EARLY DETECTION AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF MAXILLARY AND MANDIBULAR PERIOSTITIS IN PATIENTS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE.

Abstract

Periostitis is an inflammatory process of the periosteum (bone membrane) surrounding the jaw bones, which is characterized by a severe course and a high level of complications, especially in the group of patients over 60 years of age. Physiological changes occurring in the body during old age, weakening of immunological defense mechanisms, and the presence of chronic diseases further complicate the course of periostitis. In this age group, periostitis is often dangerous due to its slow onset, mild clinical symptoms, and late diagnosis. It is precisely these circumstances that make its early detection and correct assessment an urgent issue in dental practice.