Change in hospital admissions in dental diseases before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this retrospective cross-sectional study, it was aimed to evaluate the negative effects of the pandemic process in the field of oral health by revealing the characteristics of applications made to a hospital related to oral health before and during the pandemic. Patient records who applied to Cyprus Science University Dentistry Hospital between October 2019 and March 2021 were included in the study. Gender, age, applied unit, applying frequency and procedure records were evaluated.

[Key dental challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: oral health monitoring in patients with chronic oral mucosal diseases].

Objective: To develop an effective system of an interactive dynamic telemonitoring of oral health in patients with oral lichen planus (LP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Material And Methods: The observational longitudinal prospective cohort study (follow-up for 12 months) involved 53 patients (19 men and 34 women aged 49-65 years) with various forms of LP in persistent remission. During the entire observation period dentists carried out telemonitoring (through a Telegram group) of oral health of patients with LP registering the preservation/coming out from remission, as well as the causes of exacerbation of LP.

[The NT-proBNP in saliva and blood serum in norm and under periodontitis.].

The concentration of NT-proBNP in saliva and blood serum was studied. The study included 58 individuals divided in two groups. The main group (group I) included 34 patients with chronic generalized periodontitis.