[Treatment of traumatic prosthetic stomatitis in elderly and senium people with 'dry mouth' syndrome]. / Lechenie travmaticheskogo proteznogo stomatita u liudei pozhilogo i starcheskogo vozrasta pri sindrome 'sukhogo rta'.

There was clinical observation of the treatment of traumatic prosthetic stomatitis in 44 people (9 men and 35 women) aged 61 and 82 years suffering from 'dry mouth' syndrome due to radiation and (or) drug sialoadenopathies developed after combined treatment of malignant neoplasms of the organs of the oropharyngeal zone. Using semi-quantitative method, a comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of a new drug based on chelate organic germanium guanine complex, sodium alginate and xylitol (main study group) and previously used drug (control group) for local therapy of traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa was made. It was found that on day 9 in the main study group the effectiveness of treatment was significantly higher (95.0%) than in the control group (80.8%).

[Features of pathology of the salivary glands in patients of older age groups].

The article presents the results of a clinical study on the features of age-related pathology of the salivary glands. 5329 records of patients who were hospitalized at the Department of maxillofacial surgery and dentistry in three years has been studied. We studied the frequency and reasons for referral to a specialized hospital for emergency or routine medical care in connection with the pathology of the salivary glands, the structure of diseases of the salivary glands. It is shown that people of elderly and senile age turn for specialized treatment in the Department of maxillofacial surgery and dentistry more than young and middle-aged people.

[Gerontostomatology's topical issues in Russia at the present stage].

Gerontostomatology is one of the most important interdisciplinary sections of the medicine, studying mechanisms of aging of the chewing device of a person, and also carrying-out search of decisions in treatment of stomatologic diseases in persons of the senior age groups, at the same time increasing quality of their life. The article covers actual problems of modern gerontostomatology in Russia.

[Frequency and causes of functional disorders of salivation in people of different ages].

Frequency and causes of infringement of salivation in people of young, average, elderly and senile age who addressed for rendering assistance in out-patient stomatologic treatment-and-prevention establishments in connection with infringement of function of salivary glands were studied. It is established that frequency of addresses in connection with violations of functions of salivary glands increases with age. The analysis of methods of diagnostics and treatment applied to normalization of function of salivary glands shows that they remain at rather low level.