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Increase of the Width of Peri-implant Keratinized Tissue using Apically Positioned Flap: Case Report (근단 변위 판막술을 사용한 임플란트 주위 각화조직 폭경의 증대: 증례보고)

  • Chee, Young-Deok;Seon, Hwa-Kyeong
    • Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.407-417
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    • 2013
  • The one of peri-implant soft tissue problems seen during the maintenance phase of implant therapy is an inadequate zone of keratinized tissue. Keratinized tissue plays a major role around teeth and dental implants, helping in maintaining and facilitating oral hygiene. A free gingival graft (FGG) is chosen to correct the soft tissue defects and provide optimal peri-implant health in order to increase the long-term prognosis of the implant reconstruction. However, the patient treated with FGG has pain and discomfort on donor site such as palate. It is also technically demanding, time consuming, and the color match of the tissue is often less than ideal. An apically positioned flap (APF) is selected for increasing the keratinized tissue simply while or after the second stage implant surgery. This case report shows successfully increasing the width of peri-implant kenratinized tissue through APF procedure on small site of dental implant instead of FGG.

Implementation of oral patient management system using smartphone and embedded imaging module (스마트폰과 임베디드 촬영 모듈을 활용한 구강 환자 관리 시스템 구현)

  • Lee, Hyoun-sup;Youn, Joo-sang;Kim, Jin-deog
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.581-586
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    • 2018
  • A common characteristic of many patients whose illness is getting worse is that they miss the treatment red flag. When high subjective symptoms appear or there is no strong pain, this problem arises because it is reluctant to visit the hospital. Gingivitis causes bleeding from the gums in the early and mid-term, and shows mild symptoms of tooth collapse. When treatment is done at this point, it shows a very high effect. However, when you miss the timing of treatment you will have a situation where you can't eat food by causing serious problems in the health of the gums and oral cavity. In this paper, the patient's periodontal image is photographed with a smartphone and transmitted in real time. This is done by the doctor in charge. Then, we propose a design of a patient management system that provides information on the current situation to the patient so as not to miss the timing of treatment.

Evaluation of Toxicity of Paper Mill Sludge to Honey Bees and Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds

  • Bisrat, Daniel;Ulziibayar, Delgermaa;Jung, Chuleui
    • Journal of Apiculture
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.315-323
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    • 2019
  • Large amounts of sludge produced by paper mill industries represent one of the most serious environmental problems in the world. Recently, beekeepers living in the neighborhood of the paper mill in Hwasan County, Youngcheon city, GB, Korea, became alarmed that honey bee colonies were dying off suddenly across the neighborhood. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the toxicity (oral, fumigation, repellent) of recycled solid paper mill sludge (SPMS) and leachate paper mill sludge (LPMS) to honey bee workers under laboratory conditions, and to analyze the volatile organic compounds(VOC). The SPMS and LPMS were separately subjected to a liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) at three temperatures to extract VOC(highest VOC yields: 1.52% SPMS and 0.34% LPMS). A total of 70 chemicals were detected in the VOC of paper mill sludges, of which 49 and 21 volatile organic compounds from SPMS and LPMS, respectively. The SPMS was dominated by high degree presence of stanols (saturated sterols), such as cholestanol, cholestan-3-ol and also saturated hydrocarbons. However, LPMS was characterized by the absence of sterols. Both SPMS and LPMS showed an influence on the olfactory behavior of honey bee on Y-tube assay, with repulsion rates of 72 and 68%, respectively. Both SPMS and LPMS at concentration of 100mg/mL caused higher honey bee oral mortality than the untreated controls at 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours after treatment(highest oral mortality at 120 hr: 85.74%(SPMS); 93.51 % (LPMS)). A similar pattern was observed when honey bees were tested to fumigant toxicity. Both SPMS and LPMS caused significant higher mortality than the untreated control 24 hour after the exposure (highest fumigation mortality at 120 hr: 69.4% (SPMS); 56.8% (LPMS)). These preliminary results indicated that paper mill sludge could be partly responsible for sudden death and disappearance of honey bees, especially in hot humid summer days. With climate change, the risk of environmental chemical exposure to honey bee would pose greater attention.

The Effects of Chewing Difficulty on the Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in Adults Aged 50 Years and Older (50대 이상 성인의 저작불편감이 골관절염 유병에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Su-Hyun;Han, Sam-Sung;Yoo, Wang-Keun
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.145-152
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    • 2015
  • In this study, PASW Statistics ver. 18.0 was used to analyze the correlation between chewing difficulty and osteoarthritis in the population of 8,498 persons aged 50 years and older who had completed the health related questionnaire in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2010~2012. The following conclusion was drawn: The distribution of the chewing difficulty status showed that 38.8% of the respondents had chewing difficulty and that there was no significant difference by gender. Older respondents tended to have significantly greater chewing difficulty 34.3% of the respondents aged from 50 to 64 years and 46.4% of those aged 65 years and older, those who had lower levels of education and income, who were smokers, and who had higher levels of depression and stress suffered from significantly greater chewing difficulty. Chewing difficulty and osteoarthritis were correlated with each other: the respondents having chewing difficulty had 1.44 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23~1.70) higher prevalence of osteoarthritis than those with no such difficulty. In addition, such correlation was not found in males: the former had 1.36 (95% CI, 0.98~1.88) higher prevalence of osteoarthritis than the latter, which was not statistically significant. Such correlation was found in females: the former had 1.47 (95% CI, 1.22~1.76) higher prevalence of osteoarthritis than the latter, which was statistically significant. Therefore, the chewing difficulty status affected osteoarthritis for females aged 50 years and older. Therefore, the efforts to solve oral health problems through oral hygiene would help prevent osteoarthritis from worsening and manage the condition.

Anxiolytic-like activity of leaf extract of traditionally used Indian-Mustard (Brassica juncea) in diabetic rats

  • Thakur, Ajit Kumar;Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder;Kumar, Vikas
    • CELLMED
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.7.1-7.7
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    • 2013
  • Brassica juncea is a polyphenols enriched edible plant, with diverse medicinal uses of different parts of which have been mentioned in the Ayurveda. The effects of 10 daily oral doses (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg/day) of a methanolic Brassica juncea leaf extract in rat models of anxiety using nondiabetic and alloxan-diabetic rats were quantified. In all the three behavioural tests used, i.e. elevated plus maze, open field, and social interaction tests, anxiolytic-like activity of the extract was observed in the diabetic animals only. Quantitatively, the efficacy of the highest tested dose of the extract in these tests was always less than those observed after its lower ones. These observations provide further experimental evidences for the conviction that Brassica vegetables could as well be useful for combating diabetes associated mental health problems.

Development and evaluation of problem-based learning module in clinical dental hygiene (임상치위생학에서 문제중심학습(Problem-Based Learning)의 모듈 개발 및 평가)

  • Choi, Jin-Sun;Bae, Soo-Myoung;Shin, Sun-Jung;Shin, Bo-Mi;Lee, Hyo-Jin
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.81-92
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    • 2022
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate learners' satisfaction with operating Problem-Based Learning (PBL), competency level for dental hygiene, and learners' opinions through a reflection journal by developing a PBL class module and applying it to clinical dental hygiene classes. Methods: The subjects of the study were 31 students in the Clinical Dental Hygiene (oral health management for special patients) course in the second semester of the fourth grade. This study was conducted over the first semester from September to December 2020. The developed PBL learning module was applied for the 15 weeks class, and after all PBL classes were over, the overall satisfaction with the class and the change in student competency level was evaluated. Results: The overall satisfaction of learners with PBL was high, and the level of self-competence also increased compared to before class. In addition, the top three topics (Competencies learned through PBL, humanistic and sociological elements learned through PBL, and obstacles in the PBL) were derived through the reflection journal after PBL learning activities. Conclusions: It was confirmed that the PBL learning module developed in this study is a class that enables students to identify problems and solve them integrally and drives the improvement of humanities and sociological competencies.

Feeding Disorders in Autistic Spectrum Disorders (자폐 스펙트럼 장애 아동의 섭식장애: 문헌 고찰)

  • Min, Kyoung-chul;Shin, Jin-yong;Kim, Eun-hye
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.79-102
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    • 2023
  • Objective : Autistic Spectrum Disorders(ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by atypical sensory adaptation, communication problem, stereotyped behavior, and feeding disorders. The reasons for ASD feeding disorders are oral sensory motor, cognitive, behavioral, and social problems. Major symptoms include picky eating, selective eating, food refusal, food neophobia, limited food variety, and food aversion. ASD feeding disorders could be accompanied by various problems such as health and nutrition intake problems, feeding development, eating-related sociability, and family and caregiver stress. Feeding problems and disorders in ASD can present from birth. However, ASD is diagnosed by the age of 3, and there might be an appropriate treatment gap. Usually, symptoms of feeding disorders tend to decrease with age. However, the symptoms often remain, so early evaluation, intervention, and periodic checking are necessary. In this study, the general information about the feeding disorder characteristics of ASD, influencing factors, and intervention were described through a literature review. Conclusion : Sensory-based therapy and behavior-based therapies are generally used for feeding disorders in ASD. Sensory-based therapy is effective for food sensitivity and behavior-based therapy for food selection. As the symptoms of feeding disorders in ASD are diverse, a comprehensive approach includes play and participation, oral motor exercise, diet, and daily life. However, appropriate evaluation, intervention protocol, and guidelines for the treatment of feeding disorders in ASD are limited. Therefore, a complex approach based on a more systematic understanding is needed. Feeding rehabilitation specialists, such as occupational therapists, should provide appropriate evaluation and intervention.

Analysis of the Fusion Differences in Dental Hygiene Process Charts Applying Dental Hygiene Process Between School and Dental Clinic (학교와 임상에서 치위생과정을 적용한 치위생관리기록부의 융합적 차이 분석)

  • Kang, Hyun-Kyung;Jang, Kyeung-Ae;Heo, Seong-Eun;Kim, Yu-Rin
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.223-231
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    • 2018
  • This study is aimed to reduce the gap between hygienists' work in schools and dental clinics and to provide basic data for an oral health program based on the dental hygiene process. The denta hygiene process can spread widely in dental clinics by analyzing the dental hygiene process at each stage. The charts of a total of 199 people (100 people from the clinic and 99 people from the school) were finally analyzed. analysis of dental hygiene problems and dental hygiene plan in dental hygiene process. As a result, among the 17 factors related to dental hygiene problems, 6 factors were similar between the school group and the clinic group. There was a significant difference between groups in the remaining 11 factors. With regard to the 12 items of the hygiene management plan, there was a significant difference in 11 items. There are many differences between the dental hygiene process of the school and the clinic in terms of the diagnosis and planning of dental health. the routine dental health care of patients can be effectively carried out by dental hygienists. Therefore, the dental hygiene process should be adopted by the clinic.

MITIGATION OF MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH PROTRUSION WITH CEREBRAL PALSY USING REMOVABLE APPLIANCE : A CASE REPORT (뇌성마비환자에서 가철성장치를 이용한 상악 전치부 돌출 완화 : 증례보고)

  • Min, Boram;Lee, Jae-Ho
    • The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.122-126
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    • 2013
  • Cerebral palsy is one of the primary handicapping conditions of childhood. The prevalence of malocclusions in patients with cerebral palsy is approximately twice than in general population. Even though these high rates of malocclusions, most clinicians may feel uncomfortable about treating such problems to reduce inclination of anterior teeth because to reduce of protrusion makes to decrease risk of trauma. This is the case report about mitigation of maxillary anterior teeth protrusion in patient with cerebral palsy. A 14 year old boy who had cerebral palsy visited our dental hospital. He had severe protrusive maxillary anterior teeth and narrow arch form. He was experienced at using Castillo morales appliance in early childhood. He had mild mental retardation and was able to learn simple skills. He and his parents had willing to improve his dental problems. A gentle impression taking on maxilla was done. Removable appliance was made including median screw and labial bow. We provide a period of adaption for 3 weeks. After of anterior teeth through activation of labial bow was done once a month by dentist. The treatment carried out for 10 months and we could observe reduced labial inclination of maxillary right central incisor and more wide arch form. Hawley type retainer was set at maxilla for retention. In conclusion, accompanying careful case selection and treatment, patient with cerebral palsy can be treated and should not be ignored their orthodontic needs.

Clients Satisfaction with Oral Hygiene Care Services System Provided by the Dental Hygiene Clinics in the Department of Dental Hygiene, Yonsei University (연세대학교 치위생학과 구강위생교육실을 방문한 대상자의 구강위생관리 서비스체계에 대한 만족도 조사)

  • Kim, Nam-Hee;Kwon, Hye-Ri;Kim, Da-Hye;Kim, Da-Hee;Kim, Min-Hee;Yoo, Seung-Hee;Choi, Jin-Ah;Chung, Won-Gyun
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.419-431
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    • 2007
  • The setting of dental hygiene clinics is very important to dental hygiene education, which is the place not only to educate students but also to care clients. The purpose of this study is to provide basic research material for improvement of dental hygiene care system in dental hygiene clinics by analyzing the client satisfaction. A questionnaire survey by means of self-entry method was conducted to find out satisfaction of the client, who was visited to the dental hygiene clinics in the department of dental hygiene, Yonsei University. An analysis of frequency, one way ANOVA and T-Test were performed through SPSS 12.0K program. 1. Most clients were mainly composed of students in Wonju College of Medicine. 2. The clients visited for scaling(85.8%) and oral examination(9.73%) were much than treatment(4.42%). 3. Clients aged 21 to 25 were relatively lower in satisfaction with the facilities, system, attitude than any other ages. 4. The dental hygiene students are the lowest group in satisfaction with the facility, system, attitude than medical and nursing students. 5. The clients satisfaction with dental hygiene clinics was decreased in reverse proportion to visiting frequency. 6. Most of the clients pointed out the problems of appointment system(54.0%) and fee(23.0%), which should be improved than any other operation conditions. 7. Most of the clients were not satisfied with chair time and pain during care. 8. Most clients recognized to receive the better care service than other dental offices(81.3%). Especially, they paid attention to oral health education using phase-contrast microscope. 9. Many clients were dissatisfied with facilities of the dental hygiene clinics(71.7%). The problems of appointment system(54.0%) and chair time of dental hygiene care services(63.6%) had also inconvenienced to clients. The dental hygiene clinics in school play a crucial role in dental hygiene education to foster the student to be competent as a professional dental hygienist in the future. Therefore, well-organized dental hygiene care program based on dental hygiene process is essential. It is also required to improve the environment of dental hygiene clinics including facilities, appointment system and fee etc.

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