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive measures for children aged 10-12 years with varying degrees of caries intensity and enamel resistance. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study comprised 308 children. We used the WHO technique (DMFT) for examining children, a hardware method for detecting foci of enamel demineralization, which were recorded using the ICDAS II system. The level of enamel resistance was determined using the enamel resistance test. Three groups of children were formed depending on the intensity of caries: group 1 - DMFT = 0 (100 people); group 2 - DMFT =1-2 (104 people); group 3 - DMFT ≥3 (104 people). Each of the groups was divided into 4 subgroups depending on the use of therapeutic and prophylactic agents. RESULTS: After carrying out therapeutic and preventive measures for 12 months, it was possible to reduce the number of foci of enamel demineralization by 23.26% and avoid the formation of new carious cavities. CONCLUSION: The planning of therapeutic and preventive measures should be personalized depending on the degree of intensity of caries and the level of resistance of tooth enamel.

[Modern instrumental methods for early diagnosis of dental caries]. / Sovremennye apparaturnye metody rannei diagnostiki kariesa zubov.

An overview of the existing devices on the world market for detecting foci of demineralization and hidden carious cavities is presented, their capabilities and principle of operation are analyzed. Dental morbidity among the children's population in our country remains high, which is largely due to insufficient attention to the identification and registration of initial foci of enamel demineralization. The study made it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of existing hardware methods for early diagnosis of caries in children and adults.

[Efficiency of the transillumination method in the diagnosis of caries of permanent teeth in children]. / Effektivnost' metoda transillyuminatsii v diagnostike kariesa postoyannykh zubov u detei.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to increase the effectiveness of early diagnosis of dental caries in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An epidemiological survey of 678 children (351 of them girls and 327 boys) aged 6-12 years was conducted in the cities of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory (582 people) and Moscow (96 people). By the method of randomization, 450 people were selected, who were divided into three age groups: I gr. - 6-7 years; II gr. - 8-9 years old; III gr. - 10-12 years. In each age group, the children were conditionally divided into three subgroups (50 people each) depending on the rate of caries intensity (DMFT=0, DMFT=1-2, DMFT≥3). In children with different indexes of the DMFT, the informativeness of identifying foci of demineralization of the enamel of erupted incisors, molars, canines and premolars was assessed by visual inspection, vital staining and using an apparatus based on the transillumination method. RESULTS: As a result of an epidemiological survey of children in Moscow, caries prevalence levels were low at 6-7 years old and average at 8-9 and 10-12 years, and in Novorossiysk children: low - at 6-7 years and high - at 8- 9 and 10-12 years. Children of 6-12 years old in Moscow have an average level of intensity of caries, and children of Novorossiysk have an average level of 6-7 and 10-12 years, a high level of 8-9 years. During clinical examination of 450 children from 6 to 12 years old, 6.840 permanent teeth were examined. A comparative analysis of the detection of foci of enamel demineralization visually and using the apparatus showed that the apparatus method revealed significantly more teeth with foci of enamel demineralization. CONCLUSION: This device can be recommended for use in wide clinical practice, given its efficiency and low cost in comparison with other known devices.