• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2015

Variation in root canal morphology, especially in maxillary first molar presents a constant challenge for a clinician in their detection and management. This case report describes the successful root canal treatment of a three rooted right maxillary first molar presenting with three canals each in the mesiobuccal and distobuccal roots and one canal in the palatal root. The clinical detection of this morphologic aberration was made using a dental operating microscope, and the canal configuration was established after correlating and computing the clinical, radiographic and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan findings. CBCT images confirmed the configuration of the canals in the mesiobuccal and distobuccal roots to be Al-Qudah and Awawdeh type (3-2) and type (3-2-1), respectively, whereas the palatal root had a Vertucci type I canal pattern. This report reaffirms the importance of careful examination of the floor of the pulp chamber with a dental operating microscope and the use of multiangled preoperative radiographs along with advanced diagnostic aids such as CBCT in identification and successful management of aberrant canal morphologies.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2016

이 연구의 목적은 다양한 산성 환경에서 규산 삼칼슘 재료인 Biodentine$^{(R)}$, Theracal$^{(R)}$, ProRoot MTA$^{(R)}$의 압출강도를 측정하고 표면형태를 관찰하는 것이었다. 각각의 재료에 대해 샘플을 4개의 그룹으로 나누었다. 산성 조건 그룹은 pH 4.4, 5.4, 6.4의 부티르산 조건에서, 대조군 그룹은 pH 7.4의 인산완충식염수 조건에서 4일간 $37^{\circ}C$에서 보관하였다. 이후 압출강도를 측정하고 표면 형태를 분석하였다. Biodentine$^{(R)}$과 Theracal$^{(R)}$은 모든 산성 조건에서 ProRoot MTA$^{(R)}$ 보다 더 높은 압출강도를 보였고 pH 감소에 따라 압출강도가 감소하였다. 주사전자현미경을 이용한 관찰 결과 재료들 모두 산성 조건에서 표면 형태에 상당한 변화를 보였다. 결론적으로, Biodentine$^{(R)}$과 Theracal$^{(R)}$은 ProRoot MTA$^{(R)}$와 비교하여 더 높은 압출강도를 보였다. 또한 산성 조건은 규산삼칼슘 재료들의 압출강도와 미세구조를 약화시킬 수 있다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.813-826
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• 1996

발아후 7일된 팥유식물에서 alumlnlum(Al)이 생장, 엽록소 함량, ALAD활성 및 뿌리와 경엽부의 형태에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 저농도(50, 100 $\muM)의$ Al처리에 의해 뿌리와 경엽부의 신장이 매우 감소되었으며 농도가 증가함에 따라 생장이 더욱 억제되었다. 따라서 생장억제는 농도의존적이었다. 뿌리신장은 Al 처리 24시간에서 감소되었으며 7일간의 저농도처리에 의해 억제효과가 회복되는 경향을 보여주었다. Al의 독성증상과 생장반응은 경엽부에 비해 뿌리에서 더 크게 나타났다. Hematoxylin 염색법에 의해 Al 분포를 조사한 결과 Al은 근단을 통해 표피와 피층세포에 축적되어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 한편 Al처리는 엽록소함량을 감소시켰으며, ALAD활성 또한 억제시켰다. 엽록소 함량과 ALAD 활성 간에는 양의 상관관계가 나타났다. Al 처리에 의한 뿌리의 형태변화를 보면 표피세포 및 피층세포의 변형 또는 파괴가 관찰되었으며, 뿌리직경과 피층의 체적도 매우 감소되었다. 경엽부에서도 Al처리는 직경과 세포크기의 감소를 보여주었다. 그러나 잎에서의 형태적 변화는 엽록체수와 크기변화 이외에는 거의 관찰되지 않았다. 이와 같은 결과에서 Al의 독성효과는 1차적으로 뿌리에서 나타나며, 뿌리형태의 변화는 뿌리의 생장패턴과 관련이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 Al은 팥유식물에서 특히 뿌리의 형태와 기능적 손상을 일으키는데 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.400-408
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• 2019

이 연구는 3세부터 7세사이의 소아를 대상으로 촬영하여 획득한 Computed tomography (CT) 영상을 이용하여 유구치 근관의 개수, 위치를 평가하고 유구치 근관들의 관계 및 치근과 근관의 관계를 분석하여 유치 근관 치료시 참고자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 남아 81명, 여아 33명, 총 114명의 CT 시상면, 수평면 영상에서 유구치 근관의 개수와 위치, 치근의 개수와 위치에 대해 평가하였고 수집된 자료를 통계분석 하여 한 환자에게서 양측에 같은 위치의 치아에 나타나는 근관의 대칭성을 평가하였다. 상악 제 1유구치와 제 2유구치에 가장 많이 관찰 되었던 근관의 개수는 3개로 위치는 근심 협측, 원심 협측, 구개 근관이었다. 하악제 1유구치 제 2유구치에 가장 많이 관찰되었던 근관의 개수는 4개로 위치는 근심 협측, 근심 설측, 원심 협측, 원심 설측 근관이었다. 상악의 치근은 근심 협측 근관을 제외하고 1개의 근관을 가지려는 경향을 가지고 있었고, 하악의 치근은 2개의 근관을 가지려는 경향을 보였다. 특히 하악 제 2유구치의 근심 치근은 100%으로 2개의 근관을 가졌다. 상악 유구치의 구개측 치근과 하악 유구치의 원심 치근이 2개의 치근으로 나누어져 있는 경우, 그 치근들은 각각 1개의 근관을 가지려는 경향을 보였다. 상악 유구치에서 원심 협측 치근과 구개측 치근이 융합되어 있더라도, 치근은 각각의 근관을 가지려는 경향을 보였다. 같은 환자의 같은 위치의 반대편 치아의 근관의 대칭성은 하악 유구치부에서 상악 유구치보다 더 높게 나타났다. 이 연구를 통해 소아 환자의 유구치 근관에 대한 이해도를 높이고, 유구치 근관 치료 시 근관의 위치에 대해 미리 예측함으로 술식 시간을 줄이고 치료의 완성도를 높이는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.99-102
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• 1989

Thirty mandibular first molars were fixed, decalcified, washed and embedded in paraffin to observe the root canal size and morphology at apical 5mm area. The results were as follows 1. The 55% of mesial canals were single-canaled at apical 5mm area, but 95% of distal canals were single-canaled. 2. The morphology of canal at apical 5mm area were varied, most of them were round or ovoid and 8-shaped. 8-shapes of them were long, slender or long, thick. 3. The size of mesial canal was $1.8{\pm}0.2$, $0.6{\pm}0.1mm$, but that of distal canal was $1.0{\pm}0.2$, $0.6{\pm}0.1mm$ each.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.2-10
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• 2013

A common failure in endodontic treatment of the permanent maxillary first molars is likely to be caused by an inability to locate, clean, and obturate the second mesiobuccal (MB) canals. Because of the importance of knowledge on these additional canals, there have been numerous studies which investigated the maxillary first molar MB root canal morphology using in vivo and laboratory methods. In this article, the protocols, advantages and disadvantages of various methodologies for in-depth study of maxillary first molar MB root canal morphology were discussed. Furthermore, newly identified configuration types for the establishment of new classification system were suggested based on two image reformatting techniques of micro-computed tomography, which can be useful as a further 'Gold Standard' method for in-depth morphological study of complex root canal systems.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2004

The objectives of this study were to investigate the morphology of mycorrhizal roots, and the effects of root age and soil texture on the mycorrhizal infection in ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) growing in Korea. Ginseng roots at ages of two to six years were collected from fields in late June. Their infection by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) was studied by clearing the roots and staining fungal hyphae with trypan blue. Root infection varied greatly depending on the developmental stages of young roots. Young tertiary roots, in diameter of smaller than 0.8 mrn, formed during the current growing season had root hairs and were frequently and in some cases heavily infected by AMF. Hyphal coils and arbuscules were abundant, while vesicles were rarely observed. Older secondary or tertiary roots in diameter of bigger than 1.0 mm with fully differentiated primary xylem formed during the previous growing season had no root hairs, and were not infected at all. The rates of mycorrhizal infection in the young tertiary roots were not affected by the age of the ginseng plants, suggesting that fungal populations might have not much changed during the aging of the cultivated fields up to six years. The differences in the infection rates among the different ages of ginseng were caused by differences in the amount of young tertiary roots in the samples. Soil texture, either sandy loam or clay loam, did not affect the rate of root infection. There were large variations in the infection rates among the different farms and locations within a farm. It strongly suggested that infection rates of the ginseng roots by AMF would be influenced by the practice of the farmers, possibly by avoiding consecutive planting, introduction of new topsoil, and the ways of handling the soil before transplanting the ginseng, such as fumigation or sterilization that might have affected indigenous inoculum sources of the AMF.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 1993

Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) hairy root transformed with Agrobacterium rhizogenes (strain A4) was examined cytogenetically and histologically to assess its characteristics. The optimum growth of hairy root obtained in hormone-free MS medium (sucrose 30 g/L, pH5-6) for long period cultures. All hairy root strains (HB1, HB2, HB3) had the 2n diploid number (2n=48) of chromosomes in root tip cells. There were no alteration in chromosome structure except in one cell of HB3 strain. Results of SDS-PAGE showed a few difference in pattern and number of bands between normal and hairy root of ginseng. The root anatomy of normal root and hairy root differed each other. The hairy root had a clearly defined vascular strand, and the morphology of cortical cells were disorganised with large intercellular spaces.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.6.1-6.9
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• 2022

Objectives: This study investigated the internal morphology of mesiobuccal (MB) roots of maxillary molars with a second mesiobuccal (MB2) canal. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven maxillary first or second molars from Brazilians were scanned using micro-computed tomography. The following measurements were obtained from the MB roots: root thickness, root width, and dentin thickness of the buccal aspect of the first mesiobuccal (MB1) canal, between the MB1 and MB2 canals, and the palatal aspect of the MB2 and MB1 canals at 3 mm from the root apex and in the furcation region. For statistical analysis, the Student's t-test and analysis of variance with the post-hoc Tukey test were used (α = 0.05). Results: In maxillary molars with an MB2 canal, MB roots were significantly thicker (p = 0.0014) and narrower (p = 0.0016) than in maxillary molars without an MB2 canal. The dentin thickness of the palatal aspect of the MB1 canal was also significantly greater than that of MB roots without an MB2 canal at 3 mm from the root apex (p = 0.0007) and in the furcation region (p < 0.0001). In the furcation region of maxillary molars with an MB2 canal, the dentin thickness between the MB1 and MB2 canals was significantly smaller than that in the buccal and palatal aspects (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The internal morphology of MB roots of maxillary molars with an MB2 canal revealed differences in dentin thickness, root diameter, and distance between the canals when compared with maxillary molars without an MB2 canal.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.175-179
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to present a method for endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with unusual C-shaped morphology of the buccal root verified by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. This rare anatomical variation was confirmed using CBCT, and nonsurgical endodontic treatment was performed by meticulous evaluation of the pulpal floor. Posttreatment image revealed 3 independent canals in the buccal root obturated efficiently to the accepted lengths in all 3 canals. Our study describes a unique C-shaped variation of the root canal system in a maxillary first molar, involving the 3 buccal canals. In addition, our study highlights the usefulness of CBCT imaging for accurate diagnosis and management of this unusual canal morphology.