Abstract
Relevance. Currently, there are several methods for diagnosing oral diseases in patients with mental pathology, but due to the unstable mental state of patients, examination of the oral cavity is associated with a number of difficulties. This can cause discomfort for the dentist when examining patients.
Target of science - study the oral cavity and also evaluate the effectiveness of diagnostic methods and the features of communication approaches between dentists in outpatient and inpatient settings of these types of patients.
Material and methods. The prevalence and intensity of caries was assessed according to the method recommended by WHO, by calculating the PCI index. Prevalence of dental caries - used to determine the prevalence of dental caries. This is an indicator determined by the ratio of the number of patients with caries to the total number of examined patients. The intensity of caries is characterized by the degree of damage to teeth by caries and is determined by the average value of the KPU index. The KPU index takes into account the number of carious teeth “K”, filled with “P”, and removed “U”. We studied the structure of the Communist Party of Ukraine by age groups.