Human Life Research on ISS Russian Segment
Parodont Experiment
Objective:
Investigation of parodontium tissue state in space flight conditions.
Tasks:
- Determination of immunoglobulin concentration in oral fluid
- Determination of an antibodies and pathogenic microflora ratio
- Investigation of the nature of parodontium microflora
- Development of parodontium disease prophylactic
Science Hardware Used:
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Saliva-A Parodont Kit
for sampling saliva from oral cavity |
Parodont Kit with test tubes for sampling from a frontal tooth surface |
Criogem-03 freezer |
Expected Results:
- Determination of parodontium microbiocenosis
and local immunity state
- Improvement of a cosmonaut's maxillodental system
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Hoshide
Novitskiy
Dubrov
Vande Hei
KIMBROUGH
McArthur
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