Usesulness and value of allergical tests in stomatology

Alergološki su testirana 52 bolesnika sa promjenama na sluznici usne šupljine. Najčešći simptom bio je edem sluznice, a osim toga javljao se i stomatitis i glositis. Kod 35 bolesnika nađen je uzročni alergen i to najčešće iz grupe nutritivnih alergena, a zatim iz grupe kontaktnih i inhalacionih alergena. Kod 17 bolesnka alergološka obrada bila je negativna, ali je kod 8 oboljelih ipak nađen uzrok promjenama. Radilo se o crijevnoj parazitozi ili reakcijama na fokuse. Kod 9 bolesnika svi su nalazi obrade bili uredni, ali dobra reakcija na antialergijsku terapiju, potvrđuje, da se i tu radi o alergijski uzrokovanim reakcijama. Dalja suradnja alergologa i stomatologa može znatno unaprijediti i rezultate na tom području.A four year study was carried out on 52 patients with allergical changes of oral mucosa. The most frequent simptoms were oedema of mucosae, stomatitis and glossitis. In 35 patients, by use of allergical tests, we have found the cause of the disease, mostly in the group of nutritive, contact or inhalatory allergens. At 17 patients allergical tests were negative, but we have found the cause of changes at 8 patients. It was intestinal parasitosis or focalosis. At 9 patients all results of tests and clinical findings were normal, but they all had a good reaction on antiallergical therapy with antihistamines. Colaboration between allergologist and stomatologist could improve our results on that field