Aspects of dental health in adult rural population in Poland.

Using the literature on the subject, an assessment was made of the state of the oral health in rural population: dental state, periodontal diseases, state and needs for prosthetic rehabilitation. The articles presents possible causes of this state of things.

[Analysis of caries dynamics in permanent teeth of children 6-9 years old from Lublin].

The stomatological examination was carried out in 443 children aged 6-9 years including 203 boys and 240 girls. It was ascertained that the prevalence of caries of permanent teeth in children aged 6 was 3.64%, aged 7-50.

[Oral hygiene evaluation in children in an elementary school under continuous stomatological care].

Oral hygiene status was assessed in 183 children aged 10, 11 and 12 years. The study comprised an inquiry and a clinical examination evaluation the status of oral hygiene. The greatest values of the fuchsin index determining the oral hygiene were found in children brushing teeth without instructions concerning correct brushing.

[Effect of gluten-dependent coeliac disease on the condition of oral cavity and teeth in children].

After a review of the pertinent literature the effect is described of gluten-dependent coeliac disease on the condition of the oral cavity and teeth in children. Attention is called to the condition of the parodontium on the occurrence of developmental abnormalities of hard dental tissuses and caries intensity.

A rare case of numerous oral hairs in a 13-year-old boy with alopecia areata.

An extremely rare case of numerous oral hairs in a 13-year-old boy with alopecia areata is presented. The hairs growing from gingival pockets were black in color, similar to the hair on the patient's scalp. Microscopic examination of hairs from the oral cavity and those from the scalp showed differences in their structure.