Fact Sheet

Text Size

Condition of Peridontal Tissues in Space Flight (Paradont)
03.22.12

Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

Information Pending

Principal Investigator

  • A. I. Volozhin, M.D., , , , Russia

    • Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

    Information Pending

    Payload Developer Information Pending

    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Roscosmos

    Sponsoring Organization:

    Information Pending

    ISS Expedition Duration:

    November 2000 - April 2004



    Expeditions Assigned

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

    Previous ISS Missions

    Information Pending

    ^ back to top


    Experiment/Payload Description

    Research Summary

    Information Pending

    Description

    Investigation of parodontium tissue state in space flight conditions.

    ^ back to top


    Applications

    Space Applications

    Information Pending

    Earth Applications

    Information Pending

    ^ back to top


    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    Paradont Saliva Retrieval kit, Criogem freezer.

    Operational Protocols

    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.

    ^ back to top


    Results/More Information

    Determination of parodontium microbiocenosis and local immunity state. The improvement of a cosmonaut's maxillodental system state.

    ^ back to top


    Related Web Sites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

    • ^ back to top


    Publications

    ^ back to top


    Ground Based Results Publications

    ^ back to top


    ISS Patent Publications

    ^ back to top


    Related Publications

    ^ back to top


    Images

    imageSaliva-A Parodont Kit.


    + View Larger Image


    imageParodont Kit with test tubes.


    + View Larger Image


    imageCriogem-03 freezer.


    + View Larger Image


    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
    If updates are needed to the summary please contact JSC-ISS-Program-Science-Group. For other general questions regarding space station research and technology, please feel free to call our help line at 281-244-6187 or e-mail at JSC-ISS-Payloads-Helpline.
    › Back To Top