Issue Two 2020
2020, Vol. 7, issue 2, (December)
Original Article
The role of parents health literacy for the development of dental caries in children
Introduction: Dental caries is a multifactorial infectious disease starting at early age. This requires the dental specialists to emphasize on the prevention of dental caries in children of different ages. Many researchers underline the relationship between the health habits of the children and the key …
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Nikolai Stanev; Department of Pediatric Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University-Varna;Lilia Doichinova; Department of Pediatric Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University-Sofia;
Radosveta Andreeva-Borisova; Department of Pediatric Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University-Varna;
Literature Review
Evaluation of programmed death 1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) as tumor biomarkers an in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
The use of onco-biomarkers such as programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand, PD-L1, present a new opportunity for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). These molecules modulate the immune response of the host and aid the tumor cells …
read moreAuthors:
Elitsa Deliverska; Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia;Payam Forghani; Student in Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia;
Sadeta Parusheva; Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia;
Case Reports
Atypical radicular cyst – a case report
A radicular cyst is an inflammatory odontogenic cyst. Radiographically it presents as a well-defined periapical radiolucency. We report a case of a 20-year-old female with a mixed radiographic image(CBCT), diagnosed as radicular cyst in the periapical area of the roots of the central and lateral …
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Sadeta Parusheva; 1. Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia;Gerard Ojeda; 5-th City Hospital, Sofia;
Alexandra Traykova; Student in Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University- Sofia;
Dimitar Yovchev; Department of Imaging and Oral Diagnostics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University- Sofia;
Elitsa Deliverska; 1. Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Sofia;
Original Article
Treatment of class II division I patients using intermaxillary elastics
Objective The objective of this study is to assess the cephalometric outcome of the application of intermaxillary elastics in class II division I patients. Materials and methods The investigation comprised a sample of 16 patients with class II division 1 malocclusion treated nonextraction with fixed …
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Konstantin Georgiev; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria;Silviya Krasteva; Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
Literature Review
Dental treatment and diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a systemic disease, which affects general health. There are also many side effects on the oral health. Dental practitioners have to be aware of the concomitant oral manifestations in diabetic patients in order to provide accurate dental and surgical treatment. It …
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Alexander Georgiev; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University –Varna;Miglena Balcheva; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University –Varna;
Original Article
If NUCs protect SARS-CoV-2 infection?
We present data from our 4-month research for the effect of Tenofovir, Lamivudine and Entecavir on protection from SARS- CoV-2. We analyzed with rapid antibodies test the status of all patient with liver disease. The total number of examined patients is 478. Their average age …
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Donika Todovichin; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT "St. Ivan Rilski", Sofia, Bulgaria & Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia;Petar Trifonov; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University;
Krasimir Antonov; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT "St. Ivan Rilski", Sofia, Bulgaria & Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia;
Rosen Nikolov; Clinic of Gastroenterology, UMHAT "St. Ivan Rilski", Sofia, Bulgaria & Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University, Sofia;
Irena Ivanova; Clinical Laboratory Department, UMHAT "St. Ivan Rilski", Sofia;
Literature Review
Value added tax on medicines in EU countries
Value added tax (VAT) is calculated on each product, at each level, from manufacturer to retailer. Data show that in Bulgaria this tax for medicines is among the highest in the European Union – 20%. Only in Norway, Ireland, and Denmark the values are higher. …
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Vladimir Panov; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Varna;Case Reports
Traumatic bone cyst of the mandible: A Case Report
This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment challenges of an accidentally discovered bone lesion in the lower jaw that develops asymptomatically. The X-ray image present an osteolytic heterogeneous single-layer lesion, well sharpened with round borders similar to a group of bone lesions, which include …
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Krasimir Chapanov; Department of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University;Stoyan Kazakov; Department of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University;
Georgi Iliev; Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Original Article
Systematized diagnostic and treatment algorithm for tumors of the parotid salivary gland
Purpose: The lack of a generally accepted protocol for diagnostic and therapeutic behavior in patients with tumors of the parotid salivary gland determines the need to create a systematized diagnostic and treatment algorithm. Material and methods: A prospective study was conducted for the period 2007 …
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Svetoslav Slavkov; Head of the clinical department at Cranio Maxillo Facial Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria;Georgi Iliev; Chief Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Literature Review
The Morphology of Maxillary First and Second Molars, Analyzed by CBCT – a Review of Literature
Objective: The success of endodontic treatment depends on the possibility to properly identify and assess all root canals in order to prepare, irrigate and finally obturate them. Aim: The aim of this review article is to describe the main variations in the root canal system …
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Slavena Svetlozarova; Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Pathology; Faculty of Dental Medicine; Medical University of Varna;Original Article
Digital casting cone and sprue fabrication for 3D printed patterns designed for casting dental alloys
Background: In the contemporary prosthetics almost any restoration could be digitally designed, but the final process of materializing still encounters some serious obstacles. The conventional approach for pattern fabrication has many disadvantages and issues, that are overcome and solved by the integration of modern concepts, …
read moreAuthors:
Preslav Penchev; Department of Dental Materials Science and Propaedeutics of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna;Stoyan Katsarov; Department of Dental Materials Science and Propaedeutics of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Varna;
Case Reports
Radix entomolaris: a case report
Introduction: Knowing root canal anatomy with all its exceptions is a key factor for the success of the endodontic treatment. Radix entomolaris is an anatomical variation of lower first molars which is very rarely found in patients from the European race. Case report: A clinical …
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Viktoria Petrova; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;Radosveta Vassileva; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Sevda Yantcheva; Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria;