[Clinical laboratory research on the properties of Aquafresh toothpaste]. / Kliniko-laboratornye issledovaniia svoistv zubnoi pasty "Akvafresh".

The study of the teeth in 35 patients with chronic catarrhal generalized gingivitis and periodontitis of moderate severity using tooth paste Aquafresh for a months confirmed high cleansing, antiinflammatory and refreshing potential of the paste which, moreover, has a good taste and mint flavor. Laboratory tests showed low abrasibility of the paste, its ability to raise by 12.5% the resistance of the enamel to demineralizing action of the lemon juice. Not a single case of the paste-induced irritation of the oral mucosa and teeth was registered.

[The characteristics of the development of caries in human dental fissures based on microhardness data. Its diagnosis, treatment and prevention]. / Osobennosti razvitiia kariesa v fissurakh zubov cheloveka po dannym mikrotverdosti. Diagnostika, lechenie, profilaktika.

Hygienic status of the teeth was assessed after Fyodorov-Volodkina and Green-Vermillion in 500 patients aged 26 to 68 consulted for caries, chronic and acute periodontitis. A good hygienic status of the teeth was observed in 70 subjects: the Fyodorov-Volodkina hygienic index was 1, the Green-Vermillion index O. The Fyodorov-Volodkina index from 1,7 to 5 in 430 patients, depending on the hygienic habits. Patients whose hygienic index was still unsatisfactory despite special training, were subjected to hygienic treatment of teeth with a drill fitted with a modified toothbrush, using water suspension of tooth powder, zink oxide, phosphate cement powder, or tooth paste. Hygienic treatment of teeth by this method proved to be highly effective. The duration of the procedure is 3 to 5 min.