STUDY OF DENTAL STATUS IN ATHLETES OF PERM KRAI GOING FOR FORCE NONCONTACT KINDS OF SPORT

Aim. To assess the dental status of force athletes in Perm Krai and develop the method of prevention of dental system (DS) pathology in this category of patients. Materials and methods. The dental study of 30 athletes with different training level, who are going in for noncontact kinds of sport, was performed. At the stage 1 (preclinical), questionnaire design of the participants of the study using the developed specific questionnaire was carried out. At the stage 2 (clinical), dental status of patients was assessed. Results. The survey results showed that 35,7 % of interviewed patients were aware of the possibility of aggravation of dental pathological processes when going in for force noncontact kinds of sport, 78,6 % of athletes knew about the necessity of using sport kapps during sport training, but only 7 % applied them constantly. It was determined when estimating the dental status of athletes that a mean value of KPU index was 9,9 ± 5,46, but CPITN - 2 ± 0,67. Noncarious injuries of the teeth were observed in 60 % of the examined athletes. Conclusions. It was determined by the results of the conducted study that it is necessary to work out a complex of measures promoting maintenance of dental health in this category of patients, to introduce programs for prevention of dental diseases among athletes and to develop a new design of individual sport dental splint taking into account all the parameters of dental system and specific character of sport.

Dental morbidity, athletes, prevention of main dental diseases, sport dental splint, kappa