Periodontal scaling as the main stage of conservative treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases

Aim – study of the influence and evaluation of the effectiveness of periodontal scaling on the improvement of periodontal tissue, reducing inflammatory processes and preventing complications, with further training in individual oral hygiene and determining the indicators of hygienic indices in the follow-up. Material and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of the dental clinic of the Mordovia State University named after N.P. Ogarev. To conduct the study, sociological, clinical and analytical methods were used. A total of 53 respondents aged from 18 to 44 years took part in the survey, (17 male, 36 female). Among them, 25 people with mild to moderate inflammatory periodontal diseases were randomly selected to conduct a clinical study. Results. A clinical assessment of the periodontal tissue condition was performed using periodontal index (PI), papillary-marginal-alveolar index (PMA), communal periodontal index (CPI), and the level of oral hygiene was assessed using the simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S). After periodontal scaling, a decrease in the PI was recorded from 1.6 to 0.67, PMA, from 41.7% to 17.7%, and the percentage of intact sextants increased by 92.6%, reaching 100% (CPI). Conclusion. The results of the study show that the use of periodontal scaling effectively reduces inflammatory processes in periodontal tissues.