title: [Definition of risk of the aphthous stomatitis by hygienic indices].
abstract: Investigation of the state of oral cavity in 61 patients with stomatitis and 62 patients with others diseases of not inflammatory origin was performed in Tbilisi VA hospital. Hygienic indices (HI), particularly Fiodorova-Volodkina index and Stellard index dedicated for assessment of hygiene of the oral cavity. In patients with aphthous stomatitis the average values of hygienic indices were higher in comparison with the control group. This indicates to the role of the hygienic status on the development of the illness. The relative chance of an aphthous stomatitis is low in the cases with good (OR=0,16, 95% CI:0,03-0,74) and satisfactory (OR=0,46, 95%; CI:0,22-0,95) hygienic indices, and is high when hygienic indices are bad (OR=10,56, 95%; CI:1,29-86,12) and very bad (OR=5,88, 95%; CI:1,23-28,09). Statistically significant correlations were documented between the severity of aphthous stomatitis and the levels of hygiene of the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical Academy, Georgia.
authors.forename: Kh
authors.initials: Kh
authors.lastname: Koridze
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000175:diagnosis*