• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2004

The appropriate care to the dental emergency patients is much important in the aspect of community dental service. To attain such a purpose, the sacred duty of the training of oral and maxillofacial surgeons is required. So, a retrospective study on the characteristics of dental injuries and diseases in emergency care unit will be very meaningful. This study was carried by reviewing the charts and radiographic films of 3,394 patients, treated for dental emergency at Wonju Christian Hospital, Republic of Korea, from January 1, 1993 to December 31, 2002. All patients were classified to 6 groups including trauma, toothache, infection, hemorrhage, TMJ disorder and the others. The clinical characteristics of diseases and treatment modalities according to each group were analyzed. The trauma (73.9%) was the most frequent cause in dental emergency patients, and acute toothache, odontogenic infection, oral hemorrhage, and TMJ disorder were next in order. Gender prediction was male (68%), there were many patients on May and December in the monthly frequency, and the most frequent age group was from 0 to 9 years. In the trauma group, male (68.6%) was predominant, and soft tissue injuries and primary closures were the most frequent type of injury and treatment. In jaw fractures, traffic accidents were the most cause and the weakest site was mandibular symphysis area, and mandibular angle, condyle, and body area were next in order. In the acute toothache group, the cause was dental pulpitis mostly and treatment for that was drug administration mainly. Buccal space abscess in infection group had the largest incidence (24.5%), and common treatments were incision and drainage and medications. In the hemorrhage group, a major cause was postoperative bleeding (60.3%) and hemostasis was obtained by pressure dressing, curettage and suture. For the TMJ disorder group, the peak incidence (63.8%) was shown in the post-traumatic myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome and its primary care was medication such as analgesics and sedatives. In the other group, the various specific symptoms were complained due to acute sialadenitis, trigeminal neuralgia, acute stomatitis, chemical burn, terminal stage neuritis of head and neck cancer, and foreign body aspiration. In conclusion, for the rapid and proper care of the emergency dental diseases, well-trained education should be presented to the intern and resident course of oral and maxillofacial surgery. And it is demanded that oral and maxillofacial surgeons must be prepared in knowledge and skill for such emergency care.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.497-503
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• 2004

One of the most difficult problems to damage in dentistry is an odontogenic infection. These infections may range from low-grade, well-localized infections that require only minimal treatment to a severe, life-threatenig fascial space infection. Although the overwhelming majority of odontogenic infections are easily managed by minor surgical procedures and supportive medical therapy that includes antibiotic administration, the practitioner must constantly bear in mind that these infections may become severe in a very short time. We made an investigation was targeting on 78 male and 47 female patients (125 patients in total) who had been hospitalized because of the fascial space abscess on the oral and maxillofacial area and gained a complete recovery in Daegu Catholic University Hospital, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from January 1999 to December 2003. By tracing their charts, we could grasp the characteristics such as age, gender, the time of breakout and specific areas of the attacks, making a conclusive study of the statistical analysis and finally, we could reach conclusions. Now, we report the conclusion from the investigation with the literature. The proportion of males and females was approximately 3 to 2, and in age group, patients under 10 years old marked the highest, 22.4%. The patients between the age of 10 and 40 were only 14.4%, yet those who were between 40 and 80 marked 53.6% in contrast. In the monthly distribution, the order was Dec.(13.6%)-Sep.(12%)-Jan.(10.4%) and in seasonal distribution, it was winter(30.4%)-fall(28%)- summer(24.4%)- spring(19.2%). Considering the medical history, D.M. was the highest which was 30.3%, hypertension marked 24.4%, and the patients with both D.M. and hypertension were 9.0%. The major cause of infection of oral and maxillofacial areas was odontogenic infection, which marked about 96%, and especially the cases related to dental caries occurred most frequently, which was 51.2%. In the number of relaxed fascial space, single fascial space was 81.6%, and in the degree of relaxation of fascial space, the buccal space abscess marked 40.8%, following submandibular space abscess, which was 30.4%.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.526-536
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• 2004

본 연구는 급속상악확대술 시행 후 보정기간중에 지대치의 압박측 치근흡수에 불화나트륨의 경구 투여가 영향을 미치는지를 알아보기 위하여 시행되었다. 이차성징을 아직 나타내지 않은 10마리 소아기 암캐에 견치를 주지대치로 사용하는 주조형 상악 확대장치를 제작, 장착하였다 상악확대장치는 20일간에 걸쳐 5mm 확장시켰으며, 교합면 방사선사진을 이용하여 정중구개봉합의 이개를 확인하였다. 실험동물은 실험군 5 마리와 대조군 5 마리로 나뉘었으며, 보정기간 중 실험군에는 2.2 mg/kg/day의 불화나트륨 (불소로서 1.0mg/kg/day)을 캅셀제의 형태로 1 일 2 회로 나누어 단독 경구 투여하였다. 실험동물들을 보정 후 0 일, 15 일, 30 일, 45 일, 및 60 일째에 각 군당 한 마리씩 배정하여 충분한 마취로 희생시킨 후 상악골을 절취하였다. 이후 실험동물의 좌측 상악 견치의 압박측 치근표면과 압박측 견치 협면을 덮고 있던 골 조직의 치아측 표면을 주사전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 본 실험에서 압박측 치근표면을 관찰한 결과 45일 보정군과 60일 보정군의 대조군에서 흡수소와가 발현되는 빈도가 높았다. 지대치 압박측 치근을 덮는 골면에 나타나는 흡수소와의 발현은 30일의 보정기간 이후부터 실험군에서 적게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 차후 급속상악확대술을 시행하는 경우 효과적인 NaF의 투여시기와 용량에 대한 검증이 필요하리라 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2005

This study was performed to investigate of dental plaque, calculus and gingival inflammation in Beagle dogs. Forty adults Beagle dogs (28 male and 12 female) were used in this study. The dogs weighed 9.5 kg and were in good oral and systemic health as determined by physical examination, and all dogs had full and normal dentition. The dogs were given a commercial pellet feed during 2 years period. For all examination procedures, the dogs were premedicated with a subcutaneous injection of atropine sulfate (0.04 mg/kg). Anesthesia was induced and maintained by intravenous administration of ketamine (8 mg/kg) and xylazine (2 mg/kg). Dental plaque, calculus and gingival inflammation were assessed by Logan and Boyce clinical plaque index. Calculi covering the maxillary carnassial and first molar teeth were extensive and were accompanied by severe gingival inflammation and pocket formation. Calculi, accompanied by gingival inflammation, were clearly evident on buccal surfaces of other teeth. Calculi didn't showed on the lingual surfaces, but linguogingival inflammation formed in premolar teeth. Although the general pattern was clear, there was considerable variation among dogs in the rate of deposition of calculus and extend of gingival inflammation. This investigation suggest that feeding of the commercial dry food without dental hygiene increase plaque accumulation and may be a contributing factor in calculi formation and periodontal disease.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2004

치료의 한계를 미리 알 수 있다면 현실적이고 체계적으로 치료목표와 계획을 설정 할 수 있을 것이며, 치료결과 또한 좀 더 예측 가능할 것이다. 대체적으로 볼 때, III급 수술-교정 치료 증례는 통상적인 증례보다 교정 치료를 통하여 얻어야 하는 치아 이동량이 많을 것으로 예상되어 이를 연구대상으로 선택하였고, 이들이 보인 교정적 치아이동 양상을 측정하여 교정적 치아이동의 한계에 대한 후향적 연구를 실시하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 치아 이동량의 측정방법으로서 선택한 치아 위치 측정 기구의 신뢰성을 평가한 다음, 이 방법을 이용하여 연구 대상의 교정적 치아 이동의 한계를 밝히는 것이었다. 이를 위하여 연구 재료로서 III급 수술-교정 치료를 받은 환자 55명의 치료 전$cdot$후 모형을 이용하였고, 연구 방법으로 각 모형에서 치아의 angulation, inclination 및 견치에서 제2대구치에 이르는 치열궁 폭경의 변화를 측정한 다음, 치아 이동량 측정방법의 신뢰성 검증을 위하여 임의 표본에 대하여 검사자간의 신뢰성을 분석하였으며, 기술 통계량을 얻고 paired t-test를 시행하였다. 연구 결과, 측정 방법의 양호한 신뢰성을 검증할 수 있었으며, 치아이동 범위는 악궁 내 각 부위에 따라 매우 다양함을 알 수 있었다. 본 실험의 연구 대상인 III급 수술-교정 치료 증례에서 치아 이동의 변화량을 해석한 결과, 수술-교정 치료 시 필요한 상$\cdot$하 구치부 치열궁 조화를 이루기 위한 치열궁 폭경의 변화량은 주로 구치부위의 경사 이동에 의한 것임을 추론할 수 있었다. 본 연구에 이용된 방법론은 II급 부정교합 등 다른 증례의 치료에서 치료 전$\cdot$후 치아 이동 양상의 해석에 적용할 수 있으며, 만일 이것을 통하여 특정 치료증례에서 치아 이동양상에 대한 충분한 자료를 얻는다면, 해당 치료 증례의 치료 계획 설정을 위한 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.