Crystalloscopic examination of saliva in children with reduced nutritional status

Objective. Evaluation of crystalloscopy and tesigraphy results in children with reduced nutritional status and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA fatty acid dehydrogenase deficiency in a 10-month-old patient. Materials and methods. The saliva crystallography technique is fast and cost-effective. In addition, it is non-invasive, which is of particular importance in pediatric practice. In our work, the following indicators of saliva crystalloscopy were evaluated: crystallinity, structural index, degree of facies destruction and clarity of the marginal protein zone in eight children with reduced nutritional status without confirmed acute and chronic diseases. Nutritional status was determined on the basis of anthropometric data on the Z-Score scale. The crystalloscopic method was based on the study of the shape, size, color and other characteristics of saliva facies crystals. The crystals themselves were obtained by dehydrating a drop of saliva on a plate and conducting thesigraphy for faster crystallization - additional administration of chemicals to the biological fluid. Results. Such indicators of thesigraphy as: the main thesigraphic coefficient, crystallinity, the degree of destruction of facies and the clarity of the marginal protein zone were evaluated. Conclusion. Pronounced shifts in crystallogenic properties were revealed in the crystallograms of blood serum in the studied hereditary enzymopathy, and activation of dehydration structuring of blood serum was also recorded, which shows an increase in crystallizability and the structural index. Similar to urine samples, a sharp increase in the degree of facies destruction was revealed in blood serum in comparison with the samples of healthy children’s biological fluids, which indicates the diagnostic significance of the crystalloscopic method. The crystalloscopic “pattern” of biological fluid (saliva) in children with reduced nutritional status is characterized by an insignificant increase in crystallizability, a significant increase in the structural index and the degree of facies destruction. The tesigraphic “pattern” of biological fluid (saliva) in children with reduced nutritional status is characterized by a significant decrease in the main tesigraphic coefficient, a significant increase in crystallinity, and the degree of facies destruction. It is necessary to clarify the reasons for the change in these parameters.

crystalloscopy, nutritional status, thesigraphy, biological fluid

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