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Creating protective appliances for preventing dental injury during endotracheal intubation using intraoral scanning and 3D printing: a technical note

  • Cho, Jin-Hyung;Park, Wonse;Park, Kyeong-Mee;Kim, Seo-Yul;Kim, Kee-Deog
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.55-59
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    • 2017
  • Digital dentistry has influenced many dental procedures, such as three-dimensional (3D) diagnosis and treatment planning, surgical splints, and prosthetic treatments. Patient-specific protective appliances (PSPAs) prevent dental injury during endotracheal intubation. However, the required laboratory work takes time, and there is the possibility of tooth extraction while obtaining the dental impression. In this technical report, we utilized new digital technology for creating PSPAs, using direct intraoral scanners and 3D printers for dental cast fabrication.

Endodontic treatment of maxillary lateral incisors with anatomical variations

  • Lee, Moon-Hwan;Ha, Jung-Hong;Jin, Myoung-Uk;Kim, Young-Kyung;Kim, Sung-Kyo
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 2013
  • Maxillary lateral incisors usually exhibit a single root with a single canal. However, maxillary lateral incisor teeth with unusual morphology of root canal system are frequently reported. These cases of variable root canal anatomy can be treated well by nonsurgical endodontic methods. A detailed description of root canal morphology is fundamental for successful endodontic treatment. Treatment using an operating microscope, radiographs from different angles, and cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) can produce more predictable endodontic outcomes.

Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery for painless anesthesia: a literature review

  • Kwak, Eun-Jung;Pang, Nan-Sim;Cho, Jin-Hyung;Jung, Bock-Young;Kim, Kee-Deog;Park, Wonse
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2016
  • Local anesthesia is administered to reduce pain during dental treatments, but may itself cause pain and contribute to increased dental fear. Computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery (CCLAD) is one the method to reduce patient pain during local anesthesia; it is a device that slowly administers anesthetics by using a computerized device to control the injection speed. This literature review aims to provide an objective assessment of the usefulness of CCLAD for controlling pain by reviewing papers published to date that have used CCLAD.

Endodontic biofilms: contemporary and future treatment options

  • Yoo, Yeon-Jee;Perinpanayagam, Hiran;Oh, Soram;Kim, A-Reum;Han, Seung-Hyun;Kum, Kee-Yeon
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.7.1-7.10
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    • 2019
  • Apical periodontitis is a biofilm-mediated infection. The biofilm protects bacteria from host defenses and increase their resistance to intracanal disinfecting protocols. Understanding the virulence of these endodontic microbiota within biofilm is essential for the development of novel therapeutic procedures for intracanal disinfection. Both the disruption of biofilms and the killing of their bacteria are necessary to effectively treat apical periodontitis. Accordingly, a review of endodontic biofilm types, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, and current and future therapeutic procedures for endodontic biofilm is provided.