КОМБИНИРОВАННЫЕ МЕТОДЫ ЛЕЧЕНИЯ ПУЛЬПИТОВ У ЛИЦ СТАРЧЕСКОГО ВОЗРАСТА

Аннотация

To identify the age-related characteristics of the clinical course of various forms of pulpitis and to evaluate the effectiveness of its treatment using combined methods in elderly and senile people. Material and methods: 324 patients with various forms of pulpitis at the age from 45 to 65 years were under observation. There were only 11 practically healthy of them. All the rest suffered from various diseases of the cardiovascular system in the stage of compensation. Results: When analyzing the prevalence, frequency and structure of the incidence of pulpitis in individuals of different age groups, the dependence of the incidence of various forms of acute and chronic pulpitis on the age of patients was found. Thus, the incidence of acute forms of pulpitis sharply decreased with age: in elderly and senile patients, chronic forms of pulpitis were found 4.5-5 times more often than acute, exacerbations of chronic pulpitis were more often observed in elderly people. Conclusions: The use of laser therapy provides a stable positive effect, which manifested itself in a significant reduction in complications and relapses of the disease