• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.12-20
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to collect data about oral health to develop childrens' oral health programs in public centers. The questinnaire was mailed to 477 preschools in Sung-nam city. The returned 216 questinnaires were analyzed. The obtained results were as follows; (1) A majority of teachers knew the preventive probability of dental caries in deciduous teeth (86%) but the accuracy of the knowledge was not good. So, It is recommended that the preschool teachers' oral health knowledge should be improved. (2) Ninety-nine percent of responded teachers reported that the oral education program was needed and the right persons are the people whose worked at the department of oral health in public health centers. This means they agreed that the childrens' oral health program should be leaded by the public health centers. Therefore, public health centers should develop and supply the oral health education programs.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.76-83
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• 2002

The purpose of study was to determine the effectiveness of crude IgY to S. mutans in preventing the acid production and the demineralization of primary tooth enamel in vitro. The acid production by S. mutans in Todd Hewitt broth with and without 5% sucrose was inhibited by 2.5% crude IgY, and as the concentration of crude IgY increased from 2.5% to 17.5%, the pH drop of the media after incubation continued to decrease. There were high positive correlations between the concentration of crude IgY and the pH of media in the late incubation period. The inhibition rate of demineralization of primary tooth enamel by S. mutans was determined by measuring the surface microhardness after incubation in 5% sucrose Todd Hewitt broth for 12 hours. The inhibition rate was 32.28% in 2.5% IgY, 42.28% in 7.5% IgY, 64.06% in 12.5% IgY, and 92.79% in 17.5% IgY. There was high positive correlation between the concentration of crude IgY and the surface microhardness of enamel after demineralization These results suggest that it would be possible to prevent dental caries through passive immunization using crude IgY.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.113-117
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to evaluate caries preventive effects of a school-based weekly mouthrinsing program with a 0.2% sodium fluoride solution for five years at elementary school in Yangsan city, which were conducted for 330 children of elementary school from 2000 to 2005. The surveyed data was analyzed with SPSS statistical package. The obtained results were as follows; 1. DMF rate was 58.4% before the mouthrinsing program in 2000 and 48.3% after the program in 2005. DMF rate in 2005 decreased by 10.1% compared to DMF rate in 2000. 2. DT index was 2.46 before the mouthrinsing program and 1.70 after the program. DT index in 2004 decreased by 0.76 compared to DT index in 2000. 3. FT index was 0.55 before the mouthrinsing program and 0.37 after the program. Filled teeth due to decay after the program decreased by 0.18 compared to filled teeth before the program. 4. DMFT score was 2.61 before the mouthrinsing program and 1.64 after the program. DMFT score in 2004 decreased by 0.97 compared to DMFT score in 2000. 5. PHP index was 12.12 before the mouthrinsing program and 5.95 after the program. PHP index in 2005 decreased by 6.17 compared to PHP index in 2000.

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.252-264
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to analyze the priorities of oral health education contents for preschool children by targeting teachers and parents using the Borich priority formula and The Locus for Focus Model. The survey was conducted in 212 teachers and 215 parents from December 26, 2017 to January 21, 2018. The priorities of oral health education contents were based on a 3-step analysis method, including the paired sample t-test, Borich priority formula, and The Locus for Focus Model. As a result of this study, the number of items about oral health education for preschool children that were prioritized by teachers was 7, while that by parents was 9. The top priorities that teachers and parents had in common were the following 5 items; "The progression of dental caries," "Symptoms of dental caries," "How to prevent dental caries," "Eruption sequence of permanent teeth," and "Method for emergency management of avulsed teeth." The teachers' priorities of the oral health education contents were the same between teachers and parents; "Eruption sequence of deciduous teeth" and "The function of the permanent teeth" were added. The parents' priorities of the oral health education contents were the same between teachers and parents; "The effect of fluoride application," "The number of permanent teeth," "How to prevent malocclusion," and "The appropriate timing of malocclusion treatment" were added. Based on the results of this study, when developing oral health education programs for teachers and parents, oral health education for teachers should include 7 items and oral health education for parents should include 9 items.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.139-145
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• 2002

In a primary teeth, dental caries is rapidly advanced the pulp disease, because the primary teeth have the thinner and the weaker enamel layer and the wider pulp chamber than relatively the permanent teeth. And the pulps of primary teeth are exposed during caries removal or even they are exposed by unexpected movement of the children or by trauma. For successive pulp treatment in primary teeth, it is necessary to understand completely about multiple canal morphology, variation of root canal anatomy and specific problem related to root formation and resorption of primary teeth. In upper primary molar, canal configuration of mesial root has the most variation same as upper molar. If not canal treatment is completely, most of all endodontic treatment should be failed. In a clinical case report, upper primary molars existed persistent pain or bleeding during treatment were founded the second MB canal and were performed the endodontic treatment of theirs. As a result, the upper primary molars have no symptom and good prognosis. In the examination of extracted upper primary molar, we found that 8 of 35 teeth(22.8%) in the upper primary first molars and 22 of 33 teeth(66.6%) in the upper primary second molar had the second mesiobuccal canal. It has revealed the high prevalence of two canals in mesiobuccal roots of upper primary molars. The frequency of occurrence of the second mesiobuccal canal must be taken into consideration when endodontic treatment is planned and as a possible cause of otherwise un explained failure.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.403-408
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• 2005

Ankylosis is defined as a fusion of cementum or dentine with alveolar bone. Due to the loss of the periodontal ligament on the ankylotic area, the tooth is incapable of continued eruption and hence is unable to follow the normal vertical development of the neighboring teeth and alveolar process. A 6-year-old female was referred to the Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry for ankylosis of primary molars and congenital missing of permanent premolars on both jaws. She had neither specific past medical history nor trauma and infection history in oral and maxillofacial region. Radiographic finding is that the maxillary primary molars were the early onset of ankylosis and had fast root resorption rate. However the mandibular primary molars were ankylosed later and being resorbed slower than maxillary primary molars. The object of treating this case is to maintain the proper alveolar bone growth and retention of deciduous molars. The point of managing this case is as follows: Proper treatment (observation, restoration, or extraction) should be established after thorough consideration of the time of onset, the root resorption rate, progression of infraocclusion and the development of alveolar bone support. We should consider the timing of extraction of the ankylosed teeth without problem of neighbouring alveolar bone growth and tilting of adjacent teeth in the view of growth spurt. Early diagnosis is important to avoid many of the complications with infraoccluded primary molars.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.270-277
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• 2002

Since founded in 1959, it's well known that the KAPD has pioneered in the researches and clinical aspects of pediatric dentistry in Korea. It's official journal, the Journal of the KAPD, was first published in 1974 and has pressed total 956 articles up to now(March, 2001). In this study, all the articles pressed in this journal have been surveyed, focussing in their main theme, their chronological and thematic distribution. The thematic classification was made with the reference of the previous studies and renowned textbooks in pediatric dentistry. And we obtained the results as follows: 1. The researches on dental materials and dental equipments have shown continuous increase throughout the period. 2. The researches on dental caries, caries prevention and systemic disorders have occupied relatively high proportion consistently. 3. The researches on malocclusions and cysts/minor surgery have shown increasing tendency in the second period, but are decreasing in the third period. 4. The researches on craniofacial growth/development, tooth development/eruption, developmental disorders of teeth, management of eruption space have shown decreasing tendency. 5. The researches on behavioral research, oral habits, occlusion of primary-mixed dentition have shown very low proportion, reaching no more than 1% throughout the period.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2013

Cyclic neutropenia is a hematologic disorder characterized by a marked decrease in the number of circulating neutrophils occurring at regular intervals and after this period, the level of neutrophils usually recovers to a normal range. The clinical symptoms of cyclic neutropenia include fever, malaise, headaches and oral findings associated with painful soft tissue ulceration where lips, tongue and gingiva are typically involved. A 4 year 1 month old boy was presented to the hospital. His chief complaint was mobility of his teeth and swollen gums. The patient had suffered from cyclic neutropenia. Clinical examination revealed evident decay on all primary teeth except for the mandibular anterior teeth and localized alveolar bone loss around mandibullar right and left first primary molars which have mobility was notable. The patient was diagnosed with multiple dental caries, gingivitis and localized periodontitis associated with cyclic neutropenia and treated based on it. The dental treatment, including regular tooth care and appropriate treatment of dental caries or gingivitis, is essential for patients suffering cyclic neutropenia. Especially, proper care at an early stage is needed for young patients to minimize the unwanted consequences for permanent teeth development.

• The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.103-106
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• 2011

다운 증후군(Down syndrome, Trisomy 21)은 가장 흔하게 나타나는 증후군으로 대략 1/1000의 확률로 태어난다. 세 개의 유전적 유형이 있지만, 95% 정도가 3개의 21번 염색체를 갖는 비분리 염색체 유형이다. 주된 구강 증상으로는 거대설, 균열설, 과잉치, 결손치, 왜소치, 유치와 영구치의 맹출지연 그리고 이에 따른 부정교합 등이 있다. 75%의 환자에서는 어린 나이에 치주질환에 이환되기 쉬우며, 치아우식증에는 낮은 이환율을 보인다는 보고가 있다. 급성 림프구성 백혈병(Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia)은 주로 어린이에서 나타나며, 특히 다운 증후군 환자에서의 발병율은 정상인에 비해 20배 높다. 치은비대와 출혈의 양상이 주로 나타나며, 간혹 상악골과 구개골에 종괴가 관찰 되기도 한다. 본 증례에서는 서울대학교치과병원 소아치과에 내원한 환자 중 급성림프구성 백혈병을 앓고 있는 다운 증후군 환아가 있어 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.207-220
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• 2006

The newly developed equipments for the early detection of carious lesion are LFD (laser fluorescence device), Ultrasonic diagnostic system, CLSM(confocal laser scanning microscopy), QLF(quantitative light-induced fluorescence) and DIFOTI (digital imaging fiber-optic trans-illumination) system. In this study, DIFOTI system and LFD were used for the detection of early enamel caries. Twenty five primary teeth extracted from twenty one children at around the dentitional exchanging period were selected as samples. The results obtained from DIFOTI imaging and LFD measurement were compared with those of CLSM and comprehensive evaluations were made for the diagnostic capacity of each device. In vitro test, 40 sample teeth with their buccal & lingual surface formed by a window of $2{\times}3mm$ in diameter were immersed in artificial demineralizing solution for the period of 4, 8, 12 and 16 days. The results obtained from the experimental groups (DIFOTI, LFD) were compared to control group (CLSM) and we have reached to the following conclusions. 1. The sensitivity and specificity of DIFOTI system operated in oral environment was 88.2% and 76.9% respectively. 2. The sensitivity and specificity of LFD measured in oral environment was 76.5% and 69.2% respectively. 3, Regression analysis on the light transparent rate of DIFOTI showed its decrease according to the length of primary enamel decalcification performed in vitro(r=-0.96, p<0.05). 4. No statistically significant difference between LFT measurement and the length of in vitro decalcification was found in regression analysis (p>0.05). 5. The correlation coefficient of DIFOTI image transparent rate and the lesion depth of CLMS was -0.6988 (p<0.05), whereas no statistically significant difference was found for LFD measurement.