• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.427-433
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of bleached tooth with white toothpaste on the whitening effect, microhardness test. Forty-four human interior teeth were randomly assigned to two groups as follows: Group 1 was used general toothpaste as control, Group 2 exposed to white toothpaste at 3 times a day for 3 minutes. The total application time was 4 weeks. After each application, all tooth were washed with distilled water and immersed in artificial saliva. The color change and microhardness were measured using CIELab Color system and microhardness tester. The data were analyzed by student t-test, using SPSS 20.0 statistical computer program (SPSS Inc., USA). The overall color changes (${\Delta}E$) by white toothpaste have a capability of the whitening efficacy by factor of 2.3 times larger compared with general toothpaste. Moreover, the application of white toothpaste did not cause any microhardness reduction on enamel surface.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.664-676
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• 1996

테트라싸이클린에 의한 치아 변색은 심미성을 고려한 임상 치료시 커다란 난제로 남아 있다. 본 연구는 백서 치아에 테트라싸이클린을 주입하여 야기되는 색상과 구조적인 변화도를 측정하여 향후 연구에 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 시행되었다. 24 마리의 백서를 각기 8 마리씩 3 군으로 분류하여 대조군은 정상적인 사육을 식염수군은 TC군과 동량의 식염수를 주사하였으며 TC군은 12 ml에 용해시킨 60 mg의 테트라싸이클린을 복강내로 2 주간 주입하였다. 최종 주입후 1 주간 정상 사육한 다음 cervical dislocation법에 의해 희생시켜 시편을 채득한 후 각 치아를 횡단하여 실물현미경과 FlexCam을 이용하여 컴퓨터에 영상을 저장한 다음 색 변화량을 Adobe Photoshop으로 측정하였으며 구조변화는 주사전자 현미경을 이용하였다. 치아색 변화량의 유의성 검정은 ANOVA와 Scheffe test를 이용하였으며 본 실험 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 각 군의 $a^*$ 수치는 대조군 -6.12 (1.18), 식염수군 -8.00 (1.33), TC군 -18.56 (2.52)로 나타났으며 $b^*$ 수치는 대조군 1.12 (2.13), 식염수군 1.62 (1.45), TC군 28.67 (5.18)을 보였다. 즉 테트라싸이클린에 의해 $a^*$와 $b^*$의 수치가 유의성있게 (p<0.01) 초록색과 노란색 방향으로 변화하였다. 2. 테트라싸이클린에 의해 치경부 법랑질 외면이 검게 변색되었으며 울퉁불퉁한 양태로 변화되었다. 그러나 법랑소주의 형태, 방향등은 차이를 보이지 않았다. 3. 각 군간 상아세관의 수, 방향, 크기등이 차이가 없었다. 치수측에서의 관찰결과 대조군과 식염수군에서는 상아세관들의 입구가 크고 명확하게 보인 반면 TC군에서는 입구가 좁고 부분적으로 막힌 양태도 관찰되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.9
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• pp.127-133
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to confirm the effect of natural tooth whitening using fruits that can be easily accessed in real life by increasing interest in tooth whitening in modern society. Twenty premolar teeth were divided into five groups (n=4). Strawberry (A), lemon (B), banana skin (C), baking soda (D) and whitening toothpaste (E) were treated with a toothbrush on the enamel surface. The tooth surface was treated with a toothbrush at the same time for 3 minutes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, then washed with sterile distilled water, and stored in saline solution. This procedure was repeated for 4 weeks, and the color change of teeth was observed at intervals of one week. After 4 weeks, there was a significant difference in tooth color change after 3 weeks(p<0.05). Among them, strawberry and lemon showed higer effects to whitening toothpaste. It is believed that strawberries and lemons have a higher whitening effect than whitening toothpaste. Whitening toothpaste may be replaced with a safe natural whitening effect using strawberries and lemons instead of chemical ingredients that may be harmful to human body.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.49-52
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• 2003

• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.295-300
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• 2010

The aim of this study were to elucidate effects of fluoridated bleaching agents and post-treatment fluoride application on the color and microhardness of enamel surface. Twenty freshly extracted human adult molar were each sectioned into halves, the specimens divided and treated according to four experimental groups: 1, untreated controls: 2, treatment with 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) bleaching agent; 3, treatment with 10% CP containing 0.11% fluoride; 4, treatment with 10% CP followed by a 0.9% sodium fluoride gel application. Group 2-4 were compared with the baseline data. treated 8 h per day for 14 days then immersed in distilled water for 2 weeks. Changes in enamel color and microhardness were evaluated on Days 7 and 14. All the bleached enamel specimens revealed increased whiteness and overall color value. Groups 2 and 4 showed significantly decreased enamel microhardness compared to their baseline. The specimens treated with fluoridated bleaching agents showed relatively less reduction in enamel microhardness than those treated with nonfluoridated agents during the bleaching treatment. The addition of fluoride did not impede the tooth whitening. The fluoridated bleaching agents reduced the microhardness loss of enamel.

• Proceedings of the KACD Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.333-333
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• 2004

복합 레진을 이용한 심미 수복 시 접하게되는 어려움 중의 하나는 한정된 색상과 일정한 광학적 특성을 가진 복합 레진을 이용하여 각각 서로 다른 광학적 특성을 보이는 다양한 치아들의 색조를 재현하는 것이다. Shade matching을 시행하는 첫 과정부터 술자의 시각적 판단에 의존해야하고 판단에 사용하는 shade guide들도 이미 제공되고 있는 한정된 색상만 비색이 가능하기 때문에 shade guide에 존재하지 않은 색은 술자의 경험과 추측에 의해 결정되어 진다. 최근 컴퓨터나 측색기를 치과 영역에 도입하여 치아의 색을 측정하고자하는 시도가 계속되고 있다. 하지만 이러한 기기를 이용한 측색의 결과도 다양한 인자들의 영향을 받게되며, 비록 인간의 눈을 통해 이루어지는 비색보다는 일정한 결과를 나타낸다 하더라도 현재 치과계에서 사용하는 색상 표현 방법으로는 이렇게 기기를 이용해 측정된 결과값을 활용할 수 없게되는 문제점을 지닌다.(중략)

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.798-806
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• 2020

Dental sealant is a procedure to prevent dental caries on the occlusal surface of healthy teeth. Raw data from the 6th-7th Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) were analyzed. This study was conducted to provide basic data which is necessary for the national health care project and for expanding the standards of coverage for the Dental sealant procedure. In this study, subjects were a total of 4,366 children from the age of 6 to 18 and surveyed for the Amount of Received Dental sealant and rate of Received Dental sealant. In 2012, the coverage rate for pit and fissure sealing procedures differed significantly in terms of age, residential area and average monthly income. This coverage varied as per average monthly income in 2014 and as per age and average monthly income in 2017 (P < 0.05). In 2014, average monthly income had a significant influence on the coverage rate, while age and average monthly income had a significant influence on it in 2017 (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that in order to increase the sealing procedure coverage, continuous promotion of dental sealant projects, reduction of copayments, inclusion of varied tooth types and age groups, expansion of coverage to isolated areas and inclusion of socially disadvantaged groups are necessary.

• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

There are several causes of tooth discoloration following root canal treatment. In this study, we evaluated the effects of sealers on tooth discoloration and internal bleaching. Twenty-four teeth were divided into 4 groups: control group, AH plus, Endosequece BC, and MTA fillapex group. Root canal filling was performed using each sealer conventionally and non-vital bleaching was performed with sodium perborate. The L, a, and b values were measured using Vita easyshade. Tooth discoloration after root canal treatment occurs irrespective of the type of sealers and may cause discoloration with only gutta-percha cone. The effect of non-vital bleaching following the use of calcium silicate-based sealers such as Endosequece BC and MTA fillapex was higher than that of AH plus. Therefore, it needs careful use of sealers in endodontics and calcium silicate-based sealers have advantages of bleaching in case of discolored tooth.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.541-541
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• 2013

현재 병원에서 사용하는 치아미백은 고농도의 과산화수소와 carbamide peroxide가 함유된 미백제를 이용하여 전문성을 가진 의사가 직접 시술을 하고 있다 [1]. 과산화수소의 농도가 높을수록 미백효과가 높지만 [2] 과산화수소의 농도가 지나치게 높으면 인체에 유해하다 [3,4]. 따라서, 고농도의 과산화수소가 함유된 미백제의 사용은 전문가만 시술할 수 있도록 이를 제한하고 있다. 이로 인해, 일반 가정용으로 판매되는 다양한 미백제품들은 저농도(최대6%)의 과산화수소가 함유되어 있으며 장기간 지속적으로 사용해야만 치아미백효과를 볼 수 있다. 우리는 가정에서도 보다 안전하고 단기간에 효율적으로 치아의 미백효과를 보기 위하여, 식품의약품안정청에서 규제하고 있는, carbamide peroxide (15%)와 저온 대기압 플라즈마 제트를 사용하여 미백효과를 관찰하였다. 플라즈마 제트의 유량은 200 sccm이며, 공기를 사용하였다. 미백효과를 보기 위한 대상으로는 우치(牛齒)를 사용하였으며, 플라즈마를 처리하여 미백효과를 관찰하였다. 실험 대조시료군으로는 carbamide peroxide (15%)를 처리하지 않은 우치와 처리한 우치, 그리고 carbamide peroxide (15%)를 처리한 우치에 수증기(0.2~1%)를 첨가한 다음, 이들 세가지 시료에 각각 공기 플라즈마를 조사하여 비교해보았다. 모든 실험의 플라즈마 처리시간은 최대 20분까지로 하였다. 수증기를 첨가한 이유는 활성산소의 농도를 높이기 위함이며, 이로써 탁월한 미백효과를 얻을 수 있다. 이는 활성산소와 치아의 유기질이 반응하여, 색이 진한 탄소고리 화합물을 밝은 색의 사슬구조로 바꿔주기 때문이다. 실험을 통하여 우치에 carbamide peroxide (15%)와 수증기(0.2~1%)를 처리한 경우 플라즈마의 미백효과가 탁월함을 보였다. 이때 CIE색좌표 ($L^*a^*b^*$)에서 명도도가 최대 2배 이상 높아짐을 보았다. 미백효과에 대한 측정은 측색분광기(CM-3500d)를 이용하였다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.353-360
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to evaluate tooth color and microhardness after 15% carbamide peroxide(CP) bleaching treatments with/without potassium nitrate and fluoride(PF), which were used home bleaching. Thirty tooth specimens were obtained from thirty premolar and were randomly divided into three groups: 1, untreated controls(Distilled water): 2, treatment with 15% CP bleaching agent; 3, treatment with 15% CP bleaching agent (contained 3% potassium nitrate and 0.11% fluoride). All groups were treated 6h per day for 14 days then immersed in distilled water. Changes in enamel color were evaluated on Baseline and Day 14. Microhardness were evaluated on Baseline, Days 7 and 14. All the bleached enamel specimens revealed increased whiteness without control group. Groups 2 and 3 showed significantly decreased enamel microhardness compared to control group. On Day 7, Groups 2-3 showed significantly decreased enamel microhardness compared to control group and respective baseline data. The percentage microhardness loss(PML) look at Day 7 and 14 for Group 1, respectively, there was little difference between 1.7 and 0.8. However, Group 2 was 21.9 and 3.5, Group 3 was 16.7 and 1.4 as a baseline and Day 7 were significantly different (p<0.05). The PML of group 2 was significantly highest than that of group 3 on Day 7. As a result, the data indicate that the addition of PF did not influence the whitening efficacy of the bleaching agent negatively. PF-containing bleaching agent reduce the percentage microhardness loss. PF-containing tooth bleaching your teeth with a whitening effect can be reduced by decreasing the hardness of enamel.