Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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December, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 4

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Biological approach of dental caries management
Rūta Grigalauskienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė, Ingrida Vasiliauskienė
107-112

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis for the treatment of osteoarthritis
Edvitar Leibur, Oksana Jagur, Ülle Voog-Oras
113-117

Connection of functional quality of partial removable dentures and the degree of patients’ phonetic adaptation
Victoria Artjomenko, Aldis Vidzis, Guntis Zigurs
118-123

Upper airway obstuction in class II patients. Effects of Andresen activator on the anatomy of pharingeal airway passage. Cone beam evalution
Cinzia Maspero, Lucia Giannini, Guido Galbiati, Laima Kairyte, Giampietro Farronato
124-130

CASE REPORTS

A rare variant of calcifying odontogenic cyst with ameloblastoma presentation
Supriya Bhat, Shishir Ram Shetty, Subhas G. Babu, Pushparaja Shetty, Fazil Ka
131-134

An unusual complication of genioglossus advancement surgery
Metin Sencimen, Aydin Gulses, Gurkan Rasit Bayar, Timur Akcam
135-136



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Biological approach of dental caries management

Rūta Grigalauskienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė, Ingrida Vasiliauskienė

Summary

Dental caries is a disease induced by dental plaque, which can be described as a community of microorganisms (biofilm). Because of genetic and environmental factors a number of changes in the oral microbiome takes place; in case of commensalism and mutualism between biofilm microorganisms and the host, homeostasis in oral microbiome is maintained. However, when a risk factor occurs parasitic relationship starts prevailing and activity of the pathogenic cariogenic microorganisms increases leading to a dental caries. According to the newest technologies of molecular microbiology new cariogenic microorganisms species have been determined. Each individual’s oral microbiome is as unique as his/her immune system; therefore, commonly taken caries prevention measures cannot be of the same effectiveness for all individuals. Each person has his own caries risk which is determined by the oral microbiome and immune system influenced by the environmental and genetic factors. Early caries diagnostic, risk assessment and individualized caries prevention plan will allow us to control the disease and achieve a desirable effect. For the dentist the most important thing is not to treat the consequences of the disease – cavities - but be aware of the dental caries as a biological phenomenon.

Key words: dental caries; oral microbiome; prevention; diagnosis.

Received: 15 07 2015

Accepted for publishing: 28 12 2015


*Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Rūta Grigalauskienė* – D.D.S., assist.

Eglė Slabšinskienė* – D.D.S., PhD, assoc. prof.

Ingrida Vasiliauskienė* – D.D.S., PhD, assoc. prof.

Address correspondence to R. Grigalauskienė, Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, J. Lukšos-Daumanto 6, 50106 Kaunas, Lithuania.

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