Can health kiosks be used to identify oral health care needs? A pilot study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of digital imaging for detecting restorative treatment need among individuals in their 20s by comparing the outcome of digital imaging with clinical caries findings at the patient level.

Material And Methods: Five intraoral clinical daylight and digital fluorescence images were taken extraorally of 21 patients. A clinical examination was then performed by a trained and calibrated dentist.

[The activity of enzymes in lymphocytes of children and adults with chronic viral hepatitis B and C].

It is established that in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B and C the intensity of reaction is increased in lymphocytes of children as compared with adults. The study also established the limitation of turning out of substrates for macromolecular synthesis and the decrease of activity of reactions of tricarbonic acid cycle at the expense of decreasing of substrates flow from amino-acid metabolism included. Under chronic hepatitis C, in lymphocytes the levels of activity of enzymes involved in functioning of main metabolic paths and glutathione system of antioxidant defense of are decreased in children as compared with adults.

[Lymphocyte metabolism in children with extensive burns].

The results of the study lead to the conclusion that the development of burn disease in children is accompanied by significant lymphocytic structural metabolic changes that determine the functional capabilities of cells and the immune system as a whole. There is an evident activation of the glutathione antioxidant system, a drastic activation of enzymes that ensure Krebs cycle reactions, as well as activation of anaerobic processes. The above changes are mainly caused by the activated sympathoadrenal system that is characteristic of stresses.