Comparative analysis of the composition of salivary and main characteristics of the oral cavity of patients with caries and natural sanitation

Kochergin Vadim Nikolaevich

the article shows that saliva is a factor in the natural rehabilitation of the oral cavity and a means of maintaining oral homeostasis. The oral cavity is considered as a complex ecological system, which directly depends on the composition of saliva, the condition of the mucous membranes, microbiocenosis and indicators of the nonspecific resistance system, as well as on the hormonal background. It is shown that violations of the main immunological and microbiological parameters lead to the development of diseases of the oral cavity, including caries. At the same time, the normal state of immunological and microbiological parameters determines the natural sanitation of the oral cavity and is considered as a factor preventing the development of caries. The condition of the mucous membrane, which is a powerful barrier preventing the penetration of foreign antigens into the internal environment of an organism, largely depends on saliva. One of the important features of the oral mucosa is its ability to self-clean due to the protective factors of saliva and the barrier properties of the mucous membrane. A significantly higher degree of contamination by the microorganisms of the oral cavity of patients with caries was revealed. This corresponds to a higher incidence of purulent-inflammatory diseases in patients with caries. At the same time, in patients with natural sanitation of the oral cavity, representatives of conditionally pathogenic microflora predominate, the number of which does not exceed 103 CFU / ml.

Keywords:saliva, oral cavity, physicochemical parameters, immunological parameters, microbiological characteristics, saliva composition, microbiocenosis, caries, natural rehabilitation.