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MATERIALS AND METHODS
135 people who received treatment in the narcological unit 
of the A.F.Maltsev Poltava Regional Clinical Psychiatric 
Hospital have been examined according to the diagnostic 
criteria of the International Classification of Diseases, 10
th
Revision with the diagnosis of “Mental and behavioural 
disorders due to use of alcohol” (code F10) [1]. 
The patients have been assigned into 2 groups according 
to the age and duration of alcohol abuse for more accurate 
evaluation of the dental status and to clarify some of the 
features of the development of pathological lesions, depen-
dent on the duration of alcohol intoxication.
Group I involved 65 patients, aged 14-15 years with 2 
years of alcohol abuse and signs of stage II alcoholism;
Group II involved 70 patients, aged 16-17 years with 3 
years of alcohol abuse.
50 people without alcohol dependence have been selected 
using the AUDIT screening tool (assessment of the alcohol 
dependence) to verify the resulting data. They formed a 
control group (III) with the similar study of dental status. 
The prevalence of oral diseases in patients with alcohol-
ism was studied using the clinical-anamnestic, clinical and 
epidemiological methods.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Notably, the paper presents the nosological forms, which have 
significant differences as compared with the control group.
ORAL STATUS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Andriy N. Skrypnikov, Olha V. Sheshukova, Oleksii A. Kazakov, Valentyna P. Trufanova, Tetiana V. Polishchuk, Iryna M. Tkachenko
UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STOMATOLOGICAL ACADEMY, POLTAVA, UKRAINE
ABSTRACT 
Introduction:
Alcohol addiction is one of major public health concerns because rich assortment of alcohol drinks, alcohol advertising may hasten the initiation of alcohol drinking 
and increase consumption among children and adolescents nowadays. Cytotoxic effect of alcohol is among the leading causes of oral mucosa malignant degeneration, therefore 
alcohol drinkers are at risk of cancerous diseases. This should be taken into consideration by dentists during routing check-ups. The assessment of oral status in alcohol abusers 
is essential for making up a treatment plan and prophylaxis, and the investigation of oral manifestations in alcohol drinkers is of great clinical significance.