• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2016

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the healing rate of non-surgical endodontic treatment between C-shaped and non-C-shaped mandibular second molars. Materials and Methods: Clinical records and radiological images of patients who had undergone endodontic treatment on mandibular second molars between 2007 and 2014 were screened. The periapical index scoring system was applied to compare healing outcomes. Information about preoperative and postoperative factors as well as the demographic data of the patients was acquired and evaluated using chi-square and multinomial logistic regression tests. Results: The total healing rate was 68.4%. Healing rates for the mandibular second molar were 70.9% in C-shaped canals (n = 79) and 66.6% in non-C-shaped ones (n = 117). The difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: The presence of a C-shaped canal in the mandibular second molar did not have a significantly negative effect on healing after treatment. Instead, proper pulpal diagnosis and final restoration were indicated as having significantly greater influence on the healing outcomes of C-shaped and non-C-shaped canals, respectively.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.17-31
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• 1989

This study was under taken to investigate the healing of Sa Gun Ja Tang extract (SE) and Sa Gun Ja Tang added Radix Astragali extract (SHE) on the artificial wound on rabbit skin. The granulation tissues were observed by microscope at the five day interval for twenty days. In order to understand the healing mechanism chick embryo culture was carried out in the presence of the extracts and the growth ratio and fusion index were counted. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The healing power of SE treated group on wound was more significant than the control group. 2. The healing power on wound was more effective at the SHE than the SE. 3. The growth ratio and fusion index were higher at the SHE treated groups than the SE treated groups. From the above result, SHE was more effective than the SE on wound healing activity by the mechanism of stimulating the cell growth ratio and fusion index.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.573-584
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• 2021

Background and objective: This study was conducted with 10 men and women in their 50s-60s to investigate the effect of agro-healing activities on the improvement of mental health. Methods: The experimental group participated in total 8 sessions of agro-healing activities, once a week for 2 hours each, at a care farm in Wanju-gun. Physiological measurements were taken with an electroencephalogram (EEG), Salivettes samples, and blood pressure before and after the activities. Results: As a result of analyzing the changes in brainwaves of the experimental group before and after agro-healing activities, relative slow alpha (RSA), relative fast alpha (RFA), and ratio of alpha to high beta (RAHB), the indices of stability and relaxation, increased after the program with statistical significance. Also, the ratio of SMR to theta (RST) of the attention index increased on the right frontal lobes, temporal lobes, and left occipital lobes, and relative low beta (RLB) increasd on the frontal lobes, temporal lobes, and occipital lobes after the program with statistical significance. The sympathetic nervous system activity, which is a stress index, decreased after the program, whereas the parasympathetic nervous system activity, which is a relaxation index, increased, showing statistical significance (p < .05). As a result of analyzing the changes in blood pressure after the program, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure decreased from prehypertension to normal blood pressure, showing statistical significance. SThese results indicate that participating in agro-healing activities at a care farm for the 50-60s helps reduce stress and improve stability and relaxation as well as attention. Conclusion: Thus, developing and applying customized agro-healing programs for participants will have a positive effect on brain activity and psychophysiological improvement by relieving tension and stress. However, there are limitations in generalizing the results of this study since most of agro-healing farms have low accessibility that leads to a low level of participants.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.54-65
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• 2020

본 연구는 경막외강차단 시술 후 Healing Beats 프로그램 적용하였을 때 환자의 불안, 스트레스, 수축기 혈압, 심박동수 및 Bis index에 미치는 효과를 확인하기 위한 무작위 대조군 전후 실험연구이다. 대상자 선정은 경막외강차단 시술을 위해 2018년 12월부터 2019년 5월까지 마취통증의학과를 방문하여 모집공고를 통해 자원한 환자를 대상으로 하였으며, 실험군 25명, 위약군 24명, 대조군 25명으로 총 74명의 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 수집된 자료는 x2-test, F-test와 시간에 따른 효과를 검증하기 위하여 repeated measures of ANOVA로 반복측정 분산분석하였다. 연구결과 실험군, 위약군 및 대조군의 일반적 특성 및 변수는 모두 동질하였으며, 불안은 사전 사후 2회 측정한 결과 집단간 유의한 차이가 있었고(F=27.175, p<.001), 스트레스(F=4.78, p<.001), 심박동수(F=4.22, p<.001) 및 Bis index(F=7.96, p<.001)는 반복측정 분산분석한 결과 집단과 시간에 따라 교호작용에서 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 하지만 수축기 혈압에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다(F=1.23, p=.298). 따라서 Healing Beats는 통증 시술 후 회복실에서 진정을 유도하기 위한 간호 중재로 효과적이며, 시간 흐름에 따른 추적 조사를 통해 중재 시간을 파악할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 Healing Beats 프로그램은 임상현장이나 일상생활의 스트레스 상황에서 진정을 위한 효율적, 효과적인 중재로 사용할 수 있다고 본다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2021

본 연구는 기계·화학적 에너지를 활용하는 메카노케미칼 공정기술을 자기치유 혼화재에 적용하기 위한 목적으로 진행되었다. 기계·화학적 공정기술을 자기치유 혼화재 제조 공정에 적용하여 치유 소재의 활성화 에너지를 증가시켜 치유성능에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 하였다. 자기치유 모르타르에 사용한 자기치유 소재는 팽창/팽윤제를 주요 구성물로 선정하고 탄산염 촉진제와 무기염 첨가제를 기타 첨가제로 혼입하였으며, 기계·화학 처리공정 적용에 의한 치유 소재의 활성화도 및 개질화 반응이 가능한 재료로 선택하였다. 기계·화학 처리공정에 대한 자기치유 혼화재의 기초평가는 XRD, FT-IR 분석으로 확인하였으며, 자기치유 모르타르의 치유 성능평가는 정수위 투수시험을 이용하여 치유율을 확인하였다. 치유성능 확인결과 기계·화학 처리 공정을 적용한 WM3 시료(MC360min)가 공정처리 하지 않은 WM1 시료에 대비 치유성능이 4.1% 증가하였으며, 자기치유율은 평균 94.3%로 확인되었다.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.691-698
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• 2019

This study is to examine the effect of improving the forest therapy program for adolescents using forest healing resources (focused on improving index of greenness for adolescents). The participants were 30 students from in the control group that participated in the 2018 program, and 51 students in experimental group that participated in the improved program in 2019. The questionnaire, developed by Korea Forest Welfare Institute, was comprised of items on general matters, index of greenness, restorative environment, positive emotion, negative emotion, facial expression and psychological assessment. The control group had 30 and the experimental group had 49 valid copies of the questionnaires. As a result of the paired sample t-test for each group, the control group showed a significant increase in all categories except restorative environment. In the experimental group, all categories significantly improved to a higher level (p <.01). An independent sample t-test (one-tailed test) was performed to test the effect of the forest therapy program with improved index of greenness. As a result, the index of greenness increased by 0.73 points(t=2.555, p <.01) and restorative environment by 1.01 points (t=2.567, p <.01), showing statistical significance. Negative emotion increased by 0.04 points (t=0.183, p >.05), which was not significant. On the other hand, positive emotion decreased by 0.42 points (t=-1.918, p <.05), facial expression by 0.57 points (t=-1.775, p <.05), and psychological assessment by 0.29 points (t=-0.981, p >.05), showing significance in positive emotion and facial expression. However, all the decreased items showed significant improvements between the pretest and posttest scores of the experimental group.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 2018

Purpose: This study was conducted to ascertain the effectiveness of forest healing therapy by analyzing researches on forest healing therapy applied to Korean adults and to confirm that forest healing therapy can be used as a therapeutic intervention program for elderly nursing or rehabilitation nursing. Methods: We searched 972 research papers on forest therapy applied to Korean adults. We reviewed appropriate 25 research papers with experimental design among them in the final analysis. Results: Forest healing therapy had physiological and psychosocial effects. First of all, it showed physiological effects to reduce stress index such as heart rate variation. Forest therapy also improved melatonin level in blood of middle-aged women with menopause and increased alpha wave in electroencephalogram and decreased lipid level and superoxide dismutase in blood. Second, forest healing therapy showed psychosocial effects to reduce depression and to improve mental health. But the effects appeared differently depending on the implementing type, period of forest healing therapy, and the professionalism of therapists. Therefore, if forest healing therapy would be applied to nursing, it should be based on its key principle, in other words, its principle of action-interaction-response of forest healing therapy. Conclusion: The results of this study could be used to develop a forest healing program as an intervention of nursing.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2003

The effects of ethanol extract of Ruta graveolens on ulceration induced by ethanol and wound healing properties were investigated in mice. Oral administration of the extract reduced the incidence of ulcer, ulcer index and ulcer length produced by ethanol. The gastroprotective effects of R. graveolens were observed in a dose-dependent manner. However, this activity was statistically less potent than the anti-ulcer drug, omeprazole. When the extract applied on the wound, it promoted wound healing in mice. The wound contraction was faster in these mice when compared to untreated wounds. Based on these present findings, R. graveolens possesses anti-ulcer activity and promotes incision wound healing in mice.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2021

Objectives: Wound healing is an integral part of any surgical procedure. Appropriate wound closure is critical to any successful surgical procedure, especially intraoral procedures. Various factors aid in wound healing, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Dehydrated human amniotic/chorionic membrane (dHACM) is an emerging bioinert material that contains anti-inflammatory properties, angiogenetic properties, osteogenic potential, and various growth factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of wound healing properties of dHACM in bilateral alveoloplasty patients. Materials and Methods: A prospective split-mouth study was conducted on 10 patients. Site A received sutures with dHACM and site B was sutured without dHACM. Wound healing was assessed with the Landry, Turnbull, and Howley Index. Results: Sites A and site B were compared. A P<0.05 and a test value of 22 was obtained, indicating a statistical difference between the two sites. Conclusion: Our study showed better healing with dHACM than without.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2018

Background The free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap has been widely used for various kinds of reconstructions. However, delayed healing at the donor site occasionally occurs due to wound dehiscence or the partial loss of grafted skin at the donor site. The aim of the present study was to identify reliable predictive factors for delayed healing at the donor site after the harvest of a free ALT flap. Methods This study included 52 patients who underwent reconstructive procedures using free ALT flaps. The delayed healing group included patients with wounds at the donor site that had not healed over 3 weeks after surgery, and the normal healing group included patients who showed wound healing within 3 weeks after surgery. Multivariate logistic regression models were created to identify the risk factors for delayed healing at the ALT flap donor site. Results Among the 52 patients, 24 (46.2%) showed delayed healing at the donor site, and 6 patients required additional operative treatment. A high preoperative body mass index (BMI), smoking, and skin grafting were found to be significantly associated with delayed healing at the ALT donor site. Of the 37 patients who underwent skin grafting, 23 (62%) experienced delayed healing at the donor site. Conclusions A high preoperative BMI, smoking, and skin grafting were risk factors for delayed healing at the free ALT donor site. Skin grafting at the ALT donor site should be avoided in patients with a high BMI or a habit of smoking.