• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2015

상악 우측 영구 중절치의 이소맹출을 주소로 내원한 뇌병변 장애를 가진 8세 환자에서 labial bow를 첨가한 Modified rapid maxillary expansion 장치를 이용하여 상악궁 협착 해소 및 상악 전치의 돌출을 완화할 수 있었다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.264-272
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• 2014

Maxillary canine is the most common impacted tooth except third molars. In Asian populations, labial impaction is more common than palatal impaction, but palatal impaction is three times more common than labial impaction in Caucasion. The incidence of maxillary canine impaction is known as 1~3%, and 12% of these cases are involved in the root resorption of the adjacent lateral incisor. In children, early diagnosis is important to prevent the impaction of maxillary canine through clinical and radiographic examinations. In addition, preventive measures should be considered at the proper time. These measures include the removal of deciduous canines and the expansion of the maxillary arch.

• 대한구순구개열학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2012

Craniofacial sutures absorb the stress transferred to skull. It was reported the cells of craniofacial sutures respond to exogenetic factors to be involved in growth control mechanism. In this study, we constructed a finite element model composed of cortical bone, cancellous bone, suture, PDL, and teeth by using CT images of a growing patient, simulating maxillary expansion to evaluate the effects of the thickness of sutures and type of maxillary expansion appliance on stress distribution in circummaxillary sutures.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.87-98
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• 2023

This report presents a case of successful treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion with transverse discrepancy in adult by surgery-first approach. Traditionally dental decompensation is necessary prior to surgery in 2-jaw surgery to correct transverse and rotational discrepancy. However, the hyrax-type palatal expansion appliance was used to improve maxillary expansion accuracy and postoperative stability in this surgery-first approach (segmental Le Fort I osteotomy and mandibular setback surgery). It was established to be an effective means of precisely predicting postoperative occlusion and achieving stable retention after surgery of skeletal Class III malocclusion with maxillary transverse discrepancy.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2024

Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of maxillary skeletal expander (MSE) treatment on functional breathing. Methods: Objective measures of breathing, the peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF), and peak oral inspiratory flow (POIF), and subjective measures of breathing, the visual analog scale (VAS) and nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) survey, were used to investigate the long-term effects of MSE in functional breathing. Seventeen patients, mean age 19.4 ± 3.9 years treated at the UCLA Orthodontics Clinic were assessed on their functional breathing at 3 timepoints: pre-expansion (T0), post-expansion (T1), and post-orthodontic treatment (T2). Results: Immediately after expansion (T1), all the objective functional breathing values were significantly increased in comparison to T0 (P < 0.05). The VAS total, VAS right and VAS left were significantly lower at T1 in comparison to T0 (P < 0.05). At 26.8 ± 3.9 months after MSE expansion (T2), PNIF total, PNIF right, PNIF left, and POIF were significantly higher when compared to T0 (P < 0.05). Also, VAS total, VAS right and VAS left were significantly lower at T2 when compared to T0 (P < 0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation between PNIF and the magnitude of expansion at anterior nasal spine and zygomaticomaxillary point (ZMA). There was a positive correlation between total VAS and the magnitude of expansion at the ZMA. There were no significant changes for the NOSE subjective breathing measurement at all time comparisons. Conclusions: Overall, MSE treatment produces an increased objective and subjective airway improvement that continues to remain stable in the long-term post expansion.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.611-618
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• 2001

중등도 내지는 심한 총생과 회전이 있는 12.5세 여자 환자의 증례에 대한 보고이다. 발치를 하지 않고, 상하악 치열궁의 확장에 의해 치료하였다. 구치부의 반대교합이 없었지만, 상악의 경우 급속구개확장을 시행하였다. 양악의 총생과 치아 회전이 해소되었으며, 교합기능과 안모 심미의 개선을 이루었으며, 적절한 수평 및 수직 피개교합을 이룩하였다. 최근에 많이 사용되는 구치부 반대교합이 없는 경우에서의 급속구개확장은, 진단학적 기반 및 적응증에 관한 재평가가 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.400-410
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• 2017

Approximately 30% of adult patients who want orthodontic treatment have transverse discrepancy with insufficient width of the maxilla. Particularly, in Class III patients requiring orthognathic surgery, the frequency of insufficient width of the maxillary arch related to respiratory problems is high. We report a case of non-surgical maxillary expansion using a Hyrax type expander with an orthognathic surgery, based on the reports that the ratio of non-fused midpalatal suture is not high in adults. A 30 years and 2 months old woman with a long face showed an Angle Class III with a vertical growth pattern. Class III molar and canine relation, anterior edge bite, and mandibular incisor compensatory lingual inclination were observed. The posterior buccal overjet seemed to be appropriate, but I diagnosed that there was a transverse discrepancy, for the following reasons. The inter-canine and inter-molar widths were sufficient but excessive lingual inclination of the mandibular molars was observed when assessing the bucco-lingual inclination based on the center of resistance of the maxillary and mandibular first molar. For this reason, it was expected that intercuspal interference would occur during orthodontic decompensation. Therefore, slow maxillary expansion using Hyrax type expander was performed and 2-jaw rotation surgery was performed to improve aesthetic and occlusion. Adults can also improve width discrepancy by non-surgical methods, which can avoid SARPE requiring additional surgery or segmental surgery lacking stability and predictability.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.142-152
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• 2024

Objective: This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess and compare the accuracy of 3 different Invisalign^® treatment regimens in terms of variations of aligner change frequency and type of aligner material in achieving maxillary dental buccal expansion. Methods: Altogether, 120 adult patients whose treatment involved maxillary dental expansion with Invisalign^® were included. The patients were divided into 3 groups, with each group comprising 40 patients as follows: SmartTrack^® 1-week changes (ST1), SmartTrack^® 2-week changes (ST2), and EX30^® 2-week changes (EX2). The groups were assessed by comparing actual changes achieved with those prescribed by ClinCheck^®. The rates of clinically significant inaccuracies (CSI) observed for buccal expansion (≥ 0.5 mm) and buccolingual inclination (≥ 2°) during expansion were then determined. Results: In terms of expansion, the ST1 group demonstrated the highest CSI rate at all tooth levels, whereas the ST2 group had the lowest rate of CSI and the lowest mean inaccuracy for each tooth level. In terms of buccolingual inclination, the ST1 group had the highest CSI rate across all tooth levels, whereas the EX2 group had the lowest CSI rate at all tooth levels except for the canine level where the ST2 group had the lowest CSI rate. A tendency toward overexpression of buccal crown inclination, and underexpression of buccal expansion was observed at all tooth levels. Conclusions: Two-week aligner change regimens offer improved accuracy compared with 1-week aligner changes. SmartTrack^® 2-week changes were the most accurate for buccal expansion, whereas EX30^® 2-week changes were the most accurate for buccolingual inclination.

• 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.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in dentoskeletal and soft tissue changes following conventional tooth-borne rapid maxillary expansion (RME) between adolescents and adults. Methods: Dentoskeletal and soft tissue variables of 17 adolescents and 17 adults were analyzed on posteroanterior and lateral cephalograms and frontal photographs at pretreatment (T1) and after conventional RME using tooth-borne expanders (T2). Changes in variables within each group between T1 and T2 were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine the differences in the pretreatment age, expansion and post-expansion durations, and dentoskeletal and soft tissue changes after RME between the groups. Spearman's correlation between pretreatment age and transverse dentoskeletal changes in the adolescent group was calculated. Results: Despite similar amounts of expansion at the crown level in both groups, the adult group underwent less skeletal expansion with less intermolar root expansion after RME than the adolescent group. The skeletal vertical dimension increased significantly in both groups without significant intergroup difference. The anteroposterior position of the maxilla was maintained in both groups, while a greater backward displacement of the mandible was evident in the adult group than that in the adolescent group after RME. The soft tissue alar width increased in both groups without a significant intergroup difference. In the adolescent group, pretreatment age was not significantly correlated with transverse dentoskeletal changes. Conclusions: Conventional RME may induce similar soft tissue changes but different dentoskeletal changes between adolescents and adults.