METHOD FOR DETERMINING DENTAL HEALTH IN PREGNANT WOMEN Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: patient's oral health is examined. A caries intensity index (CII), a Fedorov-Volodkina's hygienic index, and a degree of caries activity according to G. Nikiforuk's classification. The examination is performed twice: for the first time - at the gestational age of 8-12 weeks; for the second time - at the gestational age of 20-22 weeks. The patient's oral state dynamics is assessed that is ensured by determining absolute values based on the findings of the two examinations: CII index (ΔCII), hygienic index (ΔHI) and degree of caries activity (ΔDCA). A dental health value (DHV) is calculated by formula: DHV=0.73+0.09×ΔCII+0.35×ΔHI+0.76×ΔDCA. Provided 0.73≤DHV<1.00, the pregnant woman's dental health is stated to be: "healthy"; provided 1.00≤DHV<2.00, "the group of risk" is stated; 2.00≤DHV<3.00 shows "the compensated state"; if observing 3.00≤DHV<4.00, "the subcompensated state" is diagnosed, whereas DHV≥4.00 enables stating "the decompensated state".

EFFECT: method enables determining the dental health in the pregnant women by determining the considerable oral parameters.

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