Periodontal Care at an Outpatient Dental Appointment in Elderly Patients

Abstract

According to the WHO classification, people 60-74 years old are considered elderly, 75-89 years old - old and 90 years and older - centenarians. The provision of therapeutic and preventive care to this age group of the population has a very wide range of social, clinical, and organizational nuances. The priority direction in the organization of medical care for diseases of the periodontium and oral mucosa is an interdisciplinary approach involving doctors of different specialties. Among all dental pathologies, one of the first places is occupied by pathological conditions of periodontal tissues, which lead to the removal of teeth in old age. The prevalence of chronic generalized periodontitis in elderly patients approaches 100%. The purpose of the study is to determine the volume of periodontal care for the elderly population of the Pervomaisky district of the city of Rostov-on-Don in the treatment and prevention department No. 3 of the GBU RO "SP" in Rostov-on-Don in dynamics for 2021-2022. Results of the study: mainly elderly patients turn to periodontal doctors, which amounted to 85% (2640 people) in 2021, and 87% (3147 people) in 2022. In dental hygienists of elderly patients in 2021, 30.2% (173 people), in 2022, 26.4% (213 people). According to the data obtained, it is necessary to draw a conclusion: there is a large amount of conservative treatment methods, the use of the latest examination technologies. It is necessary to introduce modern technologies of surgical operations and increase the number of orthopedic interventions.