Prevalence of traumatic defeats of mucous cavity of mouth at orthodontic treatment

Abstract

The problem of trauma of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity during orthodontic treatment, especially in its initial stages, is one of the urgent problems in orthodontics. The prevalence of traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa during orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances among the 168 patients studied, made up 38,09%. In the structure of traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa during orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances the most common form is redness and swelling. The high prevalence of traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa during orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances dictates the need to improve preventive measures.