Stomatologii͡a
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Mixed salivary pools of normal subjects and patients with galvanism, yeast-induced stomatitis, and diabetes mellitus were examined. The examinations have revealed elevated alpha-amylase levels in the patients with galvanism and still higher levels of this enzyme in yeast-induced stomatitis and diabetes mellitus. These diseases are also associated with a rise of lactoferrin content and with appearance of fibrinogen degradation products.
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Thirteen patients with acute odontogenic mediastinitis were diagnosed and treated. The authors stress that the disease is a rare (0.89%) complication of odontogenic infection with high rate of lethal outcome (23.1%) due to delayed diagnosis and insufficient surgical intervention despite the severe course of the ailment. With timely performed surgery and intensive care measures, 9 patients had a benign outcome of the disease.