THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BACTERIOSCOPY IN THE COMPLEX OF DIAGNOSTICS OF COMPLICATED FORMS OF DENTAL CARIES OF PATIENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAVE COVID-19

Abstract

The issues of the complexity of diagnosing diseases of the pulpoperiodontal complex of teeth of patients who had previously recovered from COVID-19, as well as the need to select the most adapted algorithm for the treatment of pathology, depending on the clinical manifestations in the oral cavity, were studied. An increase in the activity of opportunistic microorganisms, which normally do not show activity in the oral cavity, gives rise to the development of various pathologies of hard tissues of the teeth, the pulp and periodontium. The expediency and necessity of including in this category of patients, in addition to the standard dental examination, also additional examination methods (for example, blood test, bacterioscopy, bacteriological tests, testing of the microvasculature, and others) before the start of any dental treatment. Emphasis is placed on the elimination of a certain type of microorganism, identified with the help of additional examination methods, thereby preventing the occurrence of long-term complications after endodontic treatment of the tooth.