Marital compliance for risk factors for periodontitis development during complex treatment of steatotic liver disease

Periodontal diseases are closely related to such risk factors that are modifiable (unhealthy diet, smoking, irrational oral hygiene, etc.), and in the presence of general systemic low-intensity inflammation, it quickly becomes a destructive process. It is known that the habits of spouses are fixed at the subconscious level and are often transmitted from one spouse to another, and the presence of periodontal pathology in one spouse is a risk of disease for another.

Purpose of the study: to assess the individual and family risk of periodontal lesions in the assessment of marital consent with similar exogenous risk factors in the dynamics of complex treatment of metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease.

Materials and methods. 44 married couples were involved, where one of the spouses suffered from steatotic liver disease, and the other did not have metabolic disorders. A questionnaire (own development) was conducted regarding the probable risk factors for the initiation of periodontal diseases, dental status, physical indicators of oral fluid were studied. After providing individual and paired methods of correction of periodontal lesions, a control visit was conducted (after 3 months).

Results. It was noted that the proposed treatment and prevention complex significantly increased the percentage of couples whose spouses completely adjusted their usual lifestyle (the best results were recorded in group, where patients adjusted their food preferences and had marital concordance in the absence of the indicated complaints. Group and individual classes and training of patients in hygienic oral care contributed to the improvement of hygienic condition and a decrease in the OHI-S index, increased salivation and tendency to normalize other salivation indicators.

Conclusion. Married couples are the best target for interventions on risk factors for the prevention of periodontal lesions.

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