Issue Two 2017
2017, Vol. 4, issue 2, (October)
Original Article
Oral Care Protocols in Germany
Extensive healthcare experience in Germany has led to the establishment of medical protocols that could be borrowed for use in Bulgaria. The purpose of these protocols is to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment process regardless of the medical practitioner’s experience in terms of duration, speciality, …
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Mihaela Furnadzhieva; ;Original Article
Clinical case of ovarian remnant syndrome in a cat
Ovarian remnant syndrome (ORS) has been monitored in a cat, which presents in the form of estrus, 8 months after ovariohysterectomy (OVH). This is an iatrogenic condition as a result of the complexity of the OVH content in 22% of all complications after neutering in …
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Kalina Karneva; Student III course FVM, University of Forestry - Sofia;Ilian Georgiev; Student V course FVM, University of Forestry - Sofia;
Juliana Mihaylova; Veterinary clinic “Julyvet” – Sofia;
Monika Stefanova-Georgieva; Veterinary clinic “Julyvet” – Sofia;
Georgi I. Georgiev; Department “Anatomy, histology and physiology”, FVM, University of Forestry – Sofia;
Original Article
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws – a retrospective study
Introduction: Bisphosphonates are used efficiently to treat osteoporosis, bone metastasis of malignant tumors, Paget’s disease and multiple myeloma. Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) represent a severe side effect, consisting of progressive bone destruction in the maxillofacial region. The aim of this study is to …
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Rossen Kolarov; Department of Oral Surgery;Daniel Rachev; Faculty of Dental Medicine;
Desislav Dobrev; Faculty of Dental Medicine;
Borislava Toncheva; Faculty of Dental Medicine;
Original Article
Digital Indexing the Coated Tongue
Often patients with gastrointestinal and liver disease present clinically also with tongue coating. The aim of our study was to design a novel tongue coating evaluation scoring system based on digital photography and digital photographic processing. The study included 56 patients with gastrointestinal and liver …
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Vladimir Panov; Department of Conservative dentistry and oral pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria;Assya Krasteva; Department of Oral and Imaging Diagnostics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia;
Petar Nikolov; Clinic of Gastroenterology, St. Ivan Rilsky University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Original Article
Clinical, laboratory and ultrasound characteristics of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism with renal involvement
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is unregulated hyperproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH), inadequate to serum calcium levels. High PTH levels are associated with hypercalciemia, hypercalciuria and hyperphosphaturia, increased bone absorbtion with decreased bone mass and density, gastric hyperacidity with the development of peptic ulcers, and tissue deposition …
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Milena Nikolova; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;Georgi Ivanov; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Tanya Tsocheva; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Radina Nikolova; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Vladislava Milenova; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Rumiana Krasteva; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Regina Djerassi; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Boris Bogov; Clinic of Nephrology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Mihail Boyanov; Clinic of Endocrinology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University, Sofia;;
Yordan Vlahov; Clinic of Endocrinology, University Hospital Sofiamed, Medical Faculty, Sofia University;;
Original Article
Defining risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
We have studied and found craniofacial characteristics in Bulgarian patients – men with OSA, with the aim to ease early diagnostics and we defined risk factors from the view point of dental medicine and orthodontics in order to find a probable anatomic protective factor to …
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Palmira Аlagyosova; PhD assistant - Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Medical University of Sofia;;Laura Andreeva; PhD professor - Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Medical University of Sofia;;
Original Article
Oral HPV prevalence in general healthy dental patients and patients with oral and oropharyngeal neoplasms in Bulgaria
The attention of oncologists and maxillo-facial specialists has been focused on the relation between HPVs and oral carcinogenesis. Oral HPV infection has been identified as an independent risk factor for oral squamous cell cancer. Over 150 subtypes of HPV have been identified; more than …
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Assya Krasteva; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;Atanas Iliev; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Julian Rangachev; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Daniel Markov; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Jordan Galabov; Department of Oral and Imaging diagnostics, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Svetoslav Slavkov; Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Nikolay Yanev; Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Sofia, Bulgaria;;
Literature Review
Contemporary treatment of salivary gland tumors. A review of the literature
Aim: The forthcoming study focuses on the opportunities of different treatment related to salivary gland tumors as well as some intraoperative dangers how the latter should be managed. Materials and Methods: A thorough study of the English literature of the electronic databases “Pubmed”, “Scopus” …
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Ioanna Polichroniadou; Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria;;Panagiotis Karakostas; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Implant Biology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University – Thessaloniki, Greece;;
Svetoslav Slavkov; University Specialized Hospital for Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Department of Imaging and Oral Diagnostic, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.;
Assya Krasteva; Faculty of Dental Medicine Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Oral Diagnostic Medical University of Sofia;
Original Article
Computed tomography angiography on the stifle region of the sheep
The purpose of this research is the observation of the blood vessels in the knee region of the sheep by computed tomography angiography. Four female lambs were examined. After providing operational access to a. femoralis catheter we introduced a catheter into the artery. We used …
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Iliana Ruzhanova; Department “Anatomy, histology and physiology”, University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Sofia;;Konstantin Aminkov; Department of Surgery, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia;;
Bogdan Aminkov; Department of Surgery, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Forestry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sofia;;
