[Influence of different type of toothbrushes on gingival fluid proteolytic potential during orthodontic treatment].

The Aim: To study the effect of toothbrushes of various types on the accumulation of plaque and the proteolytic potential of gingival fluid as a pathogenic factors in long-term orthodontic treatment of patients with a distal permanent bite.

Material And Methods: We examined 63 patients of both sexes aged 11-18 years. Orthodontic treatment was carried out for the close position of the teeth with a distal permanent bite (K07.

[Hypoxia-dependent control of the activity of innate antimicrobial immunity in patients with dentin caries].

Objective: To study interrelation of maintenance of α-defensins 1-3 and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) in gingival liquid of patients with caries.

Material And Methods: 75 patients with the diagnosis dentine caries were enrolled in the study and divided into two groups: in group 1 (n=30) caries was diagnosed in earlier untreated tooth, the 2nd group (n=45) included patients with the recurrence of carious process (in earlier treated tooth). Controls involved 25 caries-free individuals.

[Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the Elgydium Protection caries toothpaste effectiveness in patients with high intensity of dental caries].

The aim of the work was to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation after the complete elimination of carious cavities in patients with dentin caries according to clinical and laboratory indicators when using the ELGYDIUM Protection caries toothpaste for cleaning teeth for 6 months. 29 patients with high intensity of dental caries were examined and received treatment. Depending on the organization of daily hygienic measures after treatment the patients were divided into two groups.