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Characteristics of dental health of patients using heroin and methadone

Evstratenko Victoria   (graduate student, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenova)

Platonova Valentina   (doctor of medical Science, Professor, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenova)

Changes in the dental status of patients taking drugs such as heroin and methadone are characterized by the development of a carious process, inflammatory periodontal diseases, a violation of salivation, the formation and spread of foci of chronic odontogenic infection due to non-compliance with hygienic norms of proper oral care, irregular dental visits, system and a decrease in the protective-adaptive properties of the body. The main feature of the clinical manifestation of oral diseases in this category of patients is a slow and low-symptomal course. Deterioration of the oral mucosa is more pronounced in patients taking methadone due to the development of a local immune response, manifested by inflammation of the allergic genesis.

Keywords:heroin, methadone, dental status, carious process, periodontitis.
 

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Citation link:
Evstratenko V. , Platonova V. Characteristics of dental health of patients using heroin and methadone // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: Естественные и Технические Науки. -2017. -№12. -С. 89-92
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