doi:10.5272/jimab.2025312

Journal of IMAB
Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Year: 2025 Apr-Jun; Vol. 31, issue 2,
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2025312
Subject Collection: Medicine and Dental&Oral Medicine
Page:6111 - 6294
Date of close: 30 June 2024

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J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6111-6115. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6111
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
ASPECTS OF INSULIN RESISTANCE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Rozalina Braykova , Albena Toneva,
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University Varna, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6116-6123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6116
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECT OF XYLITOL ON PLAQUE INDEX AND ACIDITY OF DENTAL BIOFILM AND SALIVA
Ralitsa Bogovska-Gigova , Krasimir Hristov,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6124-6135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6124
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
MODERN COMPOSITES WITH CERAMIC FILLINGS FOR FIXED ADDITIVE PROSTHETIC CONSTRUCTIONS - ARE THEY RELIABLE FOR PERMANENT APPLICATION?
Mariana Dimova-Gabrovska¹ , Angela Gusiyska², Dobromira Shopova³, Ivan Gerdzhikov¹, Yoana Brusarska¹,
1)Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University-Sofia, Bulgaria.
2)Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
3)Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6136-6142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6136
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
USE OF NASOLABIAL FLAP FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOFT TISSUES OVER THE ALVEOLAR RIDGE AFTER TRAUMA ON THE MANDIBLE: A CASE REPORT
Elitsa Dzhongova , Stelian Edrev,
Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6143-6148. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6143
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
PERFORMING GONADECTOMY IN A 15-YEAR-OLD BULGARIAN GIRL WITH COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT
Diana Hristova , Radko Tocev, Krassimir Neykov, Ibryam Ibryam, Sergei Slavov, Smail Smail,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Sofia, University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital "Maichin dom" Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6149-6152. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6149
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EARLY RESULTS FROM HIP ARTHROPLASTY USING CEMENTLESS ACETABULAR COMPONENT ALLOFIT PRESS-FIT
Hristo Gigov ,
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6153-6158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6153
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
CLINICAL DATA ANALYSIS ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA AND ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS
Teodora Bolyarova-Konova¹ , Zornitsa Mihailova^{2, 3}, Angel Adamov², Pavel Stanimirov², Samuil Dzhenkov², Konstantin Stamatov², Evgeniy Aleksiev²,
1) Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Research Institute of Innovative Medical Science, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6159-6165. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6159
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECT OF PROBIOTICS AND PROPOLIS ON PLAQUE INDEX, PLAQUE PH, AND SALIVARY PH VALUES
Ralitsa Bogovska-Gigova , Krasimir Hristov,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6166-6170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6166
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
REHABILITATION OF A YOUNG PATIENT WITH ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED SPONDYLOLISTHESIS
Gergana Gecheva-Fermendzhieva ,
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6171-6178. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6171
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
IS PHOTOBIOMODULATION AN EFFECTIVE NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL COMPLEMENT TO THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC NEUROPATHY - A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL
Lili Yosifova¹ , Evgeniya Vladeva¹, Mira Siderova², Klara Dokova³,
1) Department of Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Thalassotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6179-6184. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6179
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
IS UNDERCARBOXYLATED MATRIX GLA PROTEIN A RELIABLE BIOMARKER OF VITAMIN K2 STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE?
Tatyana Simeonova¹ , Borislav Ignatov¹, Tsvetelina Eftimova², Krasimir Kostov¹,
1) Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University - Pleven, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Dialysis, University Hospital "Saint Marina" - Pleven, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6185-6188. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6185
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
REHABILITATION OF A STROKE PATIENT WITH THE METHODS OF ACTIVE KINESIOTHERAPY AFTER BOTOX INJECTION IN SPASTIC MUSCLES
Gergana Gecheva-Fermendzhieva ,
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6189-6194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6189
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
CONE BEAM COMPUTERED TOMOGRAPHY EVALUATION OF THE ROOT CANAL OBTURATION OF PREMOLARS WITH ATYPICAL ANATOMY
Kostadin Georgiev, Aleksandra Pecheva , Elena Boyadzhieva, Lyubomir Vangelov,
Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6195-6198. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6195
Subject Area: Public Health
Publication Type - Case report
PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS IN THE EARLY POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD IN THE ORTHOPAEDIC-TRAUMALOGICAL PRACTICE
Denitsa Vasileva ,
Department of Public Health and Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6199-6203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6199
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
STRATIFIED ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL CARIES RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT GRADES OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT
Peter Bakardjiev ,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6204-6206. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6204
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
DEPARETIC PHENOMENON DURING UNDERWATER LUMBAR EXTENSION
Gergana Gecheva-Fermendzhieva ,
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6207-6211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6207
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS ABOUT ORAL HYGIENE IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Nadezhda Mitova, Milena Georgieva, Peter Bakardjiev ,
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6212-6217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6212
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
BIONIC PROSTHESES - FEATURES, KINDS AND POSSIBILITIES
Nikola Sabev¹, Ivan Ralev² ,
1) Department of medical and clinical diagnostic activities, University of Ruse, Bulgaria.
2) Department of computer systems and technologies, University of Ruse, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6218-6223. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6218
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTICS IN COMBINATION WITH OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL AGAINST ESCHERICHIA COLI AND KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE
Neli Ermenlieva¹ , Sylvia Stamova², Gabriela Tsankova¹, Gergana Nedelcheva¹, Krasimira Laleva³, Emilia Georgieva⁴,
1) Department of Microbiology and Virusology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University-Varna, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
3 )Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria.
4) Training sector "Medical laboratory technician", Medical College - Varna, Medical University - Varna, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6224-6229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6224
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
JUVENILE GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR IN A 5 YEARS-OLD BULGARIAN GIRL PRESENTING WITH PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY: A CASE REPORT
Diana Hristova , Ivan Kostov, Radko Tocev, Tanya Petkova, Ibryam Ibryam,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Sofia, University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital "Maichin dom" Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6230-6237. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6230
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIES – PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION AND PREMEDICATION
Gergana Ivanova^{1, 2} , Margarita Atanasova^{1, 2},
1) Endocrine Surgery Clinic, University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Endocrinology "Acad. Ivan Penchev", Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical Faculty, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6238-6242. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6238
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIOR AND FEAR OF DENTAL TREATMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Peter Bakardjiev¹, Milena Georgieva¹ , Félix De Carlos-Villafranca², Nadezhda Mitova¹,
1)Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
2)Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialities, Orthodontics Section, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Spain. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6243-6250. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6243
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
Vania Anastasova¹, Elean Zanzov¹, Karina Ivanova¹ , Petar Kiskinov¹, Elena Krasteva¹, Biser Ivanov²,
1)Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2)Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6251-6255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6251
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
DECOMPRESSIVE THERAPY IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH A HERNIATED DISC
Gergana Gecheva-Fermendzhieva ,
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6256-6264. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6256
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Review article
THE ROLE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) INFECTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA - LITERATURE REVIEW
Elitsa Deliverska¹ , Milena Ivanova-Shivarova², Stanislav Yordanov³, Svetoslav Slavkov⁴, Daniel Markov⁴, Viktor Lenkov⁵, Vessela Raykova⁶, Deyan Neychev⁷,
1) Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, FDM, Medical University- Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
3) Clinic of ENT diseases, University Hospital St. Anna - Sofia, Bulgaria.
4) Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Pirogov Hospital - Sofia, Bulgaria.
5) Student of FDM, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
6) Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
7) Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, FDM, Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6265-6271. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6265
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
THE CHALLENGES OF MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICES - A NEW DESIGN ADJUSTABLE DENTAL APPLIANCE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
Lyubomir Grozev¹, Tanya Bozhkova¹ , Nina Musurlieva², Kiril Terziyski³, Aneliya Draganova³,
1) Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
3) Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University – Plovdiv, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6272-6278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6272
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
CYBERBULLYING AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ADOLESCENTS: THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES
Irina L. Zinovieva , Plamen P. Kalchev,
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridsky", Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6279-6283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6279
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CLEANING PROTOCOLS ON THE HARDNESS OF FLEXIBLE DENTURE BASE MATERIAL "THERMOSENS”
Rumen Radev¹, Nikolay Apostolov¹, Elka Radeva² ,
1) Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.
2) Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6284-6290. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6284
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
Publication Type - Original article
USE OF RADICULAR POSTS: A SURVEY AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS
Mila Metodieva-Aleksandrova , Elka Radeva,
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria. .

J of IMAB. 2025 Apr-Jun;31(2):6291-6294. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2025312.6291
Subject Area: Medicine
Publication Type - Case report
ASEPTIC NECROSIS OF FEMORAL HEAD IN PATIENT AFTER VIRAL INFECTION, TREATED FOR A HERNIATED DISC
Gergana Gecheva-Fermendzhieva ,
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. .

Date of last updating: 18 June 2024

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