title: Prevalence and intensity of dentition defects and secondary deformations in the population of 15-40 age group.
abstract: Partial secondary adentia together with caries and parodont diseases is among the most widespread diseases of dentofacial system, correlated, in addition, to the number of lost teeth, with the age. Result in speech and chewing functions' disorders, change of face shape, esthetic and psychosocial inferiority, pathologies of digestive and other systems, formation of the chronic infection areas, changes of reactivity etc,. Improvement of the methods of prevention and treatment of the above diseases is one of the most significant problems in the dentistry. Effectiveness of dental assistance organization and planning is based on the epidemiological studies. In Georgia, epidemiological studies were conducted in the populations of various age groups in previous years though, according to our data, no studies of dentition defects and deformations were conducted in the recent decades. Goal of our research was study of prevalence and severity of dentition defects and deformations, regarding sizes of existing defects, their localization, causes and types of deformation in different age groups, for development of specialized dentistry assistance plans and prevention programs. We have studied 147 patients of ages between 15 and 40 years. We have developed special questionnaire. Researches showed that in the studied age group (15-40), 62% (96 patients), i.e. more than half of studied 147 patients had secondary adentia. Most of them had the defects in the buccal teeth area. 112 of studied 147 patients required orthopedic treatment but only 18 (16%) of them have visited the clinic for this purpose while 94 (83.9%) of them were unaware about need of prothetic assistance. Regarding significance of the mentioned problem, the obtained results show the need of timely orthopedic intervention for the purpose of prevention of further complications. As a result, a specialized dental assistance plan and prevention measures' program has been developed to prevent further complications.
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, Department of Orthopedic Stomatology and Maxillofacial Orthopedy, Georgia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraveishvili
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, Department of Orthopedic Stomatology and Maxillofacial Orthopedy, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shonia
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, Department of Orthopedic Stomatology and Maxillofacial Orthopedy, Georgia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sakvarelidze
authors.affiliation: Tbilisi State Medical University, Department of Orthopedic Stomatology and Maxillofacial Orthopedy, Georgia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakvarelidze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003817:Dentition; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult