PREVALENCE AND MORBIDITY STRUCTURE OF EARLY LOSS OF PERMANENT MOLARS IN CHILDREN

Тhe morbidity rate of children who lost their permanent molars early wasstudied according to the data of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare for the period 2015-2020. A total of 810 children were examined, including 422 boys and 388 girls. The main reason for the loss of the first molars is purulent-inflammatory processes. In 341 children, acute purulent periostitis was diagnosed, in 243 children - osteomelitis of the lower jaw, in 198 children - phlegmon of the maxillofacial region. In 782 children, the process develops on the lower jaw, in 28 on the upper. Most often, the first molar was removed at the age of 8-12 years. The data obtained indicate the anatomical and physiological features of the dental system in children and the low level of prevention of dental diseases in children.