Aspirin and oral surgery

Introduction: Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, ASA) belongs to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs group (NSAIDs), characterized by analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory properties. ASA blocks production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes due to non-competitive irreversible inactivation of cyclooxygenase 1 enzyme (COX1). Nowadays, ASA is most commonly used to inhibit platelet function and to reduce the risk of thrombotic events. The aim of the study: The purpose of this narrative systemic review was to analyse and summarize available data on necessity of acetylsalicylic acid cessation before oral surgery. Material and method: Standard criteria were used to review the literature data. The search of articles in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases was carried out using the following key words: acetylsalicylic acid, oral health, oral surgery. Description of knowledge: According to some medical practitioners dosing acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) before tooth extraction should be stopped because of fear of bleeding complications. However, the cessation of aspirin may predispose patients to thromboembolic events. Most of the data indicates more benefits from continuation aspirin taking than treatment discontinuation. Summary: According to actual knowledge and conducted researches there is no need to stop dosing aspirin before oral surgery. The benefits of using aspirin are greater than the risk of bleeding

Importance of adverse drug reaction reporting in dental practice

Dentists in their daily practice could observe adverse drug reactions (ADR) in specific location and after specific medicinal products. As a dentist practitioner it is very important to be aware of what ADR is, what we can do to manage it and what it brings to everyday practice. The level of adverse drug reaction reporting by healthcare professionals (HCPs) is definitely unsatisfactory. One of the most important reasons of this situation is low knowledge about ADRs reporting rules, especially among students and young HCPs. This situation can be changed through increasing the number of hours devoted to this issue during studies. Highlighting the importance of ADRs reporting, even one serious individual case safety reports (ICSRs), in the context of signal detection is necessary

Diabetes and oral health

The main aim of this review is to pay attention to correlation between increasingly common disease all over the world which is diabetes and oral cavity disorders. There were many retrospective studies and researches which improve this relationship but in some of them there exist doubts. There occurs two-way link between this diseases. On one way diabetes may increase the risk of developing periodontitis and on the other periodontal disorders might have impact on glycaemic control. In some cases was reported that periodontitis have influence on appearance of other complications not related to diabetes such as cardiovascular diseases, proteinuria, stroke, angina, retinopathy. Appropriate oral hygiene and controlling the diabetes leads to better glycaemic control and lower play scores and lower HbA. There is need to cooperation between physical and dentists to improve better condition of oral cavity to patients with diabetes and to better glycaemic control

Łacińsko-polskie wydania Donata a początki polskiej terminologii gramatycznej

The bilingual Latin–Polish editions of the grammar book by Aelius Donatus, published in the 16th–18th c., are among the earliest studies comprising Polish grammatical terms. The terminology found in these editions forms an organised, hierarchical structure, which was transferred from the Latin original to the Polish translation. There are particular coincidences between Latin–Polish editions of Donatus and the dictionary of 1542 by Bartholomew of Bydgoszcz, which ascertains the thesis on a major infl uence of these editions on the dictionary and might serve as an argument for the existence of an earlier version of Donatus, one dating back to ca. 1530