The orthodontic treatment and the periodontal status of patients.

Objective: Aim: To review and analyze modern professional literature on the impact of orthodontic treatment of maxillofacial anomalies on the periodontal status of patients, in particular, the subsiqent pathogenetic mechanisms of the development of periodontal diseases in this category of patients.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: Bibliometric and analytical methods were used data from international scientific sources in the field of studying the impact of orthodontic treatment on the state of periodontal tissues were used. Conclusions: Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment need the increased attention to the state of periodontal tissues and regular high-quality both professional and individual oral hygiene.

EFFICACY OF ARTHROCENTESIS FOR TREATMENT OF INTERNAL POST-TRAUMATIC TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS.

Objective: The aim: To study the consequences of temporomandibular joint injury and efficacy of arthrocentesis for treatment of post-traumatic internal temporoman-dibular disorders.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 24 patients who experienced trauma history in the head without jaw fractures underwent CT, ultrasound and/or MRI. TMJ ar¬throcentesis was performed according to a modified method of D.

Periodontal diseases and atherosclerosis (literature review).

Objective: Introduction: The relationship between periodontal diseases and atherosclerosis is addressed in this article. Both these diseases have an inflammatory basis. Because periodontal disease is a risk factor for developing atherosclerotic vascular disease, diagnosis of the former is important.