• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2021

Since the first report of a nasal septal abscess (NSA) from a dental origin (1920), six articles have been published in the English literature to date. The most common cause of NSA is an infection of the nasal septal hematoma after trauma. This is a report of an uncommon cause of NSA with a dental origin. A PubMed search performed regardless of year and country using the terms ("nasal septal abscess") OR ("nasal septum abscess") initially yielded 229 articles. After screening, seven articles (eight patients) were selected. Addition of two related articles produced a total of nine articles (10 patients) to be included. The age of the included patients ranged from 7 to 69 years (mean, 32.82 years; standard deviation, ±23.86 years). The sex composition was as followed: males (n=7; 63.6%), females (n=4; 36.4%). Dental histories were various: periapical lesions, caries, extraction, endodontic therapy, and cystic lesions. The maxillary incisor dominated as the tooth of origin. Early diagnosis and treatment of NSAs are important to avoid not only facial deformity, but also severe complications (e.g., intracranial infection). If NSA is suspected in patients without facial trauma, the possibility of a dental origin, especially from the maxillary incisor area, should be considered.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate risk factors and symptoms in cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) patients. Materials and Methods: In this study, 62 patients who were diagnosed histologically with COD were investigated from 2010 to 2020 at the author's institution. We compared clinical and radiological characteristics of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. The factors were sex, age, lesion size, site, radiologic stage of lesion, apical involvement, sign of infection, and history of tooth extraction. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher's exact test and the chi-square test. Results: COD was more prevalent in female patients. With the exception of three cases, all were focal COD. The majority of patients presented with symptoms when the lesion was smaller than 1.5 cm in size. Symptoms were observed when the apex of the tooth was included in the lesion or there was a local infection around the lesion. The history of tooth extraction and previous endodontic treatment were evaluated, and history was not a significant predictor for the onset of symptoms. Conclusion: In this study, risk factors associated with symptomatic patients were size of lesion, apical involvement, and local infection.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.536-539
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• 2004

The apicoectomy is an operation in which the root apex is removed and the adjacent periapical pathologic tissue is curetted. In this operation, there are several factors that may lead to the surgical wound infection, such as, local, systemic, environmental, endogenous and surgical factor. The systemic medical and surgical factor that may compromise patients defense are more important cause of the wound infection. The postoperative infection is likely to occur owing to poor systemic condition(especially geriatric cancer patient with operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy), postoperative accumulation of hematoma & seroma and other contaminated factors. So, the authors established the immediate rubber drainage into the sutured wound of dental apicoectomy for the prevention of postoperative infection. The results are more favorable without the wound infection in total 31 cases of the dentistry of Dong San Medical Center & Wonju Christian Hospital.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.409-422
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• 2005

치아우식증 및 치주질환에 이환 여부와 치근단 병소의 존재 유무에 따라 급성 치수염 또는 급성 치근단 농양이라고 진단된 17개 치아의 치관부 치수를 제거하고, 치근에 존재하는 괴사된 치수 및 농양부위의 샘플을 채취하여, 혐기성 상태에서 세균을 배양하고, 이들을 16S rDNA 클로닝 및 핵산염기서열결정법으로 종 수준에서 동정하였다. 그 결과 17개의 치근관감염 병소에서 모두 71개의 세균 군락이 자라났으며, 그 중 계대 배양을 통해서 적응하여 자라난 것이 56 균주였다. 치아우식증에 의한 치근관 감염 병소와 치아우식증이 아닌 다른 원인에 의한 치근관 감염 병소에서 검출되는 세균은 서로 다른 양상을 보였다. 즉, 치아우식증에 의한 치아의 치근관 감염 병소에서 연쇄상구균들이 $72.7\%$(8/11)로 가장 많은 빈도로 검출되었다. 반면에 치아우식증이 없는 치아의 치근관 감염 병소에서는 Actinomyces속의 균주들이 $66.7\%$로 가장 높은 빈도로 검출되었다. 치근단 병소가 있는 경우의 치근관 감염 병소에는 대체로 혐기성 세균인 Clostridia 아문, Bacteroides 문, Fusobacteria 문의 균주들이 검출되었지만, 치근단 병소가 없는 치아에서는 검출되지 않았다 반면에 치근단 병소가 없는 치근관 병소에서는 연쇄상구균($60\%$)과 Actinomyces속($50\%$)의 균주들이 높은 빈도로 검출되었다. 본 연구에서는 아직까지 종 수준에서 동정되지 않은 2 균주(ChDC B639 및 ChDC B631)의 Actinomyces속에 속하는 균주가 분리되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, 세균배양법에 의한 치수 및 치근단 감염 병소에서는 다양한 세균이 검출되었으며, 이는 치근관 감염이 여러 세균에 의해 발병 및 진행된다는 기존의 연구 결과와 동일함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 본 연구 결과 분리 동정된 균주들은 치근관질환과 이와 관련된 세균간의 역학조사에 중요한 자원으로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.421-426
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• 2011

구강내 대부분의 감염은 치성 기원으로 치성 감염은 초기 감염부위로부터 저항이 제일 적은 경로를 따라 확산된다. 상악에서 치근단과 피질골 사이의 두께가 구개측보다 협측에서 더 얇기 때문에 감염이 구개측 보다는 협측으로 더 쉽게 확산되며, 구개 치근보다 협측 치근이 좁아서 근관치료의 실패가 협측 치근에서 많이 발생한다. 따라서 구개 농양의 발생은 협측 농양에 비해 흔치 않다. 구개 농양은 구개부에 발생하는 비치성 기원의 양성 또는 악성 타액선 신생물, 양성 신경 종양, 낭종 등과 감별진단이 어렵다. 따라서 소아에서 구개종창이 관찰될 경우 치성 기원의 구개 농양을 조기에 진단해 감염이 전신적으로 확산되는 것을 방지 해야 한다. 본 증례에서는 유치의 통증과 구개부 종창을 주소로 내원한 환아에서 치성 기원의 구개 농양이라고 진단하여 해당치아를 발치하고 항생제를 처방하였다. 치료 후 구개 종창이 해소되어 보고하는 바이다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.13.1-13.7
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• 2024

Chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis, known as Garre's osteomyelitis, is a type of osteomyelitis characterized by a distinctive gross thickening of the periosteum of bones. Peripheral reactive bone formation can be caused by mild irritation or infection. Garre's osteomyelitis is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and the mandible is more affected than the maxilla. The following is a case report of a 12-year-old female patient with Garre's osteomyelitis of the mandible due to an infection of a root canal-treated tooth. Without surgical intervention, the patient's symptoms were relieved through nonsurgical root canal re-treatment with long-term calcium hydroxide placement. A cone-beam computed tomography image obtained 6 months after treatment completion displayed complete healing of the periapical lesion and resolution of the peripheral reactive buccal bone. Due to the clinical features of Garre's osteomyelitis, which is characterized by thickening of the periosteum, it can be mistaken for other diseases such as fibrous dysplasia. It is important to correctly diagnose Garre's osteomyelitis based on its distinctive clinical features to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention, and it can lead to minimally invasive treatment options.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2018

Cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion of bone, in which normal bone is replaced by fibrous tissue, followed by calcification with osseous and cementum-like tissue. COD is classified into 3 categories according to its location: periapical, focal, and florid COD (FCOD). On radiography, FCOD appears radiolucent in its early stages. As it matures, radiopacities appear within the lesion, causing them to show a mixed appearance of radiolucency and radiopacity. Because FCOD is usually asymptomatic and grows in a self-limited manner, it does not require treatment. Secondary infection is the most frequent cause of symptomatic cases. We report a case of FCOD with symptoms that appeared after a dental restoration procedure and persisted after repeated operations. The purpose of this report is to emphasize the importance of thorough radiological evaluations of patients with FCOD before treatment.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2017

A revascularization procedure was shown to be the best alternative therapy for immature teeth with necrotic pulp and apical infection. A 12 year old female with a history of trauma to her upper central incisor and a sinus tract was referred for endodontic treatment. She was an active orthodontic patient and had undergone regenerative endodontic treatment for the past 2 years. Clinical examination revealed no response to sensibility, percussion, and palpation tests. The preoperative radiograph showed an open apex and apical rarefaction. The case was diagnosed as previously treated tooth with asymptomatic apical periodontitis. Regenerative endodontic retreatment was performed, and the case was followed for 3 years. Clinical, radiographic, and cone-beam computed tomography follow-up examination revealed an asymptomatic tooth, with evidence of periapical healing and root maturation.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2019

Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma is a rare malignant central jaw tumor derived from odontogenic epithelial remnants. Predominantly, it affects mandible, although both jaw bones may be involved. This report describes a 60-year-old man who was initially misdiagnosed with a periapical infection related to the right lower wisdom tooth. After four months, the patient presented to a private dental clinic with a massive swelling at the right side of the mandible. Panoramic radiographs and advanced imaging revealed a lesion with complete erosion of the right ramus, which extended to the orbital floor. A biopsy from the mandibular angle revealed large pleomorphic atypical squamous cells, which is the primary microscopic feature of a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.

• Infection and chemotherapy
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.340-345
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• 2018

Frequent isolation of Enterococcus faecalis from root canal treated teeth with apical periodontitis, has proposed the role of this organism in endodontic treatment failures. Different factors have been suggested in the pathogenicity of this organism. In this study, 22 E. faecalis isolates from canals of root-filled teeth were identified, and phenotypic and genotypic characteristics were investigated. No resistance to vancomycin and gentamicin was noted, and most isolates (91%) were susceptible to ampicillin. Biofilm formation was detected in 73% of the isolates and may be considered as the most important virulence factor involved in the pathogenesis of these isolates.