[Hypoxia-dependent control of the activity of innate antimicrobial immunity in patients with dentin caries]. / Gipoksiia-zavisimyi kontrol' aktivnosti vrozhdennogo antimikrobnogo immuniteta u patsientov s kariesom dentina.

OBJECTIVE: To study interrelation of maintenance of α-defensins 1-3 and a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) in gingival liquid of patients with caries. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 75 patients with the diagnosis dentine caries were enrolled in the study and divided into two groups: in group 1 (n=30) caries was diagnosed in earlier untreated tooth, the 2nd group (n=45) included patients with the recurrence of carious process (in earlier treated tooth). Controls involved 25 caries-free individuals. The level of α-defensins 1-3 was studied in gingival fluid by ELISA method. RESULTS: The level of α-defensins 1-3 and antimicrobic peptide in gingival liquid in group 2 was 28 and 36% higher than in the 1st group, correspondingly (p<0.001). Concentration of HIF-1α in gingival liquid in the 2nd group was almost twice higher (p<0.001) than in group 1 and 82% higher than in controls (p<0.001), while in group 1 it decreased by 11% when compared to controls (p<0.001). All controls showed a close correlation between the level of α-defensins 1-3 and HIF-1α in gingival fluid (R=0.78, p<0.001), not observed in group 1 (R=0.32, p>0.05) but statistically significant in group 2 (R=0.78, p<0.001). Thus, the recurrence of carious process in caries-associated tooth is associated with the hypoxia-dependent activation of a congenital antimicrobial immunity by means of accumulation of HIF-1α and pronounced increase of α-defensins 1-3 in gingival fluid.

[Clinical and laboratory evaluation of the Elgydium Protection caries toothpaste effectiveness in patients with high intensity of dental caries]. / Kliniko-laboratornaia otsenka éffektivnosti primeneniia zubnoi pasty Él'gidium zashchita ot kariesa u patsientov s vysokoi intensivnost'iu kariesa.

The aim of the work was to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation after the complete elimination of carious cavities in patients with dentin caries according to clinical and laboratory indicators when using the ELGYDIUM Protection caries toothpaste for cleaning teeth for 6 months. 29 patients with high intensity of dental caries were examined and received treatment. Depending on the organization of daily hygienic measures after treatment the patients were divided into two groups. The main group included 14 patients who used Elgydium Protection caries paste ('Pierre Fabre Medicament', France) for brushing their teeth twice a day for 6 months. The control group included 15 patients who used toothpastes with fluoride of the first generation. All patients underwent clinical dental examination with the determination of the DMFT index and the amount of soft dental plaque according to the Silness-Lohe index, as well as in the gingival fluid bacteriological examination of cariogenic microbiota, determination of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and an immunoassay for anti-inflammatory peptides α-defensins 1-3. Effective change in the concentration of antimicrobial peptides α-defensins 1-3 and TNF-α after treatment along with successful eradication of cariogenic bacteria from carious cavities, the absence of recurrent dental caries in the main group compared with the control group proved the successful anti-caries action of long-term use of fluorenol capable of forming a uniform film on the surface of the tooth in the presence of silyglycol. The protective film helps to increase the resistance of the tooth to demineralization and prevents plaque formation. Thus, the study results proved the effectiveness of ELGYDIUM Protection caries toothpaste used for 6 months for the reduction of caries.

[Diagnostic and prognostic significance of the hypoxia-dependent transcriptional mediator for the development of a carious lesion]. / Diagnosticheskaia i prognosticheskaia znachimost' gipoksiiazavisimogo transkriptsionnogo mediatora dlia razvitiia karioznogo porazheniia.

OBJECTIVE: To study diagnostic informational content of change of concentration a hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α) in gingival liquid of patients for assessment of risk of development of carious process. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 75 patients with the diagnosis dentine caries entered the research: group 1 (n=30) involved patients with primary caries while group 2 (n=45) consisted of patients with caries recurrence in 12 months after treatment. RESULTS: In all patients HIF-1α was determined in gingival liquid before treatment by the IFA method. Logistic regression and the ROC analysis were used for the statistical analysis. In group 2 the level of HIF-1α was two-fold higher than in group 1 (p<0.001) and 82% higher than in healthy individuals (p<0.001). The increased initial HIF-1α level of 98 pg/ml was associated with high risk of caries recurrence in 12 months after treatment with diagnostic sensitivity of 88.4% and diagnostic specificity of 78.1% with chances of development increased by 4 times (p<0.0001). The change of HIF-1α in gingival liquid from 80 pg/ml to 170 pg/ml increased the risk of caries recurrence 12 months from 13% up to 94%. CONCLUSION: The initial content in gingival liquid a hypoxia-inducible factor-1α higher than 98 pg/ml allows triage of patients with high risk of caries recurrence requiring dental monitoring for personification of preventive measures.