Structural features of oral mucosa diseases in residents of Volgograd and the Volgograd region

The mucosa of the oral cavity is adapted to the permanent contact with irritatory agents which determines its high resistance to mechanical, physical, chemical stimuli, to the contact with the rich microbial flora of the oral cavity. According to different authors, the prevalence of diseases of the oral mucosa is from 3 % to 20 %. In recent years, the number of studies of the prevalence of diseases of the oral mucosa in various population groups, including children, has been increasing worldwide. For example, the study of the population of southern China using tobacco and alcohol demonstrated, that the incidence of oral mucosa was higher in men from rural areas compared to urban residents. As for women, the incidence of such diseases was higher in urban middle-aged women, whereas in the group of women aged 65-7, oral mucosa diseases were more common in women living in rural areas. The Brazilian epidemiological study conducted by R. C. Ferreira and co-authors in 2011, which involved 335 patients over 60 years, registered 646 cases of oral mucosa diseases. This article explored the structural features of the diseases of the mucous membrane of oral cavity in residents of Volgograd and the Volgograd region.