• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.687-695
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• 2007

Statement of problem: The proper contact relation between adjacent teeth in each arch plays an important role in the stability and maintenance of the integrity of the dental arches. Proximal contact has been defined as the area of a tooth that is in close association, connection, or touch with an adjacent tooth in the same arch. Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a digital device for measuring the proximal tooth contact tightness by pulling a thin stainless steel strip (2mm wide, 0.03mm thick) inserted between proximal tooth contact. Material and method: This device consists of measuring part, sensor part, motor part and body part. The stainless steel strip was connected to a stain gauge. The strain gauge was designed to convert the frictional force into a compressive force. This compressive force was detected as a electrical signal and the electrical signal was digitalized by a A/D converter. The digital signals were displayed by a micro-processor. The pulling speed was 8mm/s. Results: For testing reliability of the device in vivo, two healthy young adults (A, B) participated in this experiment. The tightness of proximal tooth contact between the second premolar and the first molar of mandible (subject A) and maxilla (subject B) was measured fifteen times for three days at rest. We double-checked the accuracy of the device with a Universal Testing Machine. Output signals from the Universal Testing Machine and the measuring device were compared. Regression analysis showed high linearity between these two signals. In vivo test, no significant differences were found between measurements. Conclusion: This device has shown to he capable of producing reliable and reproducible results in measuring proximal tooth contact. Therefore, it was considered that this device was appropriate to apply clinically.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제83권2호
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• pp.207-227
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• 2022

In general, the interaction conditions between the discrete stones are not taken into account by structural engineers during the modeling and analyzing of historical stone bridges. However, many structural damages in the stone bridges occur due to ignoring the interaction conditions between discrete stones. In this study, it is aimed to examine the seismic behavior of a historical stone bridge by considering the interaction stiffness parameters between stone elements. For this purpose, Tokatli historical stone arch bridge was built in 1179 in Karabük-Turkey, is chosen for three-dimensional (3D) seismic analyses. Firstly, the 3D finite-difference model of the Tokatli stone bridge is created using the FLAC3D software. During the modeling processes, the Burger-Creep material model which was not used to examine the seismic behavior of historical stone bridges in the past is utilized. Furthermore, the free-field and quiet non-reflecting boundary conditions are defined to the lateral and bottom boundaries of the bridge. Thanks to these boundary conditions, earthquake waves do not reflect in the 3D model. After each stone element is modeled separately, stiffness elements are defined between the stone elements. Three situations of the stiffness elements are considered in the seismic analyses; a) for only normal direction b) for only shear direction c) for both normal and shear directions. The earthquake analyses of the bridge are performed for these three different situations of the bridge. The far-fault and near-fault conditions of 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake are taken into account during the earthquake analyses. According to the seismic analysis results, the directions of the stiffness parameters seriously changed the earthquake behavior of the Tokatli bridge. Moreover, the most critical stiffness parameter is determined for seismic analyses of historical stone arch bridges.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1989년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.9-12
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• 1989

A preliminary study has been conducted to demonstrate the effect of laser heat treatment on Ni Ti alloy dental arch wires ($0.016"\;{\times}\;0.022"$ and $0.018"\;{\times}\;0.026"$, rectangular shape). Changes in mechanical and thermal properties and surface morphologies are investigated by using optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray microprobe analysis(EDX), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), and micro hardness tester. The results indicate that the laser can affect the thermal equilibrium state of the localized surface. Titanium rich surface film is formed by the laser treatment. The surface film and rapidly resolidified underlying structures show better chemical resistance than the matrix material. Phase transition temperatures which are related to shape recovery temperatures are changed after laser treatment. Hardness of resolidified area and heat affected zone are lower than before treatment.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2020

This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on effects of local damages on the in-plane elastic-plastic buckling and strength of a fixed parabolic steel tubular arch under a vertical load distributed uniformly over its span, which have not been reported in the literature hitherto. The in-plane structural behaviour and strength of ten specimens with different local damages are investigated experimentally. A finite element (FE) model for damaged steel tubular arches is established and is validated by the test results. The FE model is then used to conduct parametric studies on effects of the damage location, depth and length on the strength of steel arches. The experimental results and FE parametric studies show that effects of damages at the arch end on the strength of the arch are more significant than those of damages at other locations of the arch, and that effects of the damage depth on the strength of arches are most significant among those of the damage length. It is also found that the failure modes of a damaged steel tubular arch are much related to its initial geometric imperfections. The experimental results and extensive FE results show that when the effective cross-section considering local damages is used in calculating the modified slenderness of arches, the column bucking curve b in GB50017 or Eurocode3 can be used for assessing the remaining in-plane strength of locally damaged parabolic steel tubular arches under uniform compression. Furthermore, a useful interaction equation for assessing the remaining in-plane strength of damaged steel tubular arches that are subjected to the combined bending and axial compression is also proposed based on the validated FE models. It is shown that the proposed interaction equation can provide lower bound assessments for the remaining strength of damaged arches under in-plane general loading.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.363-372
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• 1997

본 연구는 1986년 6월 3일부터 1995년 12월 31일까지 서울대학교 어린이 병원 흉부외과에서 경험한 144례의 대동맥 교약증 환아를 대상으로, 술후 결과에 영향을 미치는 여러 가지 요소들을 분석하였다. 환아의 평균 연령은 15.73+32.43(범 위 0.1-191.0, 중앙값=3.3)개월이 었고, 이중 11)례(78.5%)의 환아는 영아, 25례(17.4%)는 신생아였다. 환아를 대동맥궁 협 착 부위와 동반 심기형에 따라(제 1형:국소 협착, 제2형:대동맥 헙부 협착, 제3형 :대동맥 협부 및 횡대동맥궁 협착, h:심실중격결손증 동반, B:기타 복 잡 심기 형 동반) 9가지로 분류한 결과, 1, IA, IB, I, IIA, IIB, III, IIIA, IIIB형이 각각 25, 9, 6, 24, 35, 15, 4, 19, 7례 였다. 수술방법은 쇄골하동맥편 교약성형술(subclavian-flap coarctoplasty, SFC: 60례), 절단 및 문합술(resection and anastomo sis, R&A: 44례), 확장된 대동맥성형술(extended aortoplasty, Ex-Ao: 26 례), 덮개포편술(onlay patch, Onlay: 14례)이 사용되었다. 총수술 사망률은 16.0%(23/144)였고, 수술 사망률을 높이는 인자로 협착부위(I, II, III형) 동반 심기형(0, A, B), 환아의 연령, 수술방법, 단계수술 \ulcorner부 등이 분석되었는데 이중 횡대동맥궁협착을 동반하는 III형(I형 사망률=2.5%(1/40), II형=17.6% (13/74), III형=30%(9/30); p(0.01), B형(0형 사망률=3.8%(2/53), A형 =15.9%(10/63), B형 =39.3%(11/28); p(0.01) 등이 의미있는 위험 인자였다. 생존환아 121례는 술후 평균 29.1+28.8(범위 0-129.2)개월 외래 추 적되 었으며 이중 술후 협착을 보였던 경우는 18례로 14.9%의 헙착률은 보였다. 생존환자중 77례의 환자 (I형 20명. ll형 42명, 111형 15명)에서 술전, 술후 3개월 이내, 술후 6개월이후의 심에코도상의 대동맥 각 부위 크기에 관한 자료의 입수가 가능하였으며 이를토대로무명동맥 직근위부의 상행대동맥 직경에 대 한 대동맥협부 직경의 비율(대동맥협부지수)및 경동맥부위의 횡대동맥 직경비율(횡대동맥지수)을구하 여 형태 별로 술전, 수술 직후 6개월이상 경과후의 대동맥 크기 변화의 양상을 관찰하였다. 제 I, II, III형 모두에서 술전에 비하여 술후 평균 대동맥협부지수의 의미있는 증가가 관찰되었으며(p<0.01),제 III형에서는 횡대동맥지수의 의미있는 증가도 관찰되었다(p<0.01). 재헙착으로 진단된 I, II형의 수술직후 대 동맥협부지수와 111형의 횡대동맥 지수는 비협착군에 비하여 의미있게 작았는데 이는 아마도수술 당시 협 착 부위의 완전제거가 이루어지지 않은 것이 원인이라고 사료되었다. 본 분석에서는 어린 연령(3개월 이하), 3개월이하에 시행한 쇄골하동맥편 교약성형술이 의미있는 재협착의 위험요소로 밝혀졌다. 결론 적으로 저자등은 본연구를 통하여 대동맥협부지수, 횡대동맥 지수 등이 개개 대동맥교약 환아의 해부학 적, 임상적 특징을 파악하는데 도움이 되는 도구라는 사실을 발견하였고 아울러 교약의 해부학적 특성, 동반 심기 형, 연령, 수술방법 등이 수술사망 및 재협착에 영향한다는 사실을 입증하였다.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제9B권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2002

지문인식 분야는 크게 지문의 분류(classification)와 정합(matching)으로 연구되고 있다. 분류는 일반적으로 좌제상문, 우제상문, 와상문, 궁상문, 솟은궁상문 등 크게 5종류로 나누며, 특정인의 지문이 어떤 분류에 속하는 지를 결정하는 것은 대형지문 데이터베이스에서 인덱스로 사용하여 매칭 시간의 단축과 정확도를 높여 주는데 있다. 기존의 지문분류는 특이점이라 불리는 핵과 삼각점의 개수 및 위치에 의한 분류방법이 주를 이루고 있는데, 이러한 방법은 지문분류의 정확성이 떨어지고, 특히 품질이 나쁜 지문이나 부분지문 등에서는 분류가 어려워 정확성이 더욱 떨어지는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서, 품질이 나쁜 지문이나 부분지문가지도 방향성과 주파수 선택력이 강한 Gabor 필터의 특징을 이용하여 지문분류의 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있는 효율적인 방법을 제안하고 실험을 통하여 이를 증명하고자 한다.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제10B권5호
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• pp.497-502
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• 2003

지문의 분류(Classification)는 대용량 지문 데이터베이스에서 정합시간의 단축과 정확도를 높여주는 역할을 한다. 지문의 종류는 크게 궁상문, 솟은 궁상문, 좌제상문, 우제상문, 와상문의 5종류로 분류되며, 이는 중심점과 삼각점의 개수 및 위치등을 이용하여 분류하고 있다. 기존의 지문 분류는 중심점과 삼각점을 모두 획득하는 회전날인의 경우에 사용 가능한 분류방법이나 현대의 자동화된 실시간 지문인식 시스템에서는 입력센서의 크기 및 입력방법의 문제등으로 인하여 적용할 수 없는 문제점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여, 중심점을 획득한 지문을 이용하여 중심점에서 융선의 엔트로피 계측을 기반으로 하며 지문 분류의 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법을 제안하고 실험을 통하여 이를 증명한다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2024

Objective: Alveolar bone loss is a common adverse effect of intrusion treatment. Mandibular incisors are prone to dehiscence and fenestrations as they suffer from thinner alveolar bone thickness. Methods: Thirty skeletal class II patients treated with mandibular intrusion arch therapy were included in this study. Lateral cephalograms and cone-beam computed tomography images were taken before treatment (T1) and immediately after intrusion arch removal (T2) to evaluate the tooth displacement and the alveolar bone changes. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation was used to identify risk factors of alveolar bone loss during the intrusion treatment. Results: Deep overbite was successfully corrected (P < 0.05), accompanied by mandibular incisor proclination (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant change in the true incisor intrusion (P > 0.05). The labial and lingual vertical alveolar bone levels showed a significant decrease (P < 0.05). The alveolar bone is thinning in the labial crestal area and lingual apical area (P < 0.05); accompanied by thickening in the labial apical area (P < 0.05). Proclined incisors, non-extraction treatment, and increased A point-nasion-B point (ANB) degree were positively correlated with alveolar bone loss. Conclusions: While the mandibular intrusion arch effectively corrected the deep overbite, it did cause some unwanted incisor labial tipping/flaring. During the intrusion treatment, the alveolar bone underwent corresponding changes, which was thinning in the labial crestal area and thickening in the labial apical area vice versa. And increased axis change of incisors, non-extraction treatment, and increased ANB were identified as risk factors for alveolar bone loss in patients with mandibular intrusion therapy.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1082-1089
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• 2012

Objectives : The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of digitized stone models, impression materials compared to the master model and the reliability of the computer aided analysis. Methods : A master model(500B-1, Nissin dental product, Japan) with the prepared lower full arch tooth was used. Ten vinyl polysiloxane impressions(Examix$^{(R)}$, GC Industrial Corp, Japan) of master model were taken and type IV stone(aesthetic-base gold$^{(R)}$, Dentona, Germany) were poured in stone models. The linear distance between the reference points were measured and analyzed on the Delcam Copycad$^{(R)}$(Delcam plc, UK). The t-student test for paired samples was used for statistical analysis. Results : The mean differences to master model for stone model and impression material were 0.11~0.19mm, and 0.19~0.29mm, respectively. There were statistical differences in dimensional accuracy for full arch impression between master model and stone model/impressions(p<.05). Conclusions : Two different scanning methods showed clinically acceptable accuracy of full arch digital impression produced by them. These results will have to be confirmed in further clinical studies.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.671-691
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• 1993

To estimate the possibility in the application of TiN ion-plating to the orthodontic appliance, this study investigated frictional force and frictional coefficient between non-ionplated and TiN ion-plated to the orthodontic appliance. The obtained results were as follows : 1. For each group, the frictional force between metal bracket and arch wire in the wet condition was exhibited lower than that in the dry condition. 2. In the dry condition, the frictional force was lowest with fourth group, and it increased in the order of the 3rd, 1st, and 2nd group. Same situation happened in the wet condition. 3. Experimental results using ceramic & plastic bracket showed that group B was lower than group A, and group D was similar to group C. 4. The surface texture after experiment showed that the scratch due to a friction with bracket was observed in an arch wire of dry contition. Also the surface of bracket was rougher than before. 5. We observed that a specimen surface processed with the TiN ion plating was smoother than that of without the TiN ion plating. 6. The surface texture of a metal bracket and an arch wire in the wet condition was observed smoother than that in the dry condition. 7. In the dry condition, the friction coefficient of each specimen was very similar to each other, but in the wet condition, the friction coefficient of specimen processed with the TiN ion plating showed lower values.