Peculiarities of dental orthopedic morbidity in military personnel demobilized from military service. Literature review

Introduction. Military personnel demobilized from military service, having completed their work in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, return to life in a modern society, which opens up wide opportunities for building a family and a career. Dental diseases, which are widespread among military personnel of various forms of conscription, can become an obstacle to their successful social life. A detailed analysis of domestic literature, which highlights the features of dental orthopedic diseases of military personnel demobilized from military service, as well as the experience of leading specialists in the country in providing them with dental orthopedic care, determined the relevance of this publication.

Objective – to conduct an analysis of the existing domestic literature devoted to the dental orthopedic health of military personnel demobilized from military service, characterizing their need for dental orthopedic treatment.

Methodology. The research method was a theoretical analysis of available sources of domestic literature, which published information on dental orthopedic morbidity among military personnel demobilized from military service and methods for providing them with dental orthopedic care.

Results. The analysis of dental orthopedic morbidity among young and middle-aged men demobilized from military service showed that their need for dental prosthetics is 82.7%. To a large extent, this is repeated dental prosthetics with replacement of existing dentures – 48.1%. A significant part of the structure of dental orthopedic structures is made up of removable dentures for complete and partial loss of teeth (13; 50.3%), as well as protective restorative crowns installed on post and core inlays (61.3 and 38.3%). At the same time, young and middle-aged military personnel who continue to serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation more often installed fixed dental prosthetics – bridge prostheses and protective crowns (52.0 and 7.53%, respectively).

Conclusion. The study of the dental health of young and middle-aged military personnel demobilized from military service is necessary for planning the provision of highly qualified dental care to them in a civilian setting for the purpose of their social and medical rehabilitation.

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