[The effect of tobacco smoke on the activity of proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors in human oral fluid].

In vitro experiments have shown that unfractionated tobacco smoke in the known concentrations inactivates salivary proteolysis inhibitors, not influencing proteolytic enzymes activities. This phenomenon may be one of the pathogenetic factors contributing to the development of local inflammatory reaction of the oral mucosa in tobacco smokers.

[Liquid-crystal thermography in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment efficacy in patients with chronic lymphedema of the lips].

Thermographic examination of 80 patients with chronic labial lymphedema (CLL) in various stages of the condition has revealed a clear-cut correlation between the process stage and thermal topography manifestations. This helped plan a differentiated approach to the choice of the treatment strategy in various CLL phases. Changed thermography data in the course of treatment evidence the possibility of applying this method to the assessment of the treatment efficacy in CLL.

[The morphologic basis for the use of immobilized drug preparations in therapeutic oral medicine].

The response of connective tissue on drugs with different action spectra (gentamycin, furazolidon, mefenamin sodium) immobilized on the poliurethane basis was studied experimentally. Immobilized forms of the drugs created favorable conditions for faster wound cicatrization.