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:

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 state