[Epidemiologic evaluation of dental and periodontal disorders in a sample of children active in sports]. / Valutazione epidemiologica delle malattie dento-parodontali in un campione di bambini che praticano sport.

BACKGROUND: Caries and paradontal diseases occupy an important position among the various diseases of the organism. The spread of these pathologies entails consequences of an aesthetic, functional and economic nature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health conditions of an age-matched and sex-matched sample population with a uniform socioeconomic background all of whom played sports. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The age groups taken into consideration are those specified by the WHO: 8-9 years old and 12-13 years old. A total of 684 children were examined within the framework of medical checkups for fitness to play sports. The epidemiological indices specified by the WHO were used to assess oral health conditions: dmf-t; DMF-T; plaque index (PLI) and paradontal index of need for paradontal treatment in community (CPITN). RESULTS: By comparing the results of this study with the targets set by the WHO for the year 2000 and with those of other studies it was seen that higher values were recorded. CONCLUSIONS: This discrepancy may probably be correlated to the marked consumption of super-calorific substances during the day by children playing sports.

[Hypoplasia of enamel. A useful marker in the diagnosis of celiac disease in its subclinical form]. / Ipoplasia dello smalto. "Marker" utile nella diagnosi di malattia celiaca in forma subclinica.

Oral cavity alterations are often indicative sign of chronic gastrointestinal disorders, such as malabsorption and malnutrition syndromes. The relationship between oral pathology and intestinal diseases is rarely a chance association. This prompted odontostomatological research to focus on the study of alterations of the oral cavity, hypotetical markers of intestinal disorders if they can be measured in terms of frequency and incidence, as a tool for the early diagnosis of the intestinal disease itself. This paper should be seen against this background since it examines the possible connection between celiac disease and the presence of oral alterations as an index of disease.

[Osseointegration of synthetics. Clinical experience]. / Osteointegratori di sintesi. Esperienze cliniche.

Some products, for bone's syntethic implants (resorbable or not), are treated in the first part, in particular way the beta-TCMP (resorbable bone's integrator) for valueing its good validity. In the second part the Authors show some clinic cases treated with beta-TCMP and the obtained results. Then generic indications around the use of the product have been showed for the good answer in the bone's rigeneration.