Evstratenko  Victoria    (graduate student, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenova)
                
            
            
                Platonova  Valentina    (doctor of medical Science, Professor, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenova)
                
            
            
    
        
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                        |  | Changes in the dental status of patients taking drugs such as heroin and methadone are characterized by the development of a carious process, inflammatory periodontal diseases, a violation of salivation, the formation and spread of foci of chronic odontogenic infection due to non-compliance with hygienic norms of proper oral care, irregular dental visits, system and a decrease in the protective-adaptive properties of the body. The main feature of the clinical manifestation of oral diseases in this category of patients is a slow and low-symptomal course. Deterioration of the oral mucosa is more pronounced in patients taking methadone due to the development of a local immune response, manifested by inflammation of the allergic genesis. Keywords:heroin, methadone, dental status, carious process, periodontitis. |  | 
        
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                        | Citation link: Evstratenko  V. , Platonova  V.  Characteristics of dental health of patients using heroin and methadone // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: Естественные и Технические Науки. -2017. -№12. -С. 89-92
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