Medical-geographical indicators of the Altai Krai as a cross-border region of Western Siberia

Abstract

As a result of a comprehensive study on the methodology of the World Health Organization, the dental incidence of children and adults in the districts of the city of Barnaul with different levels of air pollution has been studied. It is established that the ecological situation in the city is complicated by the emissions of harmful substances by industrial enterprises (nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, soot, dust). The structure of the indicator of the intensity of teeth caries of hard tissues in key age groups was studied, and a positive correlation was found between the intensity of dental caries in adolescents of Barnaul and the exceeded emission concentrations of the air pollutants studied by us. A high prevalence of dental anomalies in adolescents has been established. The prevalence of periodontal and oral mucosa diseases was evaluated in the examined individuals. It was revealed that this pathology did not depend on the degree of contamination of the air basin in the districts of the city of Barnaul. Analysis of the conducted clinical and epidemiological research reveals the features of dental pathology in various age groups of a large industrial city of the Siberian region. The data can be used for a differentiated approach in creating and planning programs to improve the prevention of dental health of the population, taking into account the environmental situation in the districts.