ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS FOR DENTAL CARIES IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS.

Objective: The aim: To identify, structure and evaluate the degree of influence of risk factors on the intensity of dental caries in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus to improve caries-preventive measures.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 179 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus aged 18 to 56 years with a disease duration from 1 to 50 years were examined. 157 patients had various chronic diabetic complications.

Application of neural network technologies in the dental caries forecast.

Objective: The aim: of the work was to develop and apply in the clinical trial a software product for the dental caries prediction based on neural network programming.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: Dental examination of 73 persons aged 6-7, 12-15 and 35-44 years was carried out. The data obtained during the survey were used as input for the construction and training of the neural network.

[The organization of instrumental food-procuring movements in rats].

The roles of the lateral hypothalamus, basolateral nucleus of the amygdalar complex, the second field of the frontal cortex, and ventromedial thalamic nucleus in organization of the fast ballistic food-procuring movements were studied in albino rats. Sequences of uni- and bilateral destruction of the brain structures were assessed by photorecording. Movement-related neuronal activity in these structures was recorded in freely moving animals.

[The role of the basolateral nuclei of the rat amygdala in organizing rapid food-acquisition movements].

The influence of electrolytic destruction of the basolateral nucleus of amygdala (BLA) on rapid food-getting movements was studied in albino rats. After one side destruction of the BLA, contralateral to the working forelimb it was found that the number of movements and their frequency decreased with an increase of their duration. After two side destruction of the BLA the number of movements increased with a decrease of their frequency.

[Role of the frontal cortex in the organization of rapid ballistic movements of rats].

Rapid ballistic food-getting movement characteristics were studied in albino rats. After ablation of the second area of the frontal cortex contralaterally as to the preferred extremity the number of attempts increased and their duration with reorganization of the phase structure of movements decreased. The habit of food extraction was lost after bilateral ablation of the cortex.