• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2010

Purpose : The research was performed to predict the three dimensional relationship between the impacted mesiodens and the maxillary central incisors and the proximity with the anatomic structures by comparing their panoramic images with the CT images. Materials and Methods : Among the patients visiting Seoul National University Dental Hospital from April 2003 to July 2007, those with mesiodens were selected (154 mesiodens of 120 patients). The numbers, shapes, orientation and positional relationship of mesiodens with maxillary central incisors were investigated in the panoramic images. The proximity with the anatomical structures and complications were investigated in the CT images as well. Results : The sex ratio (M : F) was 2.28 : 1 and the mean number of mesiodens per one patient was 1.28. Conical shape was 84.4% and inverted orientation was 51.9%. There were more cases of anatomical structures encroachment, especially on the nasal floor and nasopalatine duct, when the mesiodens was not superimposed with the central incisor. There were, however, many cases of the nasopalatine duct encroachment when the mesiodens was superimpoised with the apical 1/3 of central incisor (52.6%). Delayed eruption (55.6%), crown rotation (66.7%) and crown resorption (100%) were observed when the mesiodens was superimposed with the crown of the central incisor. Conclusion : It is possible to predict three dimensional relationship between the impacted mesiodens and the maxillary central incisors in the panoramic images, but more details should be confirmed by the CT images when necessary.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.370-375
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• 1999

To evaluate the efficacy of antibiotic administration in the impacted mandibular third molar extraction the author investigated 107 patients requiring extraction of the lower third molar who visited at the Department of oral and maxillofacial Surgery, Chosun Dental Hospital and were healthy without medical problems and had no signs and symptoms of infection around the lower third molar. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to the method of antibiotics administration: 13 patients without antibiotics administration(group 1), 30 patients with only intravenous injection of $Cefazoline^{(R)}$ 2.0g 30 minutes before the procedure(group 2), 39 patients with intravenous injection of $Cefazoline^{(R)}$ 2.0g 30 minutes before the procedure and oral administration of follow-up dosages of $Augmentin^{(R)}$ for 1 day(group 3), and 25 patients with intravenous injection of $Cefazoline^{(R)}$ 2.0g 30 minutes before the procedure and oral administration of follow-up dosages of $Augmentin^{(R)}$ for 3 day(group 4). Infection rates after extraction were calculated and compared according to gender, the age of the patients, the level of impaction, and also compared between four groups. The results were as follows. 1. The overall infection rate was 8.4%. 2. The infection rate was higher in male(11.9%) than in female(4.2%), but there were statistically no significant differences between them. 3. Infection rate was lower in patients under age 30(7.2%) than in patients over age 30(12.5%), but there were statistically no significant between them. 4. Infection rate was higher in patients with complete bony impacted tooth(11.1%) than in patients with partial bony impacted tooth(6.5%), but there were statistically no significant differences between them. 5. Infection rate was 7.7% in group 1, 10.0% in group 2, 10.3% in group 3, 4.0% in group 4 and there were statistically no significant differences between groups. In summary, it is more important to extract the impacted lower third molar under aseptic condition and to minimize the injury of tissue if possible than to administer the preventive antibiotics in reducing the infection rate in healthy patients without medical problems who had no signs and symptoms of infection around the lower third molar.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2002

유치에서의 조기 상실은 부위에 따라 주된 원인이 다르다. 구치부의 조기 상실은 주로 치아우식증에 의해 일어나지만, 전치부에서 나타나는 조기 상실의 대부분은 유아가 서고 걷는 것을 배울 시기에 외상을 받아 유발되며, 다발성 우식증 등에 의해서도 일어날 수 있다. 유치의 조기 상실시 치열궁 길이 감소가 나타날 경우에는 계승 영구치의 맹출을 방해하여 영구치의 총생, 매복 및 치열궁 비대칭 등을 유발할 수 있으므로, 공간 유지에 대한 고려가 필요하다. 유구치가 조기 상실된 경우에는 인접치아의 근심 또는 원심 이동으로 공간 상실이 유발되므로, 공간유지장치의 장착이 필수적이다. 그러나, 유절치의 경우에 있어서는 치아간의 접촉이 긴밀하거나 총생이 있는 유치열의 경우와 유견치의 맹출 전에 유절치가 상실된 경우에는 공간 상실이 일어날 수 있으나, 그 이외에 치간 공간이 있는 유치열의 경우, 유견치의 맹출 후에 유절치가 상실된 경우에서는 공간의 상실이 거의 없는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 유절치 조기 상실 시에는 주로 공간유지 목적보다는 심미 발음장애, 치아결손 부분으로의 혀내밀기 등의 구강습관 방지 등의 목적으로 장치의 장착이 권장되어져 왔으며, 유절치 조기 상실시 공간상실 문제에 대한 증례보고 또한 많지 않다. 본 증례들은 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과에 내원한 환아에게서 유절치의 조기 발거로 인해 장기적 관찰 결과 공간상실이 유발되었기에 이를 통하여 유절치 조기 상실시 공간 상실 가능성에 대해 보고하고자 한다.