• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.306-316
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• 2015

Objectives: The facial bones are the most noticeable area in the human body, and facial injuries can cause significant functional, aesthetic, and psychological complications. Continuous study of the patterns of facial bone fractures and changes in trends is helpful in the prevention and treatment of maxillofacial fractures. The purpose of the current clinico-statistical study is to investigate the pattern of facial fractures over a 4-year period. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1,824 fracture sites was carried out in 1,284 patients admitted to SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center for facial bone fracture from January 2010 to December 2013. We evaluated the distributions of age/gender/season, fracture site, cause of injury, duration from injury to treatment, hospitalization period, and postoperative complications. Results: The ratio of men to women was 3.2:1. Most fractures occurred in individuals aged between teens to 40s and were most prevalent at the middle and end of the month. Fractures occurred in the nasal bone (65.0%), orbital wall (29.2%), maxillary wall (15.3%), zygomatic arch (13.2%), zygomaticomaxillary complex (9.8%), mandibular symphysis (6.5%), mandibular angle (5.9%), mandibular condyle (4.9%), and mandibular body (1.9%). The most common etiologies were fall (32.5%) and assault (26.0%). The average duration of injury to treatment was 6 days, and the average hospitalization period was 5 days. Eighteen postoperative complications were observed in 17 patients, mainly infection and malocclusion in the mandible. Conclusion: This study reflects the tendency for trauma in the Seoul metropolitan region because it analyzes all facial fracture patients who visited our hospital regardless of the specific department. Distinctively, in this study, midfacial fractures had a much higher incidence than mandible fractures.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.167-180
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• 1997

1993년 1월부터 1995년 12월까지 원광 대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과에 하악 과두 골절을 주소로 내원한 환자중 관혈적 정복술 적응증에 해당되는 79명의 환자에 대하여 관혈적 정복술을 시행하였다(이 중 25명은 Dr. 남씨법을 행한 환자임). 평균 환자 나이는 32.5세(8-65세)이었으며 환자 관찰기간은 약 18.4개월(3-28개월)이었다. 62명(81%)에서 편측 과두 골절 양상이었으며, 57명(72%) 환자가 하악골내 다른 부위와 연관되어 골절되었고 이중 47명(59%)에서 정중부와 관련되어 골절되었다. 환자 나이, 골절된 과두의 심한 정도, 임상 증상, 방사선 사진상 등을 통하여 수술 방법을 선택하였으며 과두부 골절이 아닌 경우 대개 골절 부위의 견고 고정 및 근심쪽 과두 골편 제거, 관절 성형술 및 관절원판 정복술, lag screw고정 등을 시행하였다. 술 후 악간 고정은 약 2주 정도 하였으며 이후 수동적 개구 운동 및 능동적 개구 운동을 2에서 4주, 4주이상에서 시행하였다. 술후 방사선학적 관찰시 과두 흡수 및 후방 부위로 근심 과두부 변위 등, 약 21.5%에서 술 후 방사선학적 변화를 가져왔으며 특히 Dr. 남씨법에서 더 많이 나타났다(Dr. 남씨법(32%), 다른 정복술(16%)). 술 후 임상 증상은 19%의 일시적 안면신경 마비, 개구시 하악 변위(16.4%), 악관절 동통(15.2%), 35mm 이하에서의 개구제한(10%), 기타 부정교합, 관절잡음, 가성 관절 강직 등의 합병증을 나타냈으며 이중 Dr. 남씨법에서 더 많은 합병증을 나타냈다. 과두 골절의 와괴적 처치는 가능한 견고 고정을 시행하는 것이 좋으며 이중 Dr. 남씨법은 그 사용에 있어 고려 해 보는 것이 좋다고 사료된다. 특히 과두 골절 처치에 있어 무엇보다도 술 후 계속적인 환자 관리 및 장기간 예후 관찰이 필수적이라 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this article is to analyze the incidence, demographic distribution, type, and etiology of mandible fractures that were treated by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital from January 2002 to December 2012. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and analytic retrospective study that evaluated 735 patients that were treated for mandible fracture. Results: This study included 1,172 fractures in 735 patients. The ratio of male to female patients was 5.45 : 1; the maximum value was in patients between 20 and 29 years (38.1%) and the minimum in patients over 70 years old. The monthly distribution of facial fractures peaked in the fall and was lower during winter. No specific correlation was identified based on the annual fracture distribution. Among the 735 fracture patients, 1.59 fracture lines were observed per patient. The most frequent site was the symphysis, which accounted for a total of 431 fractures, followed by the angle (348), condyle (279), and body (95). The symphysis with angle was the most common site identified in combination with fracture and accounted for 22.4%, followed by symphysis with condyle (19.8%). The angle was the most frequent site of single fractures (20.8%). The major cause of injury was accidental trauma (43.4%), which was followed by other causes such as violence (33.9%), sports-related accidents (10.5%), and traffic accidents (10.1%). Fracture incidents correlated with alcohol consumption were reported between 10.0%-26.9% annually. Conclusion: Although mandible fracture pattern is similar to the previous researches, there is some changes in the etiologic factors.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2011

Introduction: In today's society, the rapid and appropriate care of the dental emergency patients is much more important. So, a retrospective study on the characteristics of emergency dental injuries and diseases will be very meaningful. Materials and Methods: This retrospective clinical study was carried by reviewing the radiographic films and emergency chart of 11,493 patients who had visited the emergency room of Hallym Sacred heart Hospital and were treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from January 2006 to December 2010. Results: The male to female ratio was 1.9:1. The highest monthly incidence was observed in May (10.4%) and June (8.9%) and the peak age distribution was the first decade (56.0%), followed by the second decade (16.0%). Trauma was the most common cause in dental emergency patients, followed in order by toothache, odontogenic infection, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder and oral hemorrhage. Soft tissue injury was most prevalent in the trauma group, followed by tooth injury and facial bone fractures. In the tooth injury group, tooth fracture (56.7%) showed the highest incidence followed in order by tooth subluxation (18.2%), tooth concussion (16.9%), tooth avulsion (11.5%) and alveolar bone fractures (3.7%). In the facial bone fracture group, mandibular fractures (81.8%) showed the highest incidence followed in order by maxilla fractures (15.7%), nasal bone fractures (9.0%), zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures (5.4%), orbital bone fractures (2.5%). In mandibular bone fractures, the most common location was the symphysis (70.1%), followed in order by the mandibular angle (33.0%), mandibular condyle (22.8%) and mandibular body (13.6%). In the infection group, a submandibular space abscess (46.2%) was most common followed in order by a buccal space abscess (17.4%), canine space abscess (16.9%) and submental space abscess (12.3%). TMJ dislocation (89.3%) showed the highest incidence in the TMJ disorder group, followed by TMJ derangement (10.7%). In the other group, a range of specific symptoms due to post operation complications, trigeminal neuralgia, chemical burns and foreign body aspiration were reported. Conclusion: For the rapid and appropriate care of the dental emergency patients, well-organized system should be presented in oral and maxillofacial surgery. And it is possible under analysis of pattern and the variation of the dental emergency patients.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.281-289
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• 1994

This is a clinical study on 235 inpatients who sustained a total of 350 mandibular fractures and who were treated in our department during the period of Oug., 1989 through Dec., 1993. The results obtained are as follows : 1. The mumber of patients has not been increased year after year. In respect of incidence, there were the highest frequency as 67 patients(28.5%) in 1991 and the least frequency as 16 patients(6.8%) in 1989 and the highest frequency as 28 patients(11.9%) in October and the least frequncy as 12 patients(5.2%) in February. 2. The age frequency was the highest in the second decade(30.6%). The youngest patient was 8 months and the eldest patient was 80 years and mean age was 27.8 years. The ratio of men to Wemen was 4 : 1. 3. The most frequent cause was fall down as 86 patients(36.6%) and the next was fist blow 4 as 75 patients(31.9%), traffic accident as 56 patients(23.9%) in order. 4. The most common location was symphysis as 141 numbers(40.3%) and the next was condyle as 96 numbers(27.4%), angle as 94 numbers(26.8%), body as 14 numbers(4.0%) in order. The sum of fracture sites were 350 and there were 1.49 fracture sites per one patient and multiple fractures occured in 100 patients(40.5%) of the 235 patients. The ratio of Left to Right except for symphysis was 1.71 : 1. 5. Among the 333 associated injuries, facial laceration was 136(57.9%) and tooth injury was 58(24.7%) and extremity was 31(13.2%). 6. Among the 350 mandibular fractures, complications after treatment occured in 51(14.6%) and infection as 20(5.7%) was the most frequent complication. 7. In respect of treatment of mandibular fracture, close reduction was 64 patients(27.2%) and open reduction was 164 patients(69.8%) and other were 7 patients(3.0%) of all and so open reduction was the most common in type of treatment.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2022

Background: Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) is a technique that allows for the reduction and stabilization of mandibular fractures. Several methods of IMF, such as self-tapping screws or arch bars, have been developed. This study aimed to validate the usefulness of IMF with a self-tapping screw compared to IMF with arch bars with focus on the patients' perspective. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients who were treated for mandibular fractures at our hospital between August 2014 and February 2021. A total of 57 patients were enrolled in this study. Thirteen patients were excluded from the analysis: three patients were lost to follow-up, and 10 patients did not undergo IMF. Finally, 44 patients were analyzed, of which 31 belonged to the arch bar group, and 13 belonged to the screw group. Patient discomfort and pain during IMF application and removal were analyzed using a patient self-assessment questionnaire. The surgeon also assessed oral hygiene, IMF stability, and occlusion. Results: We applied IMF to 34 men (77%) and 10 women (23%). The mean age of the patients was 37.3 years. The most common fracture site was the angle (30%), followed by the parasymphysis (25%), the body (23%), the condyle (11%), and the ramus (11%). Patient discomfort and oral hygiene were statistically favorable in the screw group. The IMF application time was statistically shorter in the screw group (p< 0.001). IMF stability was not statistically different between the two groups. The pain score during IMF removal was lower in the screw group (p< 0.001). Conclusion: Compared to arch bars, IMF screws provide more comfort during the IMF period, help maintain favorable oral hygiene, and have a shorter application time. From the patient's perspective, IMF screws are an excellent alternative to conventional arch bars when applicable.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2014

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign but locally aggressive and destructive disease originating in the synovial membranes. It is a proliferative disorder of unknown etiology. Involvement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is very rare. Computed tomography clearly reveals areas of lytic bone erosion and sclerosis, and also clearly defines the extent of the tumor which is the focal areas of hyperdensity within the soft-tissue mass. Magnetic resonance images invariably show profound hypointensity on both T1- and T2-weighted sequences due to hemosiderin pigmentation. Additionally, high signal intensity on T2-weighted images may indicate cystic loculation of the joint fluid. This case study describes a rare case of PVNS of the TMJ with bone destruction of the mandibular condyle. Complete surgical excision of the lesion was performed through a preauricular approach with temporal extension. During the 10-year follow-up, two more operations were performed due to local recurrence and the fracture of the reconstruction plate. Total joint reconstruction with Biomet was finally performed, and the absence of disease was confirmed with a biopsy report showing fibrosis with hyalinization and mild inflammation of the excised soft tissue from the old lesion.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.50-62
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• 1989

저자는 1982년 1월부터 1987년 12월까지 대구시내 주의료기관인 5개 종합병원에 입원가료한 바 있는 하악골 골절환자 677명을 대상으로 임상적 연구를 시행한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 발생빈도에 있어서 연도별로는 약간의 증가추세에 있었고, 월별로는 5월과 9월에 호발하였고 지역별로는 대구시(55.7%)가 많았으며 대도시 (63.0%)에서 다소 높았다. 연령별 및 성별에서 20대(38.3%)에서 가장 호발하였으며 10대(18.5%), 30대 (18.0%)의 순으로 나타났으며 남녀비는 4.64 : 1로서 남자에게서 호발하였다. 원인별로 볼때 구타(31.5%), 교통사고 (29.5%)와 추락(15.2%), 전도(15.1%)로 많은 비중을 나타내었으며,별로 보면 20-40시 사이에 구타가 가장 많았다. 골절부위별로는 하악골 단독골절이 95.5%였으며 중안면골 골절이 동반된 경우가 4.5%였으며 골절 부위 수는 총 1,033개로서 1인당 평균 1.53개였으며 정중부(39.8%), 우각부(25.2%), 과두부(22.7%)의 순이었으며 정중부를 제외한 좌우측 비교에서 좌측이 364례로서 우측의 257례보다 많았다. 수상후 24시간이내에 전체의 62.9%가 내원하였으며, 1차 진료기관을 거친 경우가 42.4%였으며 유형별로는 일반의원(44.6%), 일반병원(27.9%) 및 치과의원(25.4%)의 순으로 나타났다. 처치내용별로는 관혈적정복수술이 전체의 55.0%를 차지하였고 37.2%는 비관혈적 정복수술을 받았으며, 소아에서는 주로 비관혈적 정복수술이 50.6%를 차지하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 1991

경기도 북부 지역의 중심인 의정부소재 종합병원인 의정부성모병원과 신천병원에 1988년 3월에서 1990년 8월까지 내원한 총 282명의 악안면 골절 환자를 다각적으로 분석하여 다음과 같은 견해를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다. 1. 악안면 골절 환자의 성별 발생빈도는 남자에서 4.6:1로 호발하였고 연령별로는 20대(40.4%)가 가장 많고 10대, 30대의 순이었다. 2. 부위별 발생빈도는 하악골이 40.2%로 가장 많았고 관골, 비골, 상악골의 순이었다. 3. 부위에 따른 성별 발생빈도를 살펴보면 하악골에서 남녀비율이 6.2:1이며 관골, 상악골, 비골의 순으로 남자에 호발함을 알 수 있다. 4. 골절의 원인은 교통사고가 42.8%로 가장 많았고 폭력사고, 산재, 낙상 등의 순이었다. 5. 타부위 손상과의 관련성은 두경부(79.0%), 복${\cdot}$흉부, 상하지 순이었다. 6. 하악골 골절에서는 정중부가 33.9%로 가장 많았고 우각부, 과두, 골체부 순이었다. 7. 상악골 골절은 LeFortII type의 골절이 41.2%를 차지했다. 8. 관골부위의 골절은 관골궁을 포함한 골절이 72.5%를 차지했다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.442-446
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• 1995

Thyroid carcinomas are usually classified as papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular thyroid carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Among the thyroid carcinomas, the incidence of medullary and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is low, but the rate of lymph node & distant metastasis from them are more common compared to other types. Follicular thyroid carcinoma has a low rate of lymph node metastasis as 10% and has a high occurrence of hematogenous metastasis to lung, bone, brain and liver. Papillary thyroid carcinoma accounts for $60{\sim}70%$ of whole thyroid carcinomas and the cervical lymph node metastasis is $21{\sim}81%$ including micrometastasis, but the distant metastasis is rare. In the case of bone metastasis, follicular type reveals most frequent, and the rate is about 5%, and more likely to be found on vertebra, pelvis, ribs, femur, and skull. The clinical symptoms of bone metastasis are pain, swelling, pathological fracture and radiologically osteolytic lesions can be observed. But distant metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma is very rare and especially, bone metastasis has hardly been reported. The treatment modalities of metastatic thyroid carcinoma to mandible are known as follows : thyroidectomy to treat primary site, resection of the affected site of mandible, external beam radiotherapy and radioiodine therapy etc.