Prosthodontics Status and Treatment Needs among the Elderly in the Republic of Macedonia

BACKGROUND: Oral health care management among the elderly differs from the rest of the population, due to some specific physiological changes and general health status related to age. We know very little about the oral health in elderly in the Republic of Macedonia, because there are only a few articles published about dental health status and edentulism of this population.AIM: The study aimed to evaluate the prosthodontic status of older adults over 65 years in the Republic of Macedonia, about their socio-economic status and individual factors.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 regions, in rural and urban areas of Macedonia and a representative sample of 432 people (age > 65 years) was examined. Statistical analyses of the data were made by chi-square tests and the corresponding C-coefficient.RESULTS: Only 6% of all participants had not any prosthetic appliance, 9.5% had more than one bridge, 28.7% of examinees had partial dentures, both bridge(s) and partial denture(s) had 10.7% participants, and 45.1% of examinees were toothless. There was a significant difference between patients who visited the dentist more than once a year and those who did not (c2 = 14.2; df = 4, p < 0.01). From all of the participants, 40.3% used public dental care organisations.CONCLUSIONS: We found a high prevalence of edentulousness among older adults over 65 years in Macedonia. The study confirmed the necessity for establishing healthcare educational programs for the dental treatment of elderly in Macedonia

In situ i laboratorijsko gamaspektrometrijsko merenje u mahovini

The Regional Workshop on Environmental Monitoring was organized in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 7th to 11th of November 2016. During the workshop an exercise on sampling, sample preparation and measurement of 137Cs by gamma spectrometry in moss sample was performed. Three teams were formed for the exercise, they used different sampling strategies. In parallel to the sampling in situ measurement were performed on the sampling site. The results of 137Cs activity concentration in moss sample measured in laboratory were in good agreement with measured in situ.Od 7. do 11. novembra 2016. godine u Viljnusu, Litvanija, je organizovana regionalna radionica posvećena monitoringu životne sredine u toku koje je organizovana vežba koja je uključivala uzorkovanje, pripremu uzorka i gamaspektrometrijsko merenje uzorka mahovine. Formirana su tri tima od učesnika radionicekoji su prikupljali uzorke na različite načine. Istovremeno sa uzorkovanje vršeno je in situ merenje na istoj lokaciji. Rezultati merenja aktivnosti 137Cs u mahoviniu laboratoriji i merenja in situ pokazali su dobro slaganje.Зборник радова : XXIX симпозијум ДЗЗСЦГ : Сребрно језеро, 27-29. септембар 2017. годин

The effects of NBF gingival gel in the treatment of recurrent oral ulcers: case report

Patient reported that during the last three years, he had sores appeared on the lips, tongue and cheeks, 2-3 times annually, with severe pain emphasized while taking food, inability to speak normally, and difficulties maintain daily oral hygiene. Clinical examination of oral mucosa showed presence of three lesions, two on buccal mucosa and one on the tongue. The aphthae laid on inflamed and edematous surface, had irregular edges, steep bloody sides and milky white covering. Wide hyperemic ring was presented around ulcerated area. The patient applied topically, NBF gingival gel three times daily after meals, prior rinsing with 12% Chlorhexidine gluconate. Initial improvements were recorded after 7 days of treatment, and after two weeks of gel application significant improvement was noted. There was withdrawal of infiltration and edema, mild epithelization of damaged epithelium with present erythematous base. The pain was moderate, but the problem of maintaining oral hygiene and nutrition was still present. The erythematous area was evidently decreased and epithelization was visibly advanced after the second week. The dimensions of the ulcers was decreased, with depth reduced two times. After the third week ulceration epithelized, but slight redness was still present. Complete withdrew happened after week four

Ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor modelling in European and Central Asia urban areas

This work presents the results of a PM2.5 source apportionment study conducted in urban background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and Central Asia cities this was the first time that quantitative information on pollution source contributions to ambient particulate matter (PM) has been performed. More than 2200 filters were sampled and analyzed by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE), and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to measure the concentrations of chemical elements in fine particles. Samples were also analyzed for the contents of black carbon, elemental carbon, organic carbon, and water-soluble ions. The Positive Matrix Factorization receptor model (EPA PMF 5.0) was used to characterize similarities and heterogeneities in PM2.5 sources and respective contributions in the cities that the number of collected samples exceeded 75. At the end source apportionment was performed in 11 out of the 16 participating cities. Nine major sources were identified to have contributed to PM2.5: biomass burning, secondary sulfates, traffic, fuel oil combustion, industry, coal combustion, soil, salt and “other sources”. From the averages of sources contributions, considering 11 cities 16% of PM2.5 was attributed to biomass burning, 15% to secondary sulfates, 13% to traffic, 12% to soil, 8.0% to fuel oil combustion, 5.5% to coal combustion, 1.9% to salt, 0.8% to industry emissions, 5.1% to “other sources” and 23% to unaccounted mass. Characteristic seasonal patterns were identified for each PM2.5 source. Biomass burning in all cities, coal combustion in Krakow/POL, and oil combustion in Belgrade/SRB and Banja Luka/BIH increased in Winter due to the impact of domestic heating, whereas in most cities secondary sulfates reached higher levels in Summer as a consequence of the enhanced photochemical activity. During high pollution days the largest sources of fine particles were biomass burning, traffic and secondary sulfates.JRC.C.5-Air and Climat