THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES IN A CHEMICAL PRODUCTION WORKER

Abstract

In the conditions of intensive development of industry, the relevance of
studying the role of harmful production factors in the formation of various
pathological processes in employees of enterprises increases. The long-term
influence of a complex of factors, simultaneously with the deterioration of
the health of workers, can lead to pathological changes in the oral mucosa,
periodontal diseases, and hard tissues of the teeth. Of particular relevance is
the problem of the prevalence and intensity of diseases of the hard tissues of
the teeth and periodontal pathology