[The para-clinic investigation of temporo-mandibular joint changes in patients with acromegaly]. / Investigarea paraclinica a modificarilor articulatiei temporo-mandibulare la bolnavii cu acromegalie.

The Acromegaly is an endocrinological disease determined by the hypersecretion of STH in a certain period of the body evolution and it causes the hypertrophy of bones in general and of mandible and cranio-facial bones, determining a disorder due to this development of bones, associated with troubles in the activity of muscles and of the phospho-calcium metabolism. This study was made on a group of 33 acromegaly patients. Their temporo-mandibular joint was investigated by ortopantomography, tomography, computer tomography and scintigraphy. All of these exams shows the changes in temporo-mandibular joint due to the cells hyperactivity determined by the hypersecretion of STH.

[Communication and iatrogenesis through communication]. / Comunicarea si iatrogenia prin comunicare.

Human intercommunication means transfer of information through many channels, with codes that have biological and socio-cultural determinism. The biological determinism is identifiable through the development of the phonetics and ergomotricity functions, through the possibility of perception of the sensorial organs. The channels of human intercommunication can be verbal, linguistic (the most specialised channel), and nonverbal, extra linguistic channels (mimics, written model, drawing, walking), that are effectively implicated in defining a direct dialogue between the doctor and the patient, completing and emphasising the communication.

[The evaluation of sound level in dental practice]. / Evaluarea nivelului zgomotului în cabinetul stomatologic.

Noise pollution is one of the most important problems of the contemporary world. Dentistry is one of the most affected areas because the activity in a dental practice involves the use of different devices that generate noise. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the sound level in a dental practice with 4 dental units using a complex system, which comprises: a Sound Blaster Live 5.1, a Dual microphone, a PC and special software for the acquisition and data analysis. The sound level detected by us is similar with the data from the international literature with some particular aspects and suggests that the dental practice is a noise polluted environment although most of the sound levels are beneath the damaging noise level for the human ear (85 dB).