• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.565-569
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of the presence and impacted state of the mandibular third molars on the incidence of mandibular condyle fracture. A retrospective study was designed for patients presenting to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital and Tae-gu Fatima Hospital for treatment of mandibular fractures from January 2003 to January 2006. The independent variables in this study were the presence, degree of impaction of third molars, and the outcome variables were the incidence of mandibular condyle fractures. Hospital charts and panoramic radiographs were used to determine and classify these variables. The demographic data included age, sex, mechanisms of injuries and number of mandibular condyle fractures. The study sample comprised 136 mandibular condyle fractures in 105 patients. Result of this study demonstrated a statistically significant difference in ipsilateral condyle fractures and mandibular third molar absence(P=0.032) and bilateral condyle fractures without another fracture and mandibular third molar absence(P=0.028).

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.505-509
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• 2009

Purpose: To evaluate the properties of antibiotic and NSAIDs administration before extract of the impacted mandibular third molar. Materials & Methods: No patient showed any sign of pain, inflammation, or swelling at the time of removal. A group of 50 patients was classified in Group 1(preemptive and oral medication was carried out for 3 days postoperatively, N=23) and Group 2(oral medication was carried out for 3 days postoperatively, N=27) subgroups. Clinical and radiologic factors were recorded for each case, and the rationale for assigning the patients to the groups was strictly random. The surgical technique was the same in all cases, and the follow-up period was 1 week. Parameters that were evaluated were infection, swelling, pain and differences in mouth opening. Results: We could not find any significant difference between the 2 groups regarding the evaluated parameters. Conclusion: The results of our study show that antibiotic and NSAIDs administration before the removal of lower third molars does not contribute to a decrease infection, swelling, pain or increase mouth opening. Therefore antibiotic and NSAIDs administration before the removal of lower third molars is not recommended for routine use.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2003

Background : The surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar can result in considerable pain, swelling, and dysfunction that patient are incapable of work for several days. Factors contributing to post operative swelling, trismus and pain are complex. There is no question but that the procedure of surgically removing an impacted mandibular third molar is inherently a traumatic one and that some sequelae related to the inflammation response are expected. Meticulous surgical technique will minimize the sequelae of inflammation but will not prevent them. In an effort to minimize these sequelae the use of steroid was instituted. Patients and Methods : Present study was to investigate the effect of one preoperative steroid injection in the masseter muscle to the patients(male 9, female 11) who needed prophylactic removal of bilateral, symmetrical, impacted wisdom teeth in the mandible on the complaint like swelling, trismus and pain. through Double-Blind test. Results : 1. After 24 hours investigation, preoperative steroid injection had significantly reduced swelling with 39% and trismus with 57.5%. 2. $7^{th}$ post operative day investigation, reduced swelling and trismus had shown, however, not significant. 3. There wasn't major difference from the group who took preve-ntive steroid in the visual analogue scale, the first analgesic intake time and the pain period. 4. There wasn't any adverse reaction of steroid for 20 patient From the above result, If the patients are not contraindication to steroid and pronounced post operative reaction can be expected the use of steroid to the surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar is recommended.

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.13-16
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• 2004

Background: Articaine, a new amide-type local anesthetic, was recently commercially available in Korea. The purpose of this study was to compare the anesthetic efficacy between articaine HCl and lidocaine HCl for the surgical extraction of bilateral mandibular impacted third molars. Patients and Methods: Forty young and healthy patients with bilateral impacted third molars were selected with permission. Randomly, one side of impacted third molar was operated under local anesthesia using 4% articaine and the other side under 2% lidocaine after 1 or 2 week recovery time. Intraoperative pain was evaluated via 0-10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) by both the patient and operator immediately after the operation. After 1 day and 7 days, the complications of local anesthesia were checked. Results: The pain VAS scores in articaine group, evaluated by both the patient and operator, were lower than those in lidocaine group, but they were not statistically significant (P = 0.44 and 0.54, respectively). The incidence of complications of local anesthesia between articaine and lidocaine was similar. Conclusion: In this study, articaine showed at least equal efficacy compared to lidocaine. The further dose-controlled study with more pharmacokinetic parameters will be needed.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제14권1_2호
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• pp.160-168
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• 1992

저자는 31세 여자환자의 좌측하악부에서 매복된 제3대구치 주위의 함치성 낭종에서 기원한 Group 3a type의 다방성의 낭종성 법랑아세포종을 경험하여 병소에 포함된 치아 발거슬 및 enucleation/curettage로 현재까지 재발없이 치유되었기에 병리조직학적 소견을 중심으로 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.731-736
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• 2008

치성각화성낭종(Odontogenic keratocyst, OKC)은 치체(dental lamina)로부터 발생하는데, 모든 악골 낭의 $5{\sim}17$% 정도를 차지하며 낭의 내부는 이장상피로부터 유래한 점액성이나 치즈양 물질인 케라틴(keratin)으로 채워져 있다. 치성낭 중 가장 높은 재발률을 보인다는 것이 이 낭의 중요한 특징이다. 간혹 기저층에서 인접 결체조직 벽으로 돌기가 증식하기도 하며 결체조직 벽 내에 존재하는 치성 상피조직 섬의 증식이 위성 소낭을 발생시키기도 한다. 이들 소낭들이 치성각화성낭종의 높은 재발률의 원인으로 여겨진다. 치성각화성낭종은 다양한 연령층에서 발견되나, 20대와 30대에서 호발한다. 남성에서 다소 호발하며 하악, 특히 제3대구 치와 하악지 부위에서 자주 발생한다. 대개 피질골의 팽융에 의해 처음 발견되며 매복치와 관련되어 있고 일반적으로는 증상이 없지만 동통과 감염이 나타날 수도 있다. 흡인시 걸쭉한 노란 치즈양 물질인 케라틴이 관찰되며 특히 재발이 잘 된다. 치성 각화낭의 중요한 특징 중의 하나는 병소가 피질골의 팽창을 많이 유발시키지 않으면서 악골의 내면을 따라 성장한다 는 것이다. 치성각화성낭종화낭은 인접 치아를 변위시키고 흡수시킬 수 있으나 함치성낭보다는 정도가 심하지 않다. 하악관을 하방으로 변위시키기도 하며 상악 병소의 경우는 상악동을 침범해서 상악동 전체를 차지하기도 한다. 본 증례는 7세 10개월 된 여아의 하악 우측 제2유구치 부위에 발생한 치성각화성낭종에 대한 증례로써 전신마취하 낭종적 출술을 시행하였다. 낭종에 포함된 제1,2유구치, 유견치 및 제1소구치 치배를 발거하였으며, 현재 공간유지장치를 장착후 주기적으로 내원중이다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제50권9호
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• pp.566-573
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• 2012

Purpose : This study evaluated the impact of the presence and aspect of mandibular third molars to the mandible angle fracture or condyle fractures in Korean. Materials and Methods : A retrospective study was designed for patients attending the division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kang-dong sacred heart hospital for treatment of mandibular fracture from January 2006 to September 2010. The primary variable was the presence of mandibular third molar and the secondary variable was the aspects of third molar impaction. Mandibular third molars were classified by the impaction depth and the available space as Pell & Gregory system. Outcome variables were the presence of mandibular angle fracture or condyle fracture. Also the source of trauma, age, sex were studied. Hospital charts, radiographs were used for study. Statistic analysis was done with descriptive statistics, the X2-test, linear-by-linear association. P value under 0.05 was considered significant statistically. Results : The number of involved patients was 86. The ratio of male to female patients was about 9:1 for angle fracture and 7:3 for condyle fracture. The most common source of trauma was assault for angle fracture and fall down for condyle fracture. The presence of mandibular third molar increased frequency of angle fracture and decreased condyle fracture with larger impaction depth. But available space of mandibular third molar did not show high association with angle or condyle fractures. Conclusion: Preventive extraction of mandibular third molar is recommended for patients with high risk of angle fracture. Male patients at their third decade or martial artists, police officer could be the case. But it is not recommended for patients with low risk of angle fracture and high risk of condyle fracture relatively. Elder female patients without any symptom on their third molar could be the case.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2002

Purpose : We examined the relationships between the root curvatures of the mandibular third molars and their locations on the mandible, so that it might be contributed to elucidate the origin of the formation and development of the Korean mandibular third molar and help many clinicians to treat the mandibular third molars. Materials and Methods : Panoramic radiographs of 237 patients who had been treated at Korea University Ansan Hospital from March, 2000 to April, 2001 and had bilateral mandibular third molars were examined and analyzed. Results : There was no statistically significant difference between men and women (p<0.05). But there were significantly fewer subjects with bilateral curved roots in bilateral third molars regardless of their status (p<0.01) and were statistically significant differences between the groups with bilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with same status and with unilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with different status and between the groups with unilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with same status and with bilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with different status(p<0.05). Subjects with bilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with bilateral partial impacted status and with bilateral curved roots in the mandibular third molars with bilateral complete eruption status were significantly fewer (p<0.01) and subjects with the mandibular third molars with partial impacted and complete impacted status and with the mandibular third molars with complete erupted and partial impacted status had significantly fewer bilateral curved roots (p<0.05). Conclusions : When we postulate that it is genetic and environmental factors that affect the root formation, it seems that environmental factors have more effects on the formation of the mandibular third molars than on that of the mandibular first and second molars

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.76-80
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• 2005

함치성낭종은 병소의 크기 및 인접 구조물과의 관계 등에 따라 개창술 및 적출술, 감압조대술 등 여러 방법으로 치료할 수 있다. 본 증례에서는 여러 함치성낭종의 치료를 위해 감압조대술 시행하였고, 수술 후 낭종 내부에 매복된 미성숙 영구치는 병소의 크기가 줄어듦에 따라 모두 정상 맹출하였다. 또한 하악 제3대구치를 포함하는 광법위한 크기의 함치성낭종에 소파술을 동반한 감압조대술을 시행한 결과, 낭막의 악성변이가 발견되었음에도 불구하고 인접 구조물의 손상 없이 이상적인 치료 결과를 얻었다. 감압조대술은 광범위한 병소의 적출 시 야기될 수 있는 악골 및 주위 인접 구조물의 손상을 최소화하고, 특히 젊은 환자에서 낭종 내에 포함된 영구치의 보존 및 맹출유도를 위한 가장 적절한 치료법이다. 그러나 수술 후에 지속적인 경과관찰 또한 치료계획에 포함되어야 한다.

• 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.