Morphological changes in the crystallization of mixed saliva during the treatment of dentofacial anomalies with aligners
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DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC STOMATOLOGY, NATIONAL PIROGOV MEMORIAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE
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SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, COLLEGIUM MEDICUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY, OLSZTYN, POLAND
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DEPARTMENT OF PHILOLOGY, NATIONAL PIROGOV MEMORIAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2026-05-29
Corresponding author
Monika Białoszycka
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, COLLEGIUM MEDICUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY, OLSZTYN, POLAND
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, COLLEGIUM MEDICUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY, OLSZTYN, POLAND
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2026;(5):907-917
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate morphological changes in the crystallization patterns of oral fluid during orthodontic treatment with aligners.
Material and methods:
Samples of dried saliva were analyzed from young adults aged 18–25 years of both sexes in a comparison group and in two main groups: patients treated with aligners without preventive measures and patients treated with aligners with preventive care.
Results:
In the main group of young adults treated with aligners three months and six months after the initiation of treatment, disturbances in saliva crystallization were observed, which were evident from both qualitative and quantitative indicators. A study of the crystallographic pattern of a dried saliva was also conducted during the use of aligners in combination with preventive agents destruction of the clear crystal structure was lesser violations were observed. After from the initiation of treatment (three and six months after the start of treatment), a reduction in the size and number of amorphous structures was observed in the peripheral (protein) zone.
Conclusions:
The use of aligners in young adults induces destructive morphological changes in the crystallization of mixed saliva. Prophylactic application of a Decasan solution demonstrates a pronounced protective effect.
To investigate morphological changes in the crystallization patterns of oral fluid during orthodontic treatment with aligners.
Material and methods:
Samples of dried saliva were analyzed from young adults aged 18–25 years of both sexes in a comparison group and in two main groups: patients treated with aligners without preventive measures and patients treated with aligners with preventive care.
Results:
In the main group of young adults treated with aligners three months and six months after the initiation of treatment, disturbances in saliva crystallization were observed, which were evident from both qualitative and quantitative indicators. A study of the crystallographic pattern of a dried saliva was also conducted during the use of aligners in combination with preventive agents destruction of the clear crystal structure was lesser violations were observed. After from the initiation of treatment (three and six months after the start of treatment), a reduction in the size and number of amorphous structures was observed in the peripheral (protein) zone.
Conclusions:
The use of aligners in young adults induces destructive morphological changes in the crystallization of mixed saliva. Prophylactic application of a Decasan solution demonstrates a pronounced protective effect.
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