[INTERNATIONAL AND LEGAL, REGIONAL AND SPECIALIZED MEDICAL STANDARDS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR: EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE].

The purpose of the article is to study specific features, problematic issues that arise during standardization in the health care sector, as well as the significance of this process for protecting the health of the population of Ukraine. The materials for identifying the essence of standardization in the health care sector were the legislation of the EU, Ukraine, as well as information from the WHO, the mass media, the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights, political and legal publicism, analytical materials, reference editions and Internet resources. The methodological basis of the study is a set of general scientific and special legal methods of scientific cognition, the use of which is determined by the purpose, objectives and specific features of the subject matter of scientific inquiry.

Suppurative mastoid lymphadenitis mimicking mastoiditis: a case report.

Mastoid lymph node inflammation is a rare entity. Pathological conditions in the vicinity of the mastoid processes can be challenging for maxillofacial head-neck surgeons to address. We report a case of suppurative mastoid lymphadenitis in an 18-year-old Caucasian male.

[The parents evaluation of accessibility of out-patient ophthalmologic care in Chelyabinsk].

Every year number of eye diseases among children and adolescents is steadily increasing. The most possible causes of this process are sedentary life-style, computerization of society and school curriculum characteristics. The survey of 209 parents of children and adolescents was organized and carried out.

A laboratory study of the effect of calcium hydroxide mixed with iodine or electrophoretically activated copper on bacterial viability in dentinal tubules.

Aim: The aim of this laboratory study was to evaluate the ability of calcium hydroxide (CH), CH/iodine-potassium iodide (IKI) and electrophoretically activated copper to kill bacteria in dentinal tubules.

Methodology: In an in vitro model of dentinal tubule infection, 42 cylindrical root specimens, prepared from freshly extracted bovine teeth were used. After removal of the smear layer, intracanal dentinal tubules were infected with Enterococcus faecalis for 3 weeks.

Self-estimation of oral malodor.

Bad breath (halitosis, oral malodor) is a common condition, usually the result of microbial putrefaction within the oral cavity. Often, people suffering from bad breath remain unaware of it, whereas others remain convinced that they suffer from foul oral malodor, although there is no evidence for such. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine whether objective self-measurement of oral malodors is possible.