The role of low-frequency ultrasound in the combined treatment of alveolitis]

The authors claim that combined use of a special therapeutic paste and low-frequency ultrasound for therapy of alveolitis help reduce the number of visits to a dentist and shorten the treatment duration. Fifteen patients were treated by this method. They had to visit the dentist two times less and the number of invalidity days was less by 2.2 days, on an average.     

The effect of naloxone on the preoperative gastric volume and pH

The effect of 4 mg oral naloxone on preoperative gastric volume and pH of gastric aspirate was studied in a double-blind, randomized study. Twenty patients received 10 ml of naloxone (4 mg) mixed with 10 ml of orange juice, and 20 patients received 10 ml of isotonic saline mixed with 10 ml of orange juice, 2 h before surgery. Gastric content was obtained immediately after intubation of the trachea. No significant difference in gastric volume and pH of gastric aspirate was found between the two groups. It is concluded that naloxone does not affect gastric emptying and gastric acid secretion to a degree great enough to protect against aspiration of gastric contents into the lungs.