Possibilities and perspectives of human typologies taking into account in dentistry.

OBJECTIVE: Introduction: Such sciences as differential physiology, differential psychology, differential anatomy and chemistry are developed greatly nowadays. They deal to human typologies. The scientific works big amount concerning dentistry in this aspect allows speaking about differentiated dentistry. The aim: To assess control locus in the UMSA Ukrainian students dependently on their dominant extremity as well as to assess and to compare face asymmetry expression in the guys and girls from Egypt and Ukraine studying at different courses. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: 50 Ukrainian students from dental faculty different courses in the 1st series of the experiments, 18 girls and 18 guys from Egypt and Ukraine in the 2nd series. Methods: - determining the dominant extremity and control locus by survey; - computer modeling for facial expression assessment. RESULTS: Results: 43 students (85%, p<0,01) independently on dominant extremity demonstrate control internal locus and only 7 people (comprising 15%, p<0,01), 6 people (90%, p<0,01) from which were left-handers and all ambidexters) - the external one. These were the 1st experimental series results. We received following results in the experiment second part. Faces of the students from Egypt, guys in bigger extent, were more asymmetrical. We were taking photos of the students and then were measuring longitudinal and transversal sizes of face right and left halves. 10 guys from Egypt (55,6%, p<0,01) and 5 girls from Ukraine (27,78%, p<0,01) were distinguished by bigger longitudinal and transversal sizes as well as looked less harmonic while coinciding the face left halves than the right ones that can be explained in part by primary usage of left side while masticating as well as left hand usage at writing (in part in the Egyptian guys). CONCLUSION: Conclusions: We consider that our work can have significance in Maxillary-Facial and Plastic Surgery, Transplantology, Orthopedy, Prosthetic Dentistry, Neurology as well as Cosmetology and Psychology.

Influence of a specific ginger combination on gastropathy conditions in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.

BACKGROUND: Nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs represent an important osteoarthritis (OA) therapy component, but also a leading cause of gastropathy: one of the most frequent and serious OA therapy complications. The aim of the present study was to study the influence of GI health in an OA population receiving either ginger or diclofenac. METHODS: Forty-three (43) patients with confirmed OA (knee and hip) were included in a randomized controlled study. A ginger group of 21 patients (17 women, 4 men) was given a specific ginger combination daily (340 mg EV.EXT 35 Zingiber officinalis extract) for 4 weeks. A diclofenac group (positive control) of 22 patients (18 women, 4 men) received 100 mg diclofenac daily for the same period. Both groups also received 1000 mg glucosamine daily. Gastrointestinal pain and dyspepsia were evaluated according to the severity of dyspepsia assessment (SODA) form. Patients also underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) including biopsy before and after the treatment. Serum gastrin-17 levels, and stomach mucosa prostaglandins (PG) E1, E2, F2α, and 6-keto PGF1α (PGI2) levels were measured. Arthritic pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) on standing and moving. RESULTS: The ginger group showed a slight but significantly lowered SODA pain and no change of SODA dyspepsia. EGDS showed significantly increased levels of PGE1, PGE2, and PGF2α in the stomach mucosa. This rise in gastric mucosa PG levels correlated with an increase in serum gastrin-17. On the other hand, the diclofenac group showed increased SODA pain and dyspepsia values with a corresponding significant decrease of stomach mucosa prostaglandins and general negative stomach mucosa degeneration. Both groups showed a relevant and significantly lowered VAS pain both on standing and moving. CONCLUSIONS: The ginger combination is as effective as diclofenac but safer in treating OA, being without effect on the stomach mucosa. The increased mucosal PGs synthesis in the ginger group supports an increased mucosa-protective potential. VAS; visual analogue scale, 0-100 mm.