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Editorial: Institutional Repository of the Kyiv Medical University: A New Open Access Database for Authors and Peer-Reviewed Journals
(Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2024-12-21) Tymofieiev, Oleksii; Fesenko, Ievgen; Serha, Olena
Open access repository is a database, or a virtual archive established to collect, disseminate and preserve scientific output like scientific articles and datasets and to make them freely available. An institutional repository is one of four types of repositories. The purposes of this article are (1) to highlight the most important points of the Regulation on the Institutional Repository of the Kyiv Medical University (IRKMU) and (2) to explain the advantages for authors and peer-reviewed journals of colonization of the repository of such type. Also, this paper highlights the experience of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (JDTOMP) in depositing peer-reviewed articles in this repository. The Regulation on the IRKMU was put into effect by Order No. 29 of January 26, 2024. In the same year, all structural units of the university, including dental departments, joined the process of depositing their scientific and clinical works. The IRKMU was created using the open-source software DSpace, which supports the Open Access Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) data exchange protocol, allowing the repository to be integrated into the international registers of the Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR), Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR), and other search engines. The article is reinforced with screenshots of the stages of depositing data of scientific works. Carlile Butterfield and colleagues (2022) emphasized, that despite all benefits, however, their research indicates that it can be difficult to encourage all faculties to upload the research reports onto the institutional repository. Moreover, the authors propose a potential route to maximize the number of publications that are uploaded to a university institutional repository. They utilize student workers and the resources of the institutional repository manager to get materials uploaded. The experience of our department consists in attracting a competent editor from the editorial staff of the JDTOMP with appropriate payment for services. In sum, colonizing this new institutional repository as a new database, authors and peer-reviewed journals can and will increase the visibility of their publications. Thus, it can bear fruit in terms of increasing the citation of articles and the journals as well.
Prevention of Inflammatory Complications in Fractures of Alveolar Processes of the Jaw
(Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2021-02-28) Tymofieiev, Oleksii; Ushko, Natalia; Fesenko, Ievgen; Maksymcha, Sergii; Yarifa, Maria; Ripa, Viktoriia; Myroshnyk, Anton; Savytskyi, Olexander; Dubichenko, Sergii; Blinova, Viktoriia; Ukharska, Oksana; Serha, Olena
Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug “Tantum Verde” in patients with fractures of the alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible, to evaluate its effectiveness for the prevention of inflammatory complications. Methods: Clinical and laboratory examination of 129 patients with fractures of the alveolar processes of the jaws. Results: Based on the results of the patients examination with open fractures of the jaws. It was found that the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and deodorant efficacy of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug “Tantum Verde” is significantly higher than traditional therapy, and also has a smaller number of inflammatory complications. Conclusions: The use of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug “Tantum Verde” made it possible to significantly reduce the number of inflammatory complications and reduce the treatment duration of patients. It was established that the drug “Tantum Verde” is an effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug and can be recommended for the treatment of patients with fractures of the alveolar processes of the jaws.
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Masseter Muscle Region and Minimally Invasive Treatment of Post-Extraction Osteomyelitis
(Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2023-04-28) Tymofieiev, Oleksii; Fesenko, Ievgen; Cherniak, Olha; Serha, Olena
Background: Mandibular osteomyelitis is commonly associated with invasive surgery and sequestrectomy. Here, we report a unique case in which it was possible to choose minimally invasive treatment during the exacerbation of osteomyelitis at the stage of sequestrectomy owing to the use of and correct assessment with ultrasonography (USG). This report aimed to present wide possibilities of USG for accurate diagnosis and minimally invasive management of chronic osteomyelitis. Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman presented with significant swelling in the left masseteric region, trismus, and severe pain in the area of a previously extracted lower third molar. The imaging protocol included panoramic radiography, USG, and cone-beam computed tomography. Using USG, it was possible to identify the intermediate stage of abscess/phlegmon formation in the masseteric area, which would require an extraoral incision to drain the purulent focus. Conclusion: USG allows oral and maxillofacial surgeons to obtain a precise understanding of the condition of the tissues (e.g., bone surface, masseter muscle, subcutaneous tissue) and pathologic changes (e.g., periosteal reaction, bony defects) due to purulent processes in the area of the lateral mandibular ramus surface and surrounding soft tissues. The presence of purulent material and its motion on sonopalpation can be clearly identified using USG. Therefore, it is possible to plan for a less invasive surgical strategy.