RESUMO
One of the reasons for early tooth loss in the population is dental caries and periodontal diseases. Programs for the prevention of these diseases and delivery of dental care are planned on the basis of a study of dental disease incidence in various groups of the population, including the disadvantaged groups. Russian medical care system is in dire need of socially-oriented assistance to various groups of the country's population. Patients with hearing impairments constitute one of the aforementioned groups. Creating a program for the prevention of dental diseases for people with hearing disabilities is one of the important tasks of dental care. Currently, there are several directions of dental disease prevention: use of fluoride-enriched toothpaste, fluoridation of drinking water, correction of daily rations using foods rich in natural fluorine or artificially enriched with fluorine, and the use of fluoride-containing food additives.