THE STATE OF MICROBIOCENOSIS AND LOCAL PROTECTION FACTORS OF THE ORAL CAVITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS "C"
Abstract
The microbial flora composition of the oral cavity is heterogeneous. Both various quantitative and qualitative composition of organisms are determined in different parts of the oral cavity. Representatives of the unstable microflora of the oral cavity are found, as a rule, in very small quantities and in short periods of time. Long-term stay and vital activity in the oral cavity is prevented by local non-specific protective factors - saliva lysozyme, phagocytes, as well as lactobacilli and streptococci, which are constantly present in the oral cavity, which are antagonists of many non-permanent inhabitants of the oral cavity. In a healthy body, a constant microflora acts as a biological barrier. The article presents research date of the state of microflora and local immunity of the oral cavity in patients suffering from viral hepatitis C.