Volgograd Journal of Medical Research
Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice

UDK: УДК 616.314.18-089.23

INTRODUCING ICD TO DENTAL PRACTICE: DISEASES OF THE PULP AND PERIODONTAL TISSUES

A. N. Popova, N. N. Trigolos, I. V. Firsova, S. V. Krainov, E. M. Chaplieva

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра терапевтической стоматологии

Abstract

The paper traces correspondencies between the classification of pulpitis and periodontitis accepted in the Russian Federation, and the international classification of diseases. Consistent systematization can guide dentists in making the diagnosis, keeping medical records; it will also provide for methodological unity and comparability of outcomes of dental diseases within the country and on international scope.

Keywords

dentistry, diseases of the pulp and periapical tissues, international classification, diagnosis, medical records.

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