Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2022, 10, 99-113
https://www.scirp.org/journal/jbm
ISSN Online: 2327-509X
ISSN Print: 2327-5081
DOI: 10.4236/jbm.2022.104010 Apr. 8, 2022 99 Journal of Biosciences and Medicines
The State of the Oral Cavity of Adolescents Who
Spend More than 3 Hours at the Computer
Tamuna Bakradze
1
, Marina Nikolaishvili
2
, Mamuka Gogiberidze
2
, Ana Galogre
3
,
Maya Pkhaladze
4
, Nino Khimshiashvili
5
, Natela Sakvarelidze
5
1
David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
2
Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia
3
Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi, Georgia
4
UG Reavita Dent, Tbilisi, Georgia
5
Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Abstract
A significant increase in dental diseases in adolescents who spend a long
time at the computer, according to modern concepts, is mediated by the
electromagnetic field of the computer, the impact of which has not been
fully studied. The paper presents data from a comparative study of the den-
tal status of the oral cavity and the state of periodontal tissues in adolescents
aged 18 to 15 who spend more than 5 (target group of 55 adolescents) and
less than 5 hours (control group of 20 adolescents) at the computer. The se-
lection of the contingent was carried out randomly. According to the dental
characteristics of the oral cavity, the number of dental plaque was assessed
according to the simplified Turkish OHI-S hygiene index, in the modification
Hi Fedorov-Volotkina, the severity of inflammatory and destructive changes
in periodontal tissues according to the Pi index (Russell), and their prevalence
according to the Papillary-Marginal-Alveolar index PMA in Parma modifica-
tion. The conducted comparative study showed that in adolescents who worked
8 - 12 hours at the computer, periodontal changes occur much more often
and are more pronounced than in adolescents who worked less than 5 hours.
In addition, the neurohormonal parameters of the saliva of adolescents who
are at the computer for less than 5 hours practically do not change, but in
adults who work longer than 8 hours the saliva data in the mouth changes
while.
Keywords
Oral Cavity, Adolescents, Oxidative Stress, Computer
How to cite this paper: Bakradze, T.,
Nikolaishvili, M., Gogiberidze, M., Galogre,
A., Pkhaladze, M., Khimshiashvili, N. and
Sakvarelidze, N. (2022) The State of the Oral
Cavity of Adolescents Who Spend More
than 3 Hours at the Computer. Journal of
Biosciences and Medicines, 10, 99-113.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jbm.2022.104010
Received: February 25, 2022
Accepted: April 5, 2022
Published: April 8, 2022
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