The aims are to establish the features of the etiopathogenesis of tooth caries and generalized periodontitis in military personnel, in particular, the influence of stress and genetic factors, based on the analysis of literary data.
Background. The most common diseases that lead to tooth loss are caries and periodontitis. Among military personnel, these processes are quite common, which can be related to both extreme stress and genetic factors. Aim: to establish the features of the etiopathogenesis of tooth caries and generalized periodontitis in military personnel, in particular, the influence of stress and genetic factors, based on the analysis of literary data. Materials and methods. The subject of the search was scientific publications of the Ukrainian and foreign literature of the last 5 years, containing the keywords