• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.309-313
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• 2010

The management of teeth in the line of a mandibular fracture is controversial despite the general agreement that most of these teeth can be preserved. Teeth should be retained if bony attachments are adequate for survival, the tooth is sound and important in maintaining fixation of the fractured segment of bone. Teeth should be removed if they are loose and interfere with the reduction of fragments, are devitalized and potentially a source of wound infection, are damaged beyond their usefulness or may become devital and interfere with healing by becoming infected. However, tooth removal will increase the level of trauma, extend the severity of the wound and require expensive prosthetic treatment. Therefore, it is very important to conserve infected teeth in the line of a mandibular fracture through early primary endodontic treatment (pulp extirpation, canal enlargement and canal opening drainage) and splinting. The basic principles underlying the treatment of pulpless teeth are those underlying general surgery. Therefore, debridement of the infected wound (pulp extirpation and canal enlargement), drainage (canal opening) and gentle treatment of the tissues (occlusal reduction and teeth splinting) are the principles of surgery. This is a representative case report of conservative care by the early endodontic drainage of infected teeth in the line of a mandibular fracture.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 1981

The more civilized, the more incidence had happened in our daily life, particularly in industrial factories, by traffic accident, and in sports, etc. in the dental field. The accidental trauma is usually involved the teeth and surronuding tissues. And the author intended to study of the traumatic injuries of anterior teeth by individual tooth, age, sex, cause of trauma, and how they were treated. The following results were obtained: 1. The patients with traumatic injuries of the anterior teeth were 1.8% among the total dental out-patients. 2. By the age group, the twenties was most frequent in both sexes, and the teenagers next. 3. The predominant causes of traumatic injuries in the dental field were traffic accident (23.4%), fighting (19.2%), falling (18.5%), and sports (7.3%). 4. In the classification of injuries of the teeth, uncomplicated crown fractures (31.2%), subluxations (14.7%), and the complicated crown fractures (13.2%) were presented. 5. By the individual tooth in the traumatic cases, the upper cental incisors were most frequently injuried (49.8%). 6. In the treatments fillings and endodontic treatments (33.2%), splints (13.5%), extractions (11.7%) were main after care method.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2013

Objectives: To determine the retentive strength and failure mode of undercut composite post, glass fiber post and polyethylene fiber post luted with flowable composite resin and resin-cement. Materials and Methods: Coronal parts of 120 primary canine teeth were sectioned and specimens were treated endodontically. The teeth were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 20). Prepared root canals received intracanal retainers with a short composite post, undercut composite post, glass fiber post luted with flowable resin or resin-cement, and polyethylene fiber post luted with flowable resin or resin-cement. After crown reconstruction, samples were tested for retentive strength and failure mode. Statistical analysis was done with one-way ANOVA and Tukey tests (p < 0.05). Results: There were statistically significant differences between groups (p = 0.001). Mean bond strength in the undercut group was significantly greater than in the short composite post (p = 0.030), and the glass fiber post (p = 0.001) and the polyethylene fiber post group luted with resin-cement (p = 0.008). However, the differences between the undercut group and the groups with flowable composite as the luting agent were not significant (p = 0.068, p = 0.557). Adhesive failure was more frequent in the fiber post groups. Conclusions: Although the composite post with undercutting showed the greatest resistance to dislodgement, fiber posts cemented with flowable composite resin provided acceptable results in terms of retentive strength and fracture mode.

• 대한심미치과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2014

가지런한 치열을 얻기 위해 교정 치료는 치아 보존적인 의미에서 단연 First choice가 일 수 밖에 없다. 그러나 왜소치나 치아 크기의 불균형인 경우, 변색 치아나 파절, 심한 마모 치아인 경우 교정만으로는 심미적으로 완성도 높은 결과를 가져올 수 없다. 모든 치료에서 그러하지만, 특히 심미 치료에서는 치아 교정과 보철 치료, 혹은 치주 치료 및 임플란트등 항상 통합적인 진단과 치료계획이 필요한 경우가 많다. 그리고 다양한 치과 분야의 협진 진료가 필요한 환자에서는 안모와 치아의 심미적 만족뿐 아니라 기능적인 교합관계를 이룸으로써 장기간 안정적이며 조화로운 상태가 유지될 수 있는 치료가 전제되어야 한다. 본 증례는 전치부와 소구치에 cross bite가 있고, 상악 우중절치 절단에 마모가 있는 37세 여성 환자에서 교정과 라미네이트 수복치료를 동반한 경우이다. 치아교정을 통하여 전체적인 치아 위치를 재구성하여 기능교합을 이루었고, 최소한의 치질삭제로 라미네이트 수복치료를 함으로써 전치부 심미를 회복하였다. 최종 보철물을 장착하고 2년간 주기적인 follow up통해 예후를 관찰중이며, 부정교합의 재발이나 보철물 파절은 현재까지 관찰되지 않았다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2015

치수괴사가 있는 미성숙 치아를 치료할 때 많은 도전을 받는데, 역사적으로 수산화칼슘을 장기간 적용하여 석회 차단벽의 형성을 유도하는 것이 사용되어 왔다. 2004년 개방성 근첨을 치료할 수 있는 '재혈관화'라는 새로운 방법이 소개되어 널리 인정받게 되었다. 기존의 근첨형성술과 이 방법이 다른 점은 근관을 세 항생제 (ciprofloxacin, metronidazole and minocycline)로 소독하고 인위적으로 근관내 출혈을 유도한 다음, MTA로 밀폐한다. 괴사된 미성숙 영구치를 재생 근관치료를 성공적으로 하였을 경우, 지속적인 치근의 성장과 상아질벽 두께의 증가, 및 치근첨의 폐쇄를 얻을 수 있다. 이는 치수-상아질 복합체의 기능적 회복과 발달이 궁극적으로 자연치의 유지에 기여하는 점이다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.298-307
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• 2022

Glossectomy combined with radiotherapy causes different levels of tongue function disorders and leads to severe malocclusion, with poor periodontal status in cancer survivors. Although affected patients require regular access to orthodontic care, special considerations are crucial for treatment planning. This case report describes the satisfactory orthodontic management for the correction of severe dental crowding in a 43-year-old female 6 years after treatment for tongue cancer with total glossectomy combined with radiotherapy, to envision the possibility of orthodontic care for oral cancer survivors. Extraction was performed to correct dental crowding and establish proper occlusion following alignment, after considering the possibility of osteoradionecrosis. Orthodontic mini-implants were used to provide skeletal anchorage required for closure of the extraction space and intrusion of the anterior teeth. The dental crowding was corrected, and Class I occlusal relationship was established after 36 months of treatment. The treatment outcome was sustained after 15 months of retention, and long-term follow-up was recommended.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2006

The side effects of head and neck radiation therapy include mucositis, xerostomia, loss of taste, radiation caries, oral infection, osteoradionecrosis and trismus. When a patient is arranged to begin head & neck radiotherapy, oral pathologic lesions are examined and managed for the prevention of oral complications. The advanced odontogenic infection should be especially controlled before the radiotherapy and the patient must be instructed for proper oral prophylaxis. Generally the more conservative treatments, such as, scaling, restoration, endodontic treatment, are the care of choice and dental extraction is performed in advanced periapical and periodontal pathologic conditions. If the dental extraction should be done, the radiotherapy consequently will be delayed until there is epithelium covering the extraction socket, leaving no exposed bone. The cancer patient with severe emotional stress pray for the early radiation therapy, in spite of possibility of the recurrent odontogenic infectious lesions. So, the authors attempted to do the early radiation therapy by the conservative endodontic drainage and surgical incision & drainage without extraction of the infected teeth, and resulted in relatively good prognosis without the severe side effects of head and neck radiotherapy.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.544-549
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• 2009

Failure to use effective methods of reduction, fixation and immobilization may lead to osteomyelitis with the exposed necrotic bone, as the overzealous use of transosseous wires & plates that devascularizes bone segments in the compound comminuted fractures of mandible. Once osteomyelitis secondary to fractures has become established, intermaxillary fixation should be instituted as early as possible. Fixation enhances patient comfort and hinders ingress of microorganisms and debris by movement of bone fragments. Teeth and foreign materials that are in the line of fracture should be removed and initial debridement performed at the earliest possible time. Grossly necrotic bone should be excised as early as possible ; no attempt should be made to create soft tissue flaps to achieve closure over exposed bone. The key to treatment of chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible is adequate and prolonged soft tissue drainage. If good soft tissue drainage is provided over a long period, sequestration of infected bone followed by regeneration or fibrous tissue replacement will occur so that appearance and function are not seriously altered. Localization and sequestration of infected mandible are far better performed by natural mechanism of homeostasis than by cutting across involved bone with a cosmetic or functional defect. As natural host defenses and conservative therapy begin to be effective, the process may become chronic, inflammation regresses, granulation tissue is formed, and new blood vessels cause lysis of bone, thus separating fragments of necrotic bone(sequestra) from viable bone. The sequestra may be isolated by a bed of granulation tissue, encased in a sheath of new bone(involucrum), and removed easily with pincettes. This is a case report of the long-term conservative drainage care in osteomyelitis associated with mandibular fractures.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.175-185
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• 2018

목적: 미백젤의 효과 증대 및 치은 자극의 최소화를 위해 wrap을 사용하는 자가 도포 치아 미백제의 임상적 효능과 안전성을 평가하는 것이다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 90명의 피험자를 대조군과 2.8%, 3.0%의 과산화수소가 포함된 미백젤을 사용하는 두 개의 실험군으로 각각 30명씩 무작위 배정하였다. 그들은 상악 4전치 부위에 하루 1번 30분씩 2주간 미백젤과 wrap을 사용하였다. VITA shade guide와 ShadeEye $NCC^{(R)}$를 이용하여 치아 색조 측정을 하였고, 부작용은 인터뷰와 구내 검사로 조사하였다. 효능과 안전성 평가를 위해 통계 처리 하였다. 결과: 비타 색조 기준표에 의한 평가에서는 미백 성분이 들어있는 실험군에서 대조군과 비교시 유의한 미백 효과를 보였다. 측색기를 이용한 평가에서는 3.0% 실험군이 대조군과 2.8% 실험군에 비해 유의한 미백 효과를 보였다(P < 0.05). 경미한 부작용의 호소가 일부 있었으나 모든 군에서 치은 자극에 대한 이상증상을 보이지 않았다. 결론: Wrap을 사용한 자가 도포 미백젤은 과산화수소의 농도가 2.8%에서 3.0%로 높아질수록 그 효과가 증가되며 유의하게 심각한 부작용이 관찰되지 않아 유용한 자가 미백 치료제로 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2011

Background: Teeth requiring extraction before radiotherapy in head & neck cancer patients should be removed as long as possible before the initiation of radiation therapy. Conventionally, a minimum 2-week waiting primary healing period is recommended. Although the above 2-week period is ideal, it was not uncommon for the radiotherapist and cancer patient to feel an urgent need to process with radiotherapy despite the need for dental care. Therefore, alternative approaches for early radiotherapy, including conservative endodontic treatment and a 1-week waiting primary healing period after dental extraction at the time of radiotherapy, were considered and applied based on the experimental study Materials and Methods: Eighteen dogs were processed for histopathologic wound healing. The effect of the primary endodontic treatment and extraction before early radiotherapy was examined. Results: No specific complication, such as, post-extraction wound infection, radiation osteitis and osteoradionecrosis, were encountered despite the early radiotherapy. Conclusion: Based on the experimental study, a minimum 1-week waiting primary healing period for oral care before radiotherapy is suitable for the early radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.