THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONDITION OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

Unlabelled: Understanding the harmful effects of using tobacco products (cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) or vape, IQOS, hookah, etc.) by various segments of the population is one of the important ways to improve the condition of the tissues of the oral cavity, since smoking is an important risk factor for the occurrence of chronic destructive periodontal diseases. The purpose of our work was a study of the relationship between the state of the oral cavity and the use of tobacco products in different age groups based on the conducted questionnaire.

ANALYSIS OF LOCAL IMMUNITY INDICATORS OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND DEGREE OF GINGIVITIS DEPENDING ON MUTATION OF CFTR GENE IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS.

The aim of the work was to establish the relationship between the genotype of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the level of local immune reactivity and the degree of chronic gingivitis in children with cystic fibrosis. The study has shown significant differences in the local immunity indices of the oral mucosa and the condition of periodontal tissues in children with cystic fibrosis in comparison with the control group. The features of the course of dental pathology among sick children, depending on the type of CFTR gene mutation are determined.

A novel ELISA test for laboratory diagnosis of Blastocystis spp. in human stool specimens.

Detection of Blastocystis is routinely performed by microscopy, culture, and formyl-ether (ethyl acetate) concentration technique (FECT). Yet, these methods require special skilled personnel, are time consuming, and often involve processing that may cause misdiagnosis. The aim of this work is to demonstrate the usefulness of a newly introduced ELISA test for the detection of Blastocystis antigens in stool samples (CoproELISA(TM) Blastocystis, Savyon Diagnostics) as a proper alternative to currently used methods, especially microscopy.