Methods: The study was conducted in 2021 in conjunction with data collection for the multicenter ESSE-RF3 study in the Arkhangelsk region. The examination of periodontal tissues of the participants, divided into age groups 35-44, 45-64, 65-74 years old, was carried out in six sextants according to WHO criteria. The prevalence of signs of periodontal diseases was represented as fractions with 95% CI. The intensity is represented as an arithmetic mean with 95% CI. Ordinal categorical and continuous variables were compared by the Kraskel-Wallis criterion. The Mann-Whitney criterion with Bonferroni correction was used for a posteriori comparisons.Results: 1,631 people (932 women and 699 men) were included in the study. The average age of the study participants was 55.3 years. The prevalence of periodontal diseases at the age of 35-74 years was 90.6% (95% CI 89.1–91.9), the intensity was 2.75 (95% CI 2.67–2.83). The intensity of signs of periodontal disease was higher in men (2.92) than in women (2.62). Men had a higher average number of sextants with bleeding (1.53 vs. 1.14), mineralized dental deposits (1.20 vs. 0.89), periodontal pockets (1.25 vs. 0.98) and removed teeth (2.46 vs. 2.14). The highest intensity was at the age of 45-64 years, both in men (3.12) and women (2.75, significantly higher in men (p=0.002). The greatest differences between men and women in the indicators of VZP were also at the age of 45-64 years: bleeding (1.59 vs. 1.17), mineralized dental deposits (1.25 vs. 0.89), periodontal pockets (1.38 vs. 1.06). At the age of 65-74, there were no significant differences between men and women in the signs of periodontal diseases.Conclusion: The prevalence of periodontal diseases in adults in Arkhangelsk reaches 90 percent. At the age of 45-64, the intensity of signs of periodontal diseases is highest, with higher rates of periodontal disease in men, at the age of 65-74, the difference in indicators is leveled. The results obtained can serve as a justification for the creation of a system of preventive measures for periodontal diseases in the adult population in the Arkhangelsk.