Voenno-medicinskij žurnalVoenno-medicinskij žurnal0026-9050Eco-Vector8266210.17816/RMMJ82662Review ArticlePrevalence of foci of odontogenic infection in periapical tissues in military personnel in the Republic of South Ossetia’s military garrisonPavlovetsS. Asabina.ir91@mail.ruGrebnevG. A-Kul’nevS. V-ZheleznyakI. S-The S.M.Kirov Military Medical Academy150420213424737506102021Copyright © 2021, Eco-Vector2021A study was carried out to study the prevalence of pathological changes in the dentoalveolar system in service members of the military garrison of the Republic of South Ossetia using a panoramic X-ray diagnostic dental apparatus. Were examined 1,017 military service members under contract and conscription, aged 18 to 59 years. The authors obtained information on the presence of odontogenic foci of infection in the periapical tissues and other pathological changes in the dentoalveolar system that a dentist did not diagnose during a clinical examination of the oral cavity. The survey results confirm the need to include orthopantomography in the standard of critical studies for the in - depth medical survey of service members.dental morbidityfoci of odontogenic infectionmilitary personnelpanoramic radiographyстоматологическая заболеваемостьочаги одонтогенной инфекциивоеннослужащиепанорамная рентгенография[Клестова И.А., Васильев А.Ю., Потрахов Н.Н. Значение панорамной микрофукосной рентгенографии в оценке стоматологического статуса и идентификации личности у военнослужащих по призыву // Радиология -практика. - 2016. - № 4 (58). - С. 27.][Петренко К.А. Перспективные методы рентгенологического исследования в стоматологии // Междунар. журн. гуманитарных и естественных наук. - 2016. - № 1-4. - С. 32-35.][Трутень В.П. Рентгеноанатомия и рентгенодиагностика в стоматологии. - М.: ГЭОТАР-Медиа, 2017. - 216 с.]