[Methods of diagnosis of non-specific and specific lymphideniates of the jaw-facial part in children (literature review)].

Objective: Introduction: Insufficient basic knowledge on the mechanisms of the multifactoral etiology and pathogenesis of various forms of maxillofacial lymphadenitis of odontogenic and non-odontogenic nature in children causes difficulties in making differential diagnosis. The algorithm of their examination involves a large number of methods, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages with variable informativeness, depending on the particular situation. The aim: The paper is aimed atfamiliarization of broad medical public with informativeness of diagnostic measures in the nonspecific and specific affection of lymph nodes of the maxillofacial area in children.