[Pathology and problems in theoretical and practical dentistry]

Pathology is a science describing the common regularities of pathological processes underlying disease development. Today pathology is defined as a theoretical science, which is at the same time closely connected to clinical practice. This paper reviews the history of research activities of Laboratory of Pathology of Central Institute of Stomatology. New methods have always been used at the laboratory; today it is histochemistry, radioisotope method (specifically histoautoradiography), and electron microscopy (including cytochemistry). Many-year research activities of the laboratory confirm the significance and perspectiveness of basic studies in dentistry, which are of priority importance for the development of theoretical dentistry and for solving the pressing problems in clinical practice.