• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to isolate and identify the bacteria in osteomyelitis lesion of 3 patients. Two lesions were due to the post-infection after extraction. The other was resulted from mal-fixation of both sides of mandibular angles. Pus samples were collected by needle aspiration from the lesion and examined by culture method. Bacterial culture was performed in three culture systems (anaerobic, $CO_2$, and aerobic incubator). Identification of the bacteria was performed by 16S rRNA gene cloning and nucleotide sequencing method. Our results showed that Streptococci species was predominantly isolated in both lesions of extraction socket. Only one species (Proteus vulagris) was detected in lesion of mandibular angle. This study was not sufficient to identify the causative bacteria in those osteomyelitis. However, our data may be offered the clue to solve the problem.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2012

본 연구는 치아우식증 및 치주질환 원인균들에 대한 carvacrol의 항균능을 알아보고, 사람의 구강조직 세포에서 세포의 생존율을 분석하여 세포독성 정도를 알아보기 위해 실시하였다. Carvacrol의 항균능은 뮤탄스 연쇄상구균과 5종류의 치주질환 원인균을 이용하여 MIC 및 MBC 값을 측정하여 분석하였고, 세포생존율은 정상 사람 치은섬유모세포를 이용하여 MTT 분석법으로 평가하였다. 구강질환 원인균에 대한 carvacrol의 MIC 및 MBC 값은 각각 $16-128{\mu}g/ml$과 $32-128{\mu}g/ml$이었다. 세포독성 실험 결과 carvacrol은 $128{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 세포생존율이 현저히 감소하였다. 따라서 carvacrol은 치아우식증과 치주질환 원인균에 대한 항균작용이 뛰어나지만, 구강조직 세포에 대해 세포독성을 가지고 있어 가글린제 및 치약 등의 구강위생용품에 활용하기 위해서는 $64{\mu}g/ml$ 이하의 농도로 사용하고 정상 사람 치은섬유모세포에 대한 독성이 없는 다른 항균물질과 혼합하여 사용하는 것이 효과적일 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 1993

This study was done to evaluate the effect of fixed orthodontic patients on the level of oral streptococci, Streptococcus mutans, lactobacilli, yeasts in saliva. 35 patients wearing bands were compared with age-matched 35 non-banded control group by conlony counting method on the specially designed culture medium. The following results were obtained ; 1. The colony forming unit(CFU) of total streptocci per militer of saliva in subjects with or without orthodontic treatment showed no significant statistical difference between them(p>0.05). 2. The colony forming unit(CFU) of total Streptococcus mutans per mililiter of saliva in subjects with orthodontic treatment showed significantly higher than those without orthodontic treatment(p<0.05). 3. The colony forming unit(CFU) of total lactobacilli per mililiter of saliva in sujects with or without orthodontic treatment showed no significant statistical difference between them but higher tendency in those with orthodontic treatment(p=0.052). 4. The colony forming unit(CFU) of total yeasts per mililiter of saliva in subjects with or without orthodontic treatment showed no significant statistical difference between them(p>0.05).

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.322-328
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• 2005

Oral and maxillofacial infections are most commonly odontogenic in origin. The present study was implemented for patients with oral and maxillofacial infections in order to determine what differences were present in cultured bacteria, depending upon the different types of infection. For the present study, the epidemiological characteristics, the state of infection, and the results of the pus culture and antibiotic susceptibility tests were analyzed for the 159 cases where pus culture tests were performed. The patients were treated at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Department of Chonnam National University Hospital during an 18-months period from March 2003 to August 2004. Among the total 159 pus culture specimens, bacteria were cultured in 111 cases (69.8%). In the 111 pus culture specimens, Streptococcus species, Neisseria species, and Staphylococcus species were cultured from 69 cases (51.1%), 21 cases (15.6%), and 15 cases (11.1%), respectively and were determined to be bacterial strains the predominant bacteria responsible for oral and maxillofacial infectious diseases. Twenty four cases (15.1%) among the 159 specimens showed mixed infections. The mostly isolated bacteria from each of the space abscess, dentoalveolar abscess, inflammatory cyst, and pericoronitis cases were the Viridans streptococci. There was little relevance between the type of infection and the type of cultured bacteria. Antibiotic susceptibility tests showed a high level of susceptibility to teicoplanin(100%), vancomycin(100%), chloramphenicol(96.4%), ofloxacin(88.3%), imipenem(83.3%), erythromycin(82.5%) and a low susceptibility to cefazolin(40.0%), oxacillin(44.7%), ampicillin(49.4%), penicillin(51.1%). These results indicate that there was no significant difference among the cultured bacteria depending on the type of infections and their susceptibility to cephalosporin and penicillin G was low.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.197-201
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• 2012

LIVE/DEAD$^{(R)}$ BacLight$^{TM}$ and alamarBlue$^{(R)}$ are fluorescent materials used for the enumeration of live and dead bacteria. LIVE/DEAD$^{(R)}$ BacLight$^{TM}$ is generally used for confocal microscopy applications to differentiate live from dead bacteria in a biofilm or planktonic state. AlamarBlue$^{(R)}$ has also been used widely to assay live and dead bacteria in a planktonic state. Whilst these materials are successfully utilized in experiments to discriminate live from dead bacteria for several species of bacteria, the application of these techniques to oral bacteria is limited to the use of LIVE/DEAD$^{(R)}$ BacLight$^{TM}$ in biofilm studies. In our present study, we assessed whether these two methods could enumerate live and dead oral bacterial species in a planktonic state. We tested the reagents on Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Enterococcus faecalis and found that only LIVE/DEAD$^{(R)}$ BacLight$^{TM}$ could differentiate live from dead cells for all five of these oral strains. AlamarBlue$^{(R)}$ was not effective in this regard for P. gingivalis or A. actinomycetemcomitans. In addition, the differentiation of live and dead bacterial cells by alamarBlue$^{(R)}$ could not be performed for concentrations lower than $2{\times}10^6$ cells/ml. Our data thus indicate that LIVE/DEAD$^{(R)}$ BacLight$^{TM}$ is a more effective reagent for this analysis.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2003

자가중합형 아크릴릭 레진에 polyp를 혼합하지 않은 대조군, 그리고 레진 분말에 대한 polyP(사슬길이 13과 18의 혼합물인 Calgon)의 무게비를 1%로 혼합한 polyP 1%군, 2% 혼합한 polyP 2%군 및 3% 혼합한 polyP 3%군으로 분류하여 경화시킨 후, 경화된 각각의 레진과 실험균주 S. mutans GS5, S. sobrinus 6715, S. gordonii G9B및 Challis, 그리고 P. gingivalis 2561과 Candida albicans ATCC90027을 대상으로 레진표면에 대한 미생물들의 부착의 정도, 성장 억제효과 및 접촉각의 변화를 관찰하여 그 결과로 미루어 아크릴릭 레진에 포함된 polyP는 구강 미생물에 대해 직접적으로 강한 항균 효과를 나타내지는 않는 것으로 판단되나 미생물의 부착 특히 우식원인균인 mutans streptococci의 부착을 방해하는 것으로 가늠되며, 이는 polyP의 첨가에 의한 아크릴릭 레진 표면에서 일어난 소수성의 변화가 일부 관여하는 것으로 여겨진다. PolyP가 혼합된 아크릴릭 레진의 장착은 일반적인 아크릴릭 레진으로 제작된 가철성 장치를 장착한 후 나타날 수 있는 우식 이환의 가능성을 감소시킬 수 있는 임상적 적용 가능성을 제시하였다고 여겨진다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.215-220
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• 1998

목 적 : A군 연쇄구균 무증상 감염자는 증상은 없지만 A군 연쇄구균이 분리되고 ASO(antistreptolysin O)치가 높은 사람으로서 이들은 류마티스열이나 사구체신염 등 후유증을 일으킬 수 있다. 저자들은 무증상 감염자를 대상으로 경구용 페니실린을 복용하게 하여 이들에서 페니실린 치료 효과를 조사하였다. 방 법 : 상기도 감염 증상이 없는 건강한 초등 학생들을 대상으로 인두배양과 ASO치를 정량적으로 측정하였다. A군 연쇄구균이 분리되고 ASO 치가 400IU/mL 이상인 아동 36명을 대상으로 하여 그 중 22명의 학생은 경구용 페니실린 제제(penicillin V, 500mg. 하루 2회)를 10일간 복용하게 하였고, 14명은 대조군으로 삼고 항생제를 복용하지 않았다. 한달 후 두 그둡 아동에서 동시에 인두배양을 시행하여 A군 연쇄구균 제거율을 비교하고 ASO치를 측정하여 농도 변화를 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 항생제를 복용한 그룹과 복용하지 않은 그음의 A군 연쇄구균 제거율은 각각 91%(20/22)와 50%(7/14)로서 항생제를 사용한 그룹에서 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 항생제를 사용한 그룹과 사용하지 않은 그룹에서 ASO치가 100IU/mL 이상 상승한 경우는 각각 22%(4/18)와 30%(3/10)이었고 200IU/mL이상 감소한 경우는 각각 44.4%(8/18)와 40%(4/10)로서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 : 무증상 감염자를 대상으로 페니실린을 투여했을 때 인두에서 균이 효과적으로 제거되어 페니실린 치료의 타당성을 확인하였다. 그러나 ASO치 감소는 두 그룹간에 유의한 차이가 없었는데, 이는 ASO의 반감기가 걸고 경구용 페니실린의 경우 순응도가 낮기 때문으로 사료된다. 항생제 치료에도 불구하고 ASO치가 상승한 것을 치료 실패로 판정할 때 22%의 치료 실패율을 보였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2020

Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus play important roles in dental caries. Coptis chinensis is a natural product with antimicrobial activity against enterobacteria; however, its effects on oral streptococci are still unknown. Therefore, the effects of C. chinensis on the growth and biofilm formation of the representative cariogenic bacteria S. mutans and S. sobrinus were investigated for the possible use of C. chinensis as an anticaries agent. The C. chinensis extract was diluted with sterile distilled water, and 0.1-2.5% of the extract was used in the experiment. The effects of the C. chinensis extract on the growth and glucan formation of S. mutans and S. sobrinus were measured by viable cell counting and spectrophotometry at 650 nm absorbance, respectively. Crystal violet staining was also carried out to confirm the C. chinensis extract's inhibitory effect on biofilm formation. The C. chinensis extract significantly inhibited the growth of S. mutans and S. sobrinus at concentrations of ≥ 0.3% as compared with the control group. The viable cell count of colonies decreased by 1.7-fold and 1.2-fold at 2.5% and 1.25%, respectively, compared with the control group. The biofilm formation of S. mutans and S. sobrinus was inhibited by > 20-fold at C. chinensis extract concentrations of ≥ 1.25% as compared with the control group. In summary, the C. chinensis extract inhibited the growth and biofilm and glucan formation of S. mutans and S. sobrinus. Therefore, C. chinensis might be a potential candidate for controlling dental caries.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.152-157
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• 1998

Disturbances of the interrelationship among the host, environment, microorganism will cause the infection clinically. Infection can be classified into bacterial, viral, fungal origin, Bacterial infection is most common due to dental caries, periodontal disease. These infections have the potential to spread via the fascial spaces in the head and neck region. We have undertaken clinical studies on infections in the oral and maxillofacial regions by analyzing 78 hospitalized patients in the Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital from 1994 to 1997. The results were as fellows; l. Odontogenic infections were most common with the incidence of 84.6%. 2. Considering the number of involved space, single space was 83.3%, double or more space was 16.6%. The most common fascial space involved was submandibular space and followed by buccal space, 3. The most causative organism isolated from the pus cultures was streptococci group 35.4%. 4. Antibiotics were administrated in all cases, and surgical incision and drainage was performed in 87.2%. 5. Combined administration of penicillin and aminoglycoside was most common in 34.6%.. 6. 7 cases were diagnosed as Ludwig's angina and tracheostomy was done in 2 cases of them.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.211-213
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• 1990

To test flavonoids for antibacterial activity against oral micraorganisms, flavonoids, quercetrin and naringenin, were incorporated into two pharmaceutical preparations in the form of tooth paste. Samplees of dental plaque, the msot accused dental deposit which initiates the gingival and periodental diseases, were collected from the teeth surface of ten dental students at one week interval before and after using placebo, followed by two formulae of tooth paste containing 0.1% of quercetrin and naringenin (formulas I and II, respectively). The amount of dental plaque was assessed by the quigley and Hens index. Then plaque samples were subjected to bacteriological examination of Gram stain and plate counts of microorganisms. The amount of dental plaque was assessed by the Quigley and Hens index. Then plaque samples were subjected to bacteriological examination of Gram stain and plate counts of microorganisms. The results revealed that most of Gram negative cocci and bacilli were highly affected by the two formulae : the number of actinomycetes were decreased after using formula I and disappeared completely by the sue of formula II, while the number of Gram positive streptococci was highly decreased after the treatment with the two formulae. These results indicate a possible use of flavonoids to inhibit dental plaque formation.