Comparative analysis of the prevalence of diseases of the oral mucosa in different regions of the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article studies the prevalence of dental diseases of the oral mucosa among the adult population of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Moscow and Vladimir regions; the identification of predictors of malignancy. The analysis of 345 outpatient records of a dental patient in 3 regions of the Russian Federation: Moscow region, Vladimir region, and Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was carried out. It was revealed that among the nosology’s first diagnosed patients with diseases of the oral mucosa, leukoplakia prevailed in all regions (15.2 %, 16.37 % and 13.46 %, respectively). Lichen planus was found twice as often in the Vladimir region as in the Moscow Region and the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. In general, candidiasis (17.6 %), leukoplakia (15.2 %,) and chronic aphthous stomatitis (11.2 %) prevailed in the structure of diseases of the oral mucosa recorded in the adult population at the reception in various clinics of the Moscow region. In the Vladimir region, leukoplakia, chronic aphthous stomatitis, and traumatic ulcers, whereas in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic — leukoplakia, candidiasis, and traumatic ulcers.