COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ORAL CAVITY CONDITION IN CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE (on the example of the Turksib district of Almaty)

The authors of the article studied the comparative characteristics of factors affecting the state of the oral cavity in preschool and school children before and during a pandemic. To do this, they conducted a gender correlation analysis of children, identified the incidence of dental diseases in children before and during a pandemic, assessed the effectiveness of dental treatment during these periods, and determined the influence of behavioral and epidemiological factors on the risk of dental diseases. Were examined (second and third decade of January 2021) according to the data of dental examination and analysis of outpatient records, as well as ques tionnaires - 1008 children.
A comparative analysis showed that the factors affecting the oral health and treatment of preschool and school children completely changed after the onset of the Covid-19 disease. Before the pandemic, the most common factor was "selfmedication", which also includes the methods of alternative med icine.
During a pandemic, the primary factor is "quarantine". This included the problems of closed clinics, offices, the fear of getting infected (both among children and among adults), financial difficulties and the closure of borders to the city (for nonresidents).

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