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At the beginning of our century Entamoeba gingivalis was considered to be a pathogenic bacteria, capable to induce parodontal lesions. Later on it was also found in healthy persons, and the germ was less interesting from the medical view-point. In the present study the authors report their findings concerning E. gingivalis in 135 patients with various stomatological affections including: dental caries, parodontopathies, pulpitis, gangrene, ulcero-necrotic stomatitis etc. The study was started following the discovery of the amoeba in the gingival exsudate of a male aged 19 years with chronic superficial marginal parodontopathy, who, after a treatment with metronidazol, was cured. Entamoeba gingivalis belongs to the Rhizopoda class, together with E. dysenteriae, and E. coli, but, in contrast with these strains it does not have resistance forms (cysts). Oral amoeba were evidenced in 18 out of 78 patients with parodontal lesions (23.07%), in the gingival exsudate, the purulent secretion from parodontal pouches, in the dental tartar, the alveolar fluid following extraction etc. In 117 students from the Faculty of Stomatology, and in 57 patients with various other stomatological affections these germs were not found in any of the abovementioned products. Microscopic examination of fresh preparations, and of Giemsa-stained smears was the main method for the detection of the amoeba. The etiopathogenic role of E. gingivalis is re-examined in discussions regarding certain parodontopathies.
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PMID:[Periodontal diseases with Entamoeba gingivalis]. 253 47

The authors report a clinical investigation on 49 patients: 9 with acute leukemia and 40 with chronic leukemia. A file suggested by OMS was used to collect all data about patients and case histories. Patients suffering from acute leukemia, admitted to sterile rooms, were submitted to a simple clinical investigation because of their severe general conditions and to avoid any contamination. Except for a case of stomatitis caused by methotrexate, no oral disease was observed. Patients with LMC, examined with CPITN index, revealed a high presence of tartar (44.87%) and periodontal pockets, 4-5 mm deep, (23.72%). DMFT was 22.60, a rather high value caused by the large number of missing teeth. The data analysis evidences the severe clinical conditions of the patients and the urgent necessity for proper prophylactic and therapeutic treatment.
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PMID:[The dental study of patients with leukemic pathology. The clinical aspects]. 832 Nov 67

Antimony is a poisonous element with toxic properties that mimic those of arsenic. Numerous reports describe gastrointestinal complications of vomiting, diarrhea and stomatitis associated with antimony exposure. However, antimony toxicity from the use of tartar emetic as a treatment for alcohol abuse has never been described previously. A 19-y-o man with a history of alcohol abuse ingested a 10 mL bottle of "Soluto Vital" (tartar emetic, 50 mg/mL), produced in Guatemala for treatment of alcohol abuse. He presented 60 min after ingestion with severe vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, weakness and orthostasis. Initial laboratory evaluations were remarkable for creatinine of 2.5 mg/dL, potassium 6.1 mEq/L, and 60% hematocrit. He was given activated charcoal, iv saline and antiemetics. Over the next 48 h his creatinine normalized to 1.1 mg/dL and the hematocrit returned to 53%; urine had an antimony concentration of 1200 mcg/L (normal = < 10 mcg/L). It is important to recognize that foreign alcohol therapies aversive therapy other than disulfiram may be used, the contents of such a foreign product should be identified.
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PMID:Antimony toxicity from the use of tartar emetic for the treatment of alcohol abuse. 1558 54

A dramatic increase in the number of people living in their seventies, eighties and nineties is associated with a loss of teeth and the use of mobile dentures. The aim of this paper was to highlight the consequences of poor denture hygiene on oral and general health in vulnerable elderly people, in long-term hospitalized elderly patients and in long-term institutionalized elderly in nursing homes. DENTURE DEPOSITS AND CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DENTURE HYGIENE: The number of bacteria living in the mouth is getting larger after putting denture on. Namely, a small "space" develops between jaw and denture, creating perfect conditions for bacterial growth. Denture becomes a "reservoir" of micro-organisms. Denture deposits such as bacterial plaque, fungi, tartar and remnants could be responsible for stomatitis prothetica, cheilitis angularis, inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia, halitosis (bad breath), dental caries in mobile denture carriers, mucositis and periimplantitis in mobile implant over-dentures carriers, accelerated destruction of denture materials for underlying, such as denture base soft liners, respiratory airways diseases, bacterial endocarditis and gastrointestinal infections. REMOVAL OF DENTURE DEPOSITS: It is recommendable to combine mechanical and chemical denture cleaning. Denture submersion into a commercial cleansing solution for less than one hour is an effective cleaning method. Commercial cleanser: specifically intended for dentures with metal parts should be used for those dentures. Commercial cleansers with a new component of silicon polymer, whose thin layer surrounds all denture surfaces and disables oral bacteria to agglomerate, are effective and useful. Preventive hygienic treatments are very important in hospitals and homes for the aged, bearing in mind that old and ill persons reside here. Those institutions are recommended to get equipped with ultrasound denture cleaners. IMPORTANCE OF WRITTEN BROCHURE ON PROPER DENTURE HYGIENE: Patients should be verbally instructed and showed about cleaning techniques, but also written instructions inform of brochure should be distributed in order to achieve better effects.
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PMID:[Contemporary methods and mobile denture cleansers and theirs significance for older population]. 2209 18