[Clinical and economic aspects of professional oral hygiene]

Introduction: Health care is important in all age groups. Good hygienic care is a vital aspect of it. The examination of the dental status in different groups of the adult population records low hygienic indicators, including those of young age. Against this backdrop, there is an urgent need to increase the role of professional hygiene of the oral cavity. The aim: The aim of the study. Identify the clinical and economic aspects of occupational hygiene in young people between the ages of 22 and 35.

Materials and methods: 125 people were surveyed to enhance the motivation of young people to conduct occupational hygiene. Patients are divided into 5 main groups. Among them are men and women, with an intact periodontal disease and with the presence of chronic gingivitis. Evaluated oral hygiene and periodontal status using indices.

Results: On the background of insufficient personal hygiene of the oral cavity in young people, effective professional hygiene with a frequency of at least twice a year in people with intact periodontium and three times a year with gingivitis. The economic efficiency of professional hygiene against the background of intact periodontium during the year reaches 42.2%, against the background of gingivitis with twice the occupational hygiene - 46.4%, and three times - 57.8%.

Conclusions: Periodic professional hygiene during the year provides twice the economic effectiveness of the prevention and treatment of gingivitis in comparison with the corresponding costs in its absence.