No 3 (2003)

The efficiency of an intra-flow laser irradiation was evaluated in inflammatory pathologies of the big salivary glands. The clinical pattern and light-conducting salivary properties were studied, before and during therapy, in 63 patients with inflammatory diseases of the big salivary glands.

The purpose of the case study was to investigate the dental-facial-and maxilla region in patients with mesio-occlusio (not under active growth) in treatment by facial mask. We examined 12 patients, aged 14 to 16, with mesio-occlusioi 50 osseous and 29 pliable-tissue parameters were examined in tele-X-ray-grams of the head in their lateral projection with the below conclusions being subsequently made: 1. The facial mask, as applied in such patients, brings aboi effective changes in their dental-maxilla-and facial region. 2. The treatment improves the saggital ratio of jaws an normalizes the occlusion. The treatment efficiency is reflected through changes occurring in the upper lip and ensure a lesser incurvity of the profile.

The tranquilizing effect of antioxidant mexydol was studied in 138 patients with impaired circulation encephalopathy, stages I and II. The results are indicative of a high tranquilizing drug's action, i.e. protective and anti-stress effects, which, with respect to the research conducted at a clinic for nervous disease, confirms the mexydol's efficiency in pathogenesis of the above disease and in related-stress as applicable in dental practice.

The authors described a rare case of evolution of aspergilloma with localization in the perirhinal sinus as observed in a female patient with chronic odontogenous maxillary sinusitis. It is pointed out that, despite a typical X-ray pattern, aspergilloma was diagnosed only after a patho-histological examination of postoperative tissue samples.

Forms of dental ads are summarized in the article on the basis of a study dealing with various information sources, i.e. hardcopy documents, radio- and TV ads, internet-sites and data of dental therapeutic facilities. A necessity is pointed out in a scientifically substantiated (educational) advertising covering the motivations, interests and needs of patients and bringing, to them, information about the consumer value of commodities (or of dental services).