[The role of dental medical records in the assessment of the quality of medical care].

The influence of the quality of registration of medical records in the provision of dental care to the possibility of objective evaluation of the quality of treatment in forensic examinations. The structure of complaints that became the basis for 432 patients' appeal to the court, the frequency of occurrence and the qualitative composition of questions to expert doctors are determined. It is proved, that the medical record of a dental patient is one of the main proofs in the judicial process when justifying the position of the parties: 81% of legislative examinations contained questions about compliance with clinical recommendations and treatment standards, and 69% about the presence of defects and shortcomings of treatment.

[Dental care for patients at risk of adverse reaction to local anesthetics].

The study comprised 53 patients with side effect history to local anesthetics. The reasons for the occurrence of adverse reactions to local anesthetics was analyzed, and the frequency of their occurrence in dental practice was studied. It was found that in most patients (85%) with 'allergic reactions' to local anesthetics the diagnosis was unreasonable and incompetent.

[Retrospective study on treatment results of patients with bone destruction in lower molars roots area].

The paper presents retrospective study on the efficiency of tooth protecting operations in patients with odontogenic bone destruction in lower molars roots area. The study was based on the analysis of medical records of patients treated in Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery from 2011 to 2016. Tooth protecting procedures because of bone destruction in lower molars were carried out in 98 patients but only 59 of them were accessible to proper follow-up.

[Method for prevention of tissue atrophy after teeth extraction].

Modern approach to teeth loss treatment anticipates two main goals - both functional and esthetic rehabilitation. Smile esthetic depends not only on teeth shape, size and color but also on gingival volume and position (pink esthetic). The paper describes the method of optimal tissue preservation after frontal teeth extraction including free tissue transfer in the site of extraction performed in 24 patients.

[Lung diffusion capacity of pulmonary tuberculosis patients].

DLCO, DL/VA, Dm and Vc, lung volumes, capacities and values of a curve representing flux-forced expiration volume relationships were investigated in 159 patients with focal, infiltrative, disseminated and fibrocavernous tuberculosis. A decrease in DLCO was observed in half of the patients with disseminated and fibrocavernous tuberculosis and in less than one/fifth of the patients with focal and infiltrative tuberculosis. The leading factor of a decrease in DLCO in the patients with disseminated and fibrocavernous tuberculosis was the reduction of the lung respiratory surface resulting from a decrease in the effective alveolar volume; the leading factor in infiltrative tuberculosis was a decrease in alveolocapillary membrane permeability.