Actual issues of modern salivalogy (in memory of V.V. Lobeiko, PhD)

Abstract

Relevance. In clinical practice, dentists often encounter diseases of the salivary glands, and their hypofunction adversely affects the self-cleaning and hygiene of the oral cavity, contributing to the development and progression of the inflammatory pathology of periodontal and oral mucosa. The goal is to present a contribution to the modern dentistry of the candidate of medical sciences Valery Valerievich Lobeyko, in connection with his death on April 14, 2020.Materials and methods. Based on the analysis of life, military and professional activities, as well as scientific works of V.V. Lobeiko highlight research on salivalogy and other aspects of modern dentistry.Results. The scientific, clinical and pedagogical work of the dentist and maxillofacial surgeon Valery Valerievich Lobeyko, his contribution to the study of the morphological and functional characteristics of the parotid gland is normal, under the influence of factors of aircraft flight, against the background of pharmacological correction, as well as to the solution of the difficult problem of dentistry in the treatment of salivary diseases glands in the elderly. Particular attention is paid to the results of his research in salivalogy, as well as to little-known areas of his scientific work in the field of military dentistry and gerontostomatology.Conclusions. Scientific works of V.V. Lobeiko entered the domestic military medicine and dentistry, and their results will be used by dentists for a long time to come.