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상아질 표면 젖음성이 수종 자가접착레진시멘트의 인장접착강도에 미치는 영향 (EFFECT OF DENTIN SURFACE WETNESS ON TENSILE BOND STRENGTH OF SELF ADHESIVE RESIN CEMENTS)

  • 윤성영;박세희;김진우;조경모
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.113-119
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구의 목적은 다른 표면 젖음성을 갖는 상아질에 대한 수종의 자가접착레진시멘트의 인장접착강도를 비교하고자 하는 것이다. 이번 실험을 위해 Rely-X Unicem (3M, ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA), Embrace Wetbond (Pulpdent, Oakland, MA, USA), Maxcem (Kerr, Orange, CA, USA) 3 종의 자기접착레진시멘트를 사용하였다. 발거한 상, 하악 대구치 60개를 미세절단기 (Acutom P-50, Struers, Copenhagen, Benmark)를 이용해 한 치아에서 $2mm{\times}2mm{\times}7mm$의 치아 시편 두개씩 얻었다. 상아질 표면을 건조 그룹은 10초간 강한 공기로 건조시켰고, 습윤 그룹은 과잉의 수분을 2 초간 거즈로 압박해 제거하였다. 상아질 표면의 젖음성을 달리한 시편에 자가접착레진시멘트를 접착한 후 상온의 상대습도 100% 상태에서 24시간 보관했고, 만능시험기 (EZ Test, Shimadzu corporation, Kyoto, Japan)를 이용해 인장접착강도를 측정했고, 분리된 접착면의 파절양상을 근관 치료용 현미경 (OPMI pro, Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen, Germany)을 이용해 20 배의 배율로 관찰하였다. $SPSS^{TM}$ Ver 10.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA)을 사용하여 동일한 자가접착레진시멘트에서 상아질 젖음성에 따른 인장접착강도를 T-test로 비교하였으며, 각 자가접착레진시멘트간의 인장접착강도를 One way ANOVA test로 비교 분석하고 95% 유의수준에서 Scheffe's test로 사후검정 하였다. 실험 결과 자가접착레진시멘트의 인장접착강도는 상아질 젖음성에 영향을 받지 않았으며, 상아질 표면 젖음성과 상관없이 Maxcem의 인장접착강도가 Unicem과 Embrace의 인장접착강도보다 유의성 있는 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 또한 모든 시편의 분리된 접착면은 접착실패 양상을 나타내었다. 이상의 실험 결과로 볼 때 자가접착레진시멘트는 상아질 표면 젖음성에 상관없이 사용할 수 있을 것이라고 생각된다.

NiTi Rotary Instrumentation이 근관만곡도 변화에 미치는 영향 (THE EFFECT OF NiTi ROTARY INSTRUMENTATION ON THE CHANGE OF APICAL ROOT CANAL CURVATURE)

  • 임형태;홍찬의;조용범
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.257-268
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    • 1998
  • During cleaning and shaping of narrow and curved canals, it is very difficult or nearly impossible to maintain the original canal shape. Procedural accidents such as, ledge, zipping, perforation, and instrument breakage are frequently occurred and even may lead to failure of endodontic therapy. To prevent these kinds of accidents, various instrumentation techniques and materials have been introduced. Recently some nickel titanium (NiTi) files are introduced and it is reported that These NiTi files created rounder preparations with less transportation than conventional instruments in curved canals. This study compared the change of the canal curvature and procedural accidents after instrumentation produced by stainless steel K-flexo file, and NiTi rotary files (Profile 29 and Quantec 2000). Thirty narrow and curved canals (25-45 degree) of extracted human molars were randomly divided into three groups. In group 1, canals were instrumented using a step-back and watch-winding/pull motion with K-flexo files. In group 2, canals were prepared with Profile 29. Group 3, canals were prepared with Quantec 2000 files. Before and after preparation of canals, periapical radiographs were taken and scanned. The change of canal curvature were measured using Photoshop 4.0 program and the incidence of procedural accidents were also evaluated. The results were as follows: 1. All group showed some loss of canal curvature after instrumentation. 2. Average loss of canal curvature was $6.70{\pm}5.31$ degree for group 1, $3.80{\pm}2.57$ degree for group 2, and $5.40{\pm}4.83$ degree for group 3. All group There was significant change in curvature between before and after instrumentation (p<0.05). But there was no statistical difference amoung 3 groups. 3. In group I, there were no procedural accidents, such as ledging, perforation, or instrument fracture. In group 2, two cases of ledge and one case of instrument fracture were produced Goup 3, each one case of ledge, perforation and instrument fracture were occurred. Whthin the limits of above results, It seems that NiTi rotary instrumentation is not All Mighty and if we use uncarefully, it is more dangerous to produce some procedural accidents than conventional hand files. But more studies should be taken to evaluate the exact effects of NiTi rotary instrumentations.

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닭 혈청을 포함한 배양액 조성 변화가 QM7 메추리 근육세포의 성장 및 분화에 미치는 영향 분석 (Effect of Culture Medium Containing Chicken Serum on Growth and Differentiation of QM7 Quail Muscle Cells)

  • 최사랑;이상인;신상수
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제49권2호
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    • pp.109-114
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    • 2022
  • 메추리 근육세포주인 QM7 세포는 다양한 연구에서 이용되고 있다. 세포배양에 있어서, 배양액의 조건은 세포의 성장과 분열에 많은 영향을 미친다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 QM7 근육세포 배양에 좀더 적절한 배양액 조성을 맞추어 나가기 위해 진행되었다. 이를 위해 세포배양 시, 기존에 사용하던 배양액에서 10% tryptose phosphate broth(TPB) 대신 2% chicken serum(CS)를 넣어 만든 배양액을 기존 배양액을 사용하는 경우와 비교하였다. CS를 넣어 만든 배양액에서 QM7 근육세포는 가늘고 뾰족한 모양에서 좀더 넓어지는 모양으로 바뀌었다. 또한, 기존 배양액에서보다 CS를 넣어 만든 배양액에서 더 빠르게 성장하고 분열하였다. 이는 세포 계대 후 2일차부터 증가하기 시작하여 3일차부터는 세포수가 유의적으로 많았다. CS를 넣은 배양액에서 유지한 근육세포는 분화 전에는 그 미분화 상태를 잘 유지하고 있다가, 분화를 유도하면 근관 형성이 잘 일어나 길이가 좀더 길고 일정하게 분화되는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과에 따라, QM7 근육세포를 배양하는데 있어서 TPB를 이용하는 것보다 CS를 이용하면, 세포의 유지 및 분화에 있어 더 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

신장운동을 포함한 자조관리프로그램이 섬유조직염환자의 증상완화에 미치는 효과 (Effects of a Self-Help Program including Stretching Exercise on Reduction of Symptom in Patients with Fibromyalgia)

  • 한상숙
    • 근관절건강학회지
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.39-56
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    • 1998
  • This study was an quasi-experimental study, done to identify factors Influencing the reduction of symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia. The primary purpose of the study was to develop a Self-Help Program suitable for patients with fibromyalgia in Korea. The secondary purpose was to identify the effects of a Self-Help Program which included stretching exercise. This study was carried out between Feb. 24 and July 8, 1997 and patients in the study Included out patient diagnosed with fibromyalgia based on the criteria developed by the American College of Rheumatology(1990) and H, University which is a tertiary patient care clinic for Rheumatism. The experimental group included 38 patients who were residents of Seoul or Kyungi province, and a control group of 38 patients who were residents of other areas. The control patients were matched to the experimental group patients and they were selected considering the number of tender points on the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score and a score of self-efficacy. The experimental group participated in a Self-Help Program based on the American Arthritis Foundation(1995) guidelines. The program participants participated in a small group which consisted of 12-15 members attending the program once a week, for 6 weeks with each program lasted two to two and a half hours. The stretching exercise was carried out in each patient's home every day following the video tape exercise provided by the researcher, and the researcher provided encouragement and concern to the patients by calling them once a week. The number times the exercise was performed was divided by the number of participants to calculate the percentage of performance and determine the amount of exercise. Self-efficacy was measured by the Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Lorig et al. (1989) for arthritis patients. The degree of pain was converted to scores based on the Visual Analog Scale, the number of tender points was converted to scores based on the criteria of the ACR(1990) and of Yunus. Depression was measured by CES-D and physical disability, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and anxiety of patients with fibromyalgia were measured by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. The level of the exercise performance was converted to scores using the number of times the exercise was performed following the video tape prepared by Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals. Data were analyzed by SPSS windows and the results ire described below. 1. The experimental group which participated in the Self-Help Program showed higher efficacy scores than the control group when both groups were analyzed for depression and the number of tender points as common variables(F=9.146, p=.003). 2. The experimental group which participated in the Self-Help Program showed lower scores than the control group, for pain, the number of tender points, depression, physical disability, fatigue, sleep disturbance and anxiety. These symptoms of fibromyalgia can all be seen to have subsided(F=9.483, p=.003 : F=32.680, p=.001 ; F=11.104, p=.001, F=5.344 : p=.024, F=7.630 : P=.007, F=15.6512, p=.003 : F= 7.5412, p=.008). 3. In the experimental group, the self-efficacy score for the first three weeks showed a positive correlation with the exercise-performance score for four to six weeks (r=.387, p=.043). 4. In the experimental group, the relationship between the level of exercise-performance and the reduction of symptoms showed a significant correlation only to physical disability(r= -.500, p=.001). 5. In the experimental group, the relationship between the self-efficacy score and pain, the number of tender points, depression, physical disability, fatigue, sleep disturbance and anxiety score showed inverse correlations and thus, a reduction of symptoms occured when the self-efficacy score increased(r=-.325, p=.004 ; r= -.253, p=.027, r=-.452, p=.001 : r=-.434, p=.001 ; r=-.316, p=.005 ; r=-.460, p=.001 ; r=-.397, p=.014). Therefore, self-efficacy improved following the Self-Help Program including the stretching exercise. It was also found that physical symptoms (pain, number of tender points, level physical disability) and psychological symptoms (depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, anxiety) were reduced. Moreover, It was found that the higher the self-efficacy, the the higher the degree of achievement of goals set for the stretching exercises. In addition, the level of exercise-performance influenced the level of physical disability, one of the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Accordingly, the conclusions from this study are that exercise-performance and the reduction of symptoms is achieved through promotion of self-efficacy. Therefore, it is proposed that are the Self-Help Program including stretching exercises is an appropriate nursing intervention for the reduction of symptoms of fibromyalgia.

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만성통증 환자의 통증 조절 (Chronic pain control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis)

  • 은영
    • 근관절건강학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.17-40
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    • 1995
  • Rheumatoid arthritis is the one of the chronic diseases, one of its major symptoms is a chronic pain. Despite developing medical treatment and surgical techniques, it is suggested that to control the pain is the goal of the treatment. But pain is an inner experience and even those closest to the patient cannot truly observe its progress or share in its suffering. The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine's report on Pain and Disability concluded that there is no objective measure of pain-(exactly) no pain thermometer-nor can there ever be one, because the experience of pain is inseparable from personal perception and social influence such as culture. To explore chronic pain experience is to understand the process and property of the patient's perception of pain through the response to pain, the coping with pain, and the adaptation to pain. Therefore a qualitative study was conducted in order to gain an understanding of pain experience of patients with RA in korea. I used naturalistic inquiry as a research methodology, which had 5 axioms, the first is that realities are multiple, constructed, and holistic, the second is that knower and known are interactive, inseparable, the third is only time and context bound working hypotheses(idiographic statements) are possible, the forth is all entities are in a state of mutual simultaneous shaping, so that it is impossible to distinguish causes from effects and the last is that inquiry is value-bound. Purposive sampling was conducted as a sampling. 20 subjects who experienced pain over 10 years, lived in middle-sized city and big city in Korea, and 17 women and 3 men. The subject's age was from 32 to 62 (average 48.8), all were married, living with their spouse and children, except two-one divorced and the other widow before they became ill. I collected data using In depth structured interview. I had interviews two or three times with each subject, and the interviews were conducted at each subject's home. Each interview lasted about two hours an average. A recording was taken with the consent of the subject. I used inductive data analysis-such as unitizing and categorizing. unitizing is a process of coding, whereby raw data are systematically transformed and aggregated into units. Categorizing is a process wherby previously unitized data are organized into categories that provide descriptive or inferential information about the context or setting from which the units were derived. This process is used constant comparative method. The pain controlling process is composed of behavior of pain control. The behaviors of pain control are rearranging of ADL, hiddening role conflict, balancing treatment, and changing social relation. Rearranging of ADL includes diet management, sleep management, and the adjustment of daily life activities. The subjects try to rearrange their daily activities by modified style of motions, rearranging time span & range of activities, using auxillary facilities, and getting help in order to keep on the pace of daily life. Hiddening role conflict means to reduce conflicts between sick role and their role as a family member. In this process, the subjects use two modes, one is to control the pain complaints, and the other is to internalize the value which is to stay home is good for caring her children and being a good mother. To control pain complaints is done by 'enduring', 'understanding' the other family members, or making them undersood in order to reduce pain. Balancing treatment is composed of two aspects. One is to keep the pain within the endurable level, the other is to keep in touch with medical personnel in order to get the information of treatment and emotional support. Changing social relation is made by information seeking and sharing, formation of mutual support relation, and finally simplification of social relationships. The subjects simplify their social relationships by refraining from relations with someone who makes them physically and psychologically strained. In particular the subjects are apt to avoid contact with in-laws, and the change of relation to in-laws results in lessening the family boundary. In the course of this process, they confront the crisis of family confict result in family dissolution. This crisis is related to the threat of self-existence. Findings from this study contribute to understanding the chronic pain experience. To advance this study, we should compare this result with other cases in different cultural contexts. I think to interpret these results, korean cultural background should be considered. Especially the different family concept, more broader family members and kinship network, and the traditional medical knowledge influences patients' behavior.

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인공관절 전치환 성형 수술 전후의 일상활동 장애정도 및 삶의 만족도 비교연구 - 관절 질환 환자를 중심으로 - (A Comparative Study of the Handicaps in and Satisfaction with the Ordinary Life before and after the Plastic Operation for Artificial Joint Replacement-Centering around Those Who suffer from Joint Diseases)

  • 강신화
    • 근관절건강학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.37-49
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    • 1996
  • The joint diseases threaten modern people's healthy life. They bring about a long pain, an anasarca, loss of joint function or even deformation and rigidity of joint, limiting people's ordinary activities much. The chronic joint patients may be subject to some hypochondria caused by anxiety for their life, social isolation, financial problem and physical disability. Therefore, this population should continue to be duely taken care of by medical personnels. In particular, nurses should adequately help these people to recover and improve their health through suitable adaptations. With such basic conceptions in mind, this study was aimed at reviewing these patients' conditions in their ordinary life before and after a plastic operation for artificial joint replacement as well as their satisfaction with their life. For this purpose, those patients who underwent some plastic operations for artificial joint replacement at university hospitals in Seoul from January 2, 1993 to June 30, 1995 were selected as the population of this study. Among them, 87 people were randomly sampled to answer a questionnaire designed specially. For the surveying tools, Jette's (1980) scale was applied to address the sample people's inconveniences experienced and supports received in their ordinary life, while the scale of Wood, Wylie & Sheafer was used to measure their satisfaction with their life. The collected data were analyzed for percentiles, means, SD, t-test and Pearson's correlations. The results of survey can be summarized as follows ; As a result of t-test the frequencies of other people's support before and after the plastic operation, it was disclosed that those who underwent the operation were supported less frequently. In addition, as a result of t-testing their satisfaction with life before and after the operation, it was found that the operation increased their satisfaction with life significantly. Meanwhile, as a result of t-test inconveniences, frequencies of supports and life satisfaction before and after the plastic operation for artificial knee replacement, it was disclosed that only the inconveniences were significantly reduced after the operation. In contrast, the t-test the variables before and after the plastic operation for artificial hip replacement, it was found that only the frequencies of other people's supports were significant reduced after the operation. Furthermore, the differences 6 months, one year and two years after the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement were t-tested on the variables. As a result, it was disclosed that people's inconvenience, frequencies of supports and life satisfaction were not improved 6 months after the operation but their frequencies of supports decreased significantly one year after, while their inconveniences and life satisfaction were significantly improved two years after. As a result of analyzing the variables with Pearson's correlations, inconveniences and frequency of supports were negatively correlated significantly with the life satisfaction. In conclusion, the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement significantly improved people's living inconveniences, reduced their frequency of other people's support and enhanced their satisfaction with life. To break don the plastic operation for artificial knee replacement improved patients' inconveniences, while the plastic operation for artificial hip replacement not only improved patients' inconveniences but reduced the frequencies of other people's support also. Finally, the finding that the plastic operation for artificial joint replacement brought about the improvement two years after suggests that this period is needed for the patients to adapt themselves to the post-operation conditions.

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최근 5년간 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과의 환자 분포 및 치료 경향 (The Distribution of Patients and Treatment Trends in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Yonsei University Dental Hospital for Last 5 Years)

  • 강정민;이효설;최형준;최병재;손흥규;이제호
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.134-144
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구는 환자분포 및 치료경향을 조사하여 소아치과의 변화하는 진료 양상을 알기 위해 시행하였다. 2008년 1월부터 2012년 12월까지 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과에 내원한 환자를 대상으로 전자의무기록을 수집하고 분석하였다. 조사 결과 초진환자와 비선택 진료의사 1인당 환자 수는 감소하였고 외국인 환자수가 급증하였다. 신환은 만 0~2세의 연령층이 가장 많았고, 내원 주소는 치아우식증, 외상, 부정교합 순으로 높게 나타났다. 수복치료의 분포 결과 복합레진 수복, 아말감 수복, 치면열구전색술은 감소하였고, 자가중합형 글라스아이오노머, 예방적 레진수복이 증가하는 추세였다. 다내원근관치료가 감소하고 당일발수 근관 충전이 증가했으며, 치수복조술과 치수절단술과 같은 보존적 치수치료의 비율이 증가하였다. 환자의 불안을 감소시키기 위해 진정법을 선택하는 경우가 증가하였으며 아산화질소의 이용이 주를 이루었다. 내원 환자의 분포 및 특성을 파악하고, 최신 치료 경향을 제공함으로써 환자의 요구에 부합하는 적절한 치료계획을 수립하는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

상악 중절치 근관치료후 수복 방법에 따른 응력 분포의 유한 요소 분석 (FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF STRESS DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO THE METHOD OF RESTORATION AFTER ROOT CANAL THERAPY)

  • 이재영;이정식
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.549-567
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    • 1994
  • Restoration of severly damaged teeth after endodontic treatment had been an interest to many dentists, and it is a fact that there have been lots of studies about it. In these days, although we have used Para-Post, pins, threaded steel post, cast gold post and core, and so on, as a method of restoration frequently, it has been in controversy with the influence of them on the teeth and surrounding periodontal tissue. In this study, we assume that the crown of the upper incisor have severly damaged, so, after the root canal therapy, 4 types of restoration had been carried out; 1) coronal-radicular amalgam restoration, 2) after setting up the Para-Post, restore with composite resin core only, 3) after setting up the Para-Post; restore with amalgam core, then cover with the PPM crown 4) after setting up the Para-Post, restore with composite core, then cover with the PPM crown. After restoration, in order to observe the concentration of stress at internal portion of the teeth and the sourrounding periodontal tissue, developing a 2-dimensional finite element model of labiopalatal section, then loading forces from 3 direction - direction of 45 degrees from lingual side near the incisal edge, horizontal direction from labial height of contour, vertical direction at the incisal edge-were applied. The analyzed results were as follows: 1. Stress of the normal central incisor was concentrated on the dentin aroundpulp chamber, labiocervical portion of a tooth and root apex, but with the alveolar bone, in the case of load from the direction of 45 degrees from lingual side near the incisal edge showed remarkable concentration of stress: 2. Coronal-radicular amalgam technique -showed less concentration of stress on the root and surrounding periodontal tissue than the restoration with the Para-Post. 3. The von Mises equivalent stress on the Para-Post showed maximum value at root-core junction rather than both ends and model with PPM restoration with amalgam core showed the least concentration of stress. Only the force from horizontal direction showed large shear stress on internal portion of the root, root apex and alveolar bone. 4. PPM crown with composite core rarely showed the concentration of stress on root and periodontal tissue. 5. As for alveolar bone, remarkable shear stress was concentrated on labial and palatal side by horizontal load.

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GT rotary file을 이용한 근관성형법과 충전방법의 비교 (COMPARISON OF CANAL SHAPING METHODS WITH GTTM ROTARY FILE AND CONDENSATION METHODS)

  • 강유미;진정희;유미경;이세준;이광원
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.521-529
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to compare the shaping time of two shaping methods and the leakage of three different obturation techniques. Ninty three canaled human molar teeth were used, which were randomly divided into two groups of forty teeth each and ten control teeth. After working length determination, the one group was prepared crown-down technique using rotary root canal instruments of GT rotary files .12/20, .10/20, .08/20 and .06/20 taper(Maillefer Instrument SA. Switzerland). The other group was instrumented with Gates Glidden burs(#1, #2, and #3) to coronal preparation and GT rotary files .08/20 and .06/30 taper to apical preparation. Shaping time was measured. After root canals were instrumented, they were divided to three subgroups and obturated as follows : Subgroup 1, obturated with single cone method Subgroup 2, obturated with lateral condensation : Subgroup 3, obturated with continuous wave technique. Three subgroups were obturated using non-standardized gutta-percha cone(Diadent, Korea, .06 or .08 taper) and AH-26(Dentsply DeTrey, Germany) as a root canal cement. Ten unobturated teeth served as positive and negative controls. After immersion in 2% methylene blue solution for 1 month, the teeth were washed during 24h. The teeth were demineralized in 10% nitric acid and dehydrated by immersion in 80, 90 and 100% ethyl alcohol. The teeth were finally cleared and stored in 100% methylsalicylate, and apical dye penetration was evaluated under stereomicroscope(Leica M420, LC, U.S.A)at $\times$8.75 magnification. Liner measurement of dye penetration was assessed with the use of digitalized image analysing system (analySIS, GmbH, Germany) The data were analysed statistically using independent T-test and Two-way ANOVA and Tukey test. The result were as follows 1. In canal prepared with GT$^{TM}$ rotary file, shaphing time taked more than the group of using Gates Glidden drill to coronal preparation without statistical significance (p>0.05) 2. The group of single cone obturation using canal preparation of GT$^{TM}$ rotary files showed significantly more apical leakage than those of lateral condensation and continuous wave technique regardless of shaping method (p<0.05). 3 The group of single cone obturation using canal preparation of GT$^{TM}$ rotary files and Gates Glidden drill showed significantly more apical leakage than those of continuous wave technique regardless of shaping method (p<0.05). 4. Regardless of shaping method, The group of continuous wave obturation showed less apical leakage than those of lateral condensation without statistical significance (p>0.05). 5. The group of single cone obturation using canal preparation of GT$^{TM}$ rotary files and Gates Glidden drill showed more apical leakage than the group of lateral condensation using same shaping method with-out statistical significance (p>0.05).

족근관 증후군에서의 신경 전도 검사의 효용성 (The Efficacy of Nerve Conduction Study on Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome)

  • 윤지영;이경찬;오원석;홍진헌;곽지훈;박홍기
    • 대한족부족관절학회지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.23-26
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: Nerve conduction study (NCS) test is a standard diagnostic study of the tarsal tunnel syndrome. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation between the results of the NCS and postoperative clinical results. Materials and Methods: From June 2004 to July 2015, 104 patients were diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome and treated surgically. Of 104 patients diagnosed through NCS preoperatively and postoperatively, 41 patients were included in this study. There were 23 male and 18 female patients with mean age of 49.2 years old and the average follow-up period was 15.5 months. NCS, pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score, and subjective satisfaction were examined preoperatively and postoperatively. Results: On the preoperative NCS, 32 patients (78.0%) were positive and 9 patients (22.0%) were negative, and 32 positive NCS patients consisted of 9 positive (28.1%), 16 improved (50.0%), and 7 negative (21.9%) postoperatively. VAS score was 7.4 preoperatively and 4.4 postoperatively. According to satisfaction, there were 8 excellent (19.5%), 21 good (51.2%), 6 fair (14.6%), and 6 poor (14.6%) patients. For 32 patients who were positive on the preoperative NCS, the postoperative VAS score was 4.87 and there were 7 excellent (21.9%), 16 good (50.0%), 4 fair (12.5%), and 5 poor (15.6%) patients. Sixteen patients were negative on the postoperative NCS, with a VAS score of 3.75, 1 excellent (6.3%), 11 good (68.8%), 2 fair (12.5%), and 2 poor (12.5%). There was no statistical correlation between the preoperative NCS and postoperative VAS score (p=0.10), between preoperative NCS and postoperative satisfaction (p=0.799), between preoperative NCS and postoperative VAS score (p=0.487), and between postoperative NCS and postoperative satisfaction (p=0.251). Conclusion: For patients diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome and treated surgically, NCS showed little correlation with postoperative result.