Issue One 2023
2023, Vol. 10, issue 1, (January)
Original Article
Five-year clinical study of indirect aesthetic restorations – Onlays
Background. Restoration of extensive destruction of the clinical crown of vital teeth in treating dental caries is a difficult and responsible task. In the absence of one or more cusps, it is preferred to make Onlays instead of full crowns. Aim. This study compares working …
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Janet Kirilova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Email this authorDimitar Kirov; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Victoria Petrova-Pashova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Literature Review
Out-of-office Dental Care
There is a rising demand for dental treatment of elderly patients and it is the duty of the dental profession to ensure that their needs are met. Taking care of health includes not only regulation of nutritional intake and physical capabilities, but also maintenance of …
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Vladimir Panov; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Varna; Email this authorOriginal Article
Effect of gender and age on the maximal bite force and the electromyographic activity of the masticatory muscles
Introduction: Chewing directly depends on the function of the masticatory muscles. Maximal bite force and surface EMG are important determinants for the masticatory function. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between gender and age and the bite force and electromyographic …
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Vladimir Bogdanov; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia;Case Reports
Fully Digital Direct Technique for CAD-CAM post and core restorations – a case report
Restoring the endodontically treated teeth is highly problematic without residual hard tooth tissues and destruction at the gingiva level -no ferrule effect. One possibility is to make post and core restoration. Aim. This article aims to establish the time needed to produce post and core …
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Alexander Stoyanov; Dental center Orthojig, Sofia, Bulgaria;Janet Kirilova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Original Article
Relationship between bite force and electromyographic activity of the temporal and masseter muscles
Introduction: Maximal bite force and surface EMG (sEMG) are important determinants of the masticatory function and theirrecording is essential for the estimation of the dental status.Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the bite force and electromyographic activity of themasticatory …
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Vladimir Bogdanov; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia; Email this authorCase Reports
Direct pulp capping with Biodentine – case reports
Direct pulp capping is a conservative, biologically acceptable and reliable method of preserving the vitality of the exposed pulp. It can successfully be considered as an alternative treatment to pulpectomy. Biodentine is a biocermic material preferred for its bioactive nature, excellent adhesion to the underlying …
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Emilia Karova ; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Email this authorOriginal Article
Minimally invasive treatment of dental caries – a clinical study
This study aims to compare deep carious lesions of patients treated by the selective removal method of infected dentin to affected dentin(SRAD) and leathery dentin (SRLD). Materials and Methods. Thirty patients aged 20 to 35 were studied. Cases of very deep carious lesions of molars …
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Janet Kirilova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Email this authorDimitar Kirov; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Original Article
Study of individual healing abutment with standard impression and fully digital CAD-CAM healing abutment
Aim: This study compares the time for making prosthetic structures with individual abutments with standard impressions and fully CAD-CAM abutments. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between the two groups studied. Materials and methods: Thirty implants from the Neo system (AlfaBio, Tel …
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Elitza Deliverska; Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria ;Janet Kirilova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Email this author
Dimitar Kirov; Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Original Article
Prevalence of dental caries in children with Silver-Russell syndrome
Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a rare hereditary disease that manifests itself in fetal growth retardation during pregnancy, delayed growth after birth, a relatively large head relative to the body, a triangular face shape, a prominent forehead (when viewed in profile), body asymmetry and significant feeding …
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Siyana Atanasova ; Faculty of dental medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria;Original Article
The D- Dimer and Ferritin Silent Life in Ascites: A Pilot Study
Ascites, regardless of its source (hepatic, neoplastic, cardiac or inflammatory), is a clinical indicator of disease progression. In cirrhosis, ascites forms due to portal hypertension and low circulating blood albumin, which leads to so called third spacing. This study compared blood and ascites samples from …
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Petar Trifonov; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;Irena Ivanova; Clinical Laboratory Department, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Kalin Papochiev; Clinic of Oncology, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Bojil Robev; Clinic of Oncology, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Rosen Nikolov; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Zaharii Krastev; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria;