Publications by authors named "Valentina P Trufanova"

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to analyze the oral health of internally displaced children during wartime to inform strategies for improving their dental care.
  • A total of 1,050 children, aged 3 to 17, were examined, with the main focus on 620 children aged 6-11, showing a high prevalence of dental caries at 76.5%, which increased with age.
  • Results indicated that younger children (6-7 years) had notably higher rates of dental issues compared to older children, pointing to significant oral health challenges faced by this vulnerable group.
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Objective: The aim: To determine the structure of acute injuries of temporary and permanent frontal teeth in children, to analyze the applied diagnostic and treatment measures for acute tooth trauma and to investigate their effectiveness.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The subject of the study were 31 children aged 2-12 years with acute temporary and permanent tooth trauma. Methods: clinical (radiological, thermodiagnosis), medical and statistical.

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Objective: Introduction: Paediatric dentistry is a special field of dental practice. The scope of professional activities within this field covers not only high level of expertise and technical skills tailored to the needs of young patients, but requires searching and creating positive psychological environment and communicative management of each child in order to improve daily service methods. The aim of this study is to identify and describe the main psychological characteristics of the age developmental periods of child's personality that dental professionals should regard dealing with the paediatric patients.

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Objective: Introduction: Dental caries is still a major health care problem not only in Ukraine but throughout the world. Complicated dental caries currently ranks the leading position among the oral diseases in children. The aim of this study is to carry out a analysis of the epidemiology of dental caries and its complications, and to evaluate the efficiency of the caries treatment for temporary teeth among the children of Poltava oblast over the last decade based on the data of the annual reports.

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Objective: Introduction: Nowadays, the high level of dental morbidity among children is an urgent medical problem. Healthy lifestyles and sanitary-hygienic upbringing in the family is most important components of the formation of dental health of children. But in order to be able to teach their children, parents need to be themselves knowledgeable about hygiene and prevention, have the necessary skills and desire to instill it in their children.

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