• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2012

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate trabecular changes in the mandible using fractal analysis and to explain the transient osteopenia related to rapid orthodontic tooth movement after orthognathic surgery. Materials and Methods: Panoramic radiographs were taken of 26 patients who underwent bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy. Radiographs taken before the surgery and 1 month after surgery were overlapped, and $40{\times}40$ pixel square regions of interest were selected near the mandibular canines and 1st molars. After the image processing procedure, the fractal dimension was calculated using the box-counting method. Results: Fractal dimension after orthognathic surgery decreased in a statistically significant manner (P<0.05). The change in fractal dimension on the canine side had greater statistical significance as compared to that seen on the 1st molar side. Conclusion: This study found that bone density decreases after orthognathic surgery due to transient osteopenia related to the regional acceleratory phenomenon. This result can provide a guide to evaluating orthodontic tooth movement after orthognathic surgery.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2012

Purpose: Among the facilitation of tooth movement in adult orthodontic treatment methods, surgical approaches are gaining popularity but complications following mechanical bone reduction are a problem. In this study, tooth movement was observed after alveolar bone was chemically demineralized to verify whether tooth movement had been facilitated. Materials and Methods: Twelve rabbits were used. In the experimental group, the alveolar bone of the left first molar area was exposed and demineralized. Thirty seven percents phosphoric acid was applied for 5 minutes for demineralization. The opposite first molar area was used as control. Two teeth were pulled with 200 g force and 4 rabbits each were sacrificed at 3, 7, and 14 days after the force was applied. Histologic examination was done with hematoxylin and eosin and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase staining. Result: The histologic examination results revealed more bone resorption in the demineralized area. As time passed, the number of osteoclasts increased in the compressed area. The amount of tooth movement was larger in the experimental group compared to the control group but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: The demineralization with etchant resulted in limited bone resorption, more tooth movement and less damage of the cementum after applied orthodontic force.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to review the common conditions associated with mandibular canal widening. Materials and Methods: General search engines and specialized databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, and Scopus were used to find relevant studies by using the following keywords: "mandibular canal," "alveolar canal," "inferior alveolar nerve canal," "inferior dental canal," "inferior mandibular canal," "widening," "enlargement," "distension," "expansion," and "dilation." Results: In total, 130 articles were found, of which 80 were broadly relevant to the topic. We ultimately included 38 articles that were closely related to the topic of interest. When the data were compiled, the following 7 lesions were found to have a relationship with mandibular canal widening: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, osteosarcoma, schwannoma, neurofibroma, vascular malformation/hemangioma, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, and perineural spreading or invasion. Conclusion: When clinicians encounter a lesion associated with mandibular canal widening, they should immediately consider these entities in the differential diagnosis. Doing so will help dentists make more accurate diagnoses and develop better treatment plans based on patients' radiographs.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.445-456
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• 1999

최근에는 교육수준의 향상, 소득증대, 대중매체의 발달 등으로 인하여 성인 교정환자의 수요가 상당히 증가하고 있다. 성인환자는 어린환자에 비해 상대적으로 구강내 도재수복물을 장착하고 있는 경우가 많아 도재치에 대한 교정용 브라켓의 직접접착의 기회도 증가하고 있다. 자연치에서는 법랑질을 산부식하여 비교적 쉽게 접착력을 증진시킬 수 있으나 도재치에서는 임상에서 브라켓이 너무 쉽게 탈락하거나 오히려 도재파절의 위험성이 존재하여 도재치에 대한 효과적인 직접접착법에 대하여 관심을 갖게 되었다. 그러나, 이러한 접착효율에 대한 다양한 연구가 있었으나 아직 정설로 받아들여지는 것은 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 임상에서 비교적 간단히 이용할 수 있는 몇 가지 방법을 in vitro 상의 실험을 통하여 그 결과를 비교검토하여 효과적인 방법을 제시하고자 시행되었다. 우선 장석형 도재인 Ceramco II로 도재 시편을 제작하였다. 도재의 표면처리방법은 Glazing한 도재 자체를 사용하기 위해서는 무처리하였으며, 거칠기를 부여하기위해서는 불화수소산으로 산부식하거나 Microetcher II로 Sandblasting, 또는 불화수소산과 Sandblasting을 복합처리하였다. 접착레진은 화학중합형 인 Ortho-two와 광중합형인 Transbond를 사용하였다 모든 시편에는 도재 프라이머를 도포하였다. 실험군은 7가지 군으로 나누어 브라켓의 전단강도를 측정하였다. 1. 도재의 표면처리에 대한 비교에서 Ortho-two군내에서는 불화수소산이나 sandblasting으로 표면거칠기를 부여한 군이 무처리군에 비해 높은 전단강도를 갖는다. Transbond군내에서는 각각의 표면처리에 따른 유의성있는 차이가 없었다. 2. 불화수소산이나 Sandblasting처리군에서는 화학중합형 레진인 Ortho-two가 광중합형 레진인 Transbond보다 높은 전단강도를 갖는다. 3. 도재 파절율의 비교에서는 무처리군이 표면거칠기를 부여한 군에 비해 매우 낮은 파절율 갖는다. 4. E(Transbond+Intact)군의 평균전단강도는 134.4kg/$cm^2$ 로 본 실험군중 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 선학들이 제안한 임상적용가능 전단강도보다 크므로 7가지군 모두 임상적으로 교정력을 가하기 에 충분한 전단강도를 갖는다. 그러나, 도재의 파절율을 고려해볼 때 파절율이 상대적으로 낮은 무처리군이 임상적으로 더 효과적일 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 1999

One of the many dilemmas that the clinical restorative dentist must face is treating young adolescent patient who prematurely loses his permanent teeth. Temporary prosthetic replacement can be achieved with removable denture, orthodontic band-wire fixed denture, adhesion bridge, composite resin splint with reinforcing material until the patients go through growth and development. But, all of these have limitations. Advances in restorative materials and reinforcement materials have made possible new techniques which are as much esthetic, conservative and more economic and stronger than adhesion brides. Two cases are being presented where gas-plasma treated, woven polyethylene fabric to reinforce composite resin was used to fabricate a temporary prosthetic restoration to replace a missing maxillary central incisor. This relatively noninvasive and basically reversible procedure allows the patient to decide the final restoration as he or she goes thorough maturation of the hard and soft tissues.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2018

Clear aligners are popular in the field of dental orthodontic treatment because they offer a discreet alternative to braces due to their use of transparent materials. They are formed from flat transparent polymer materials by hot pressed molding. It is necessary to know the mechanical properties of the polymer materials to be able to form the exact shapes of the clear aligners. However, this information is not publicly available. In this study, we present a method to reliably measure the mechanical properties of clear aligner polymer materials and analyze the factors effecting these mechanical properties. First, we surveyed standards related to the mechanical properties of polymer materials to obtain reliable data. Consequently, ISO 527 was selected for use in this study because of the size and thickness of the flat transparent polymer material. The uniaxial tensile tester was constructed and it was verified whether displacement of a crosshead could be regarded as a displacement of gauge-length by optical analysis. Uniaxial tensile tests of three thicknesses from three different companies were performed and each engineering stress-strain curve was measured. Tensile strengths and elastic moduli were obtained by analysis of the stress-strain curves. The tensile strength and elastic modulus of ISO 527 was found to be approximately 50MPa and 2.3GPa, respectively. Both values showed material and thickness dependency.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제31권2호통권85호
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• pp.271-281
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• 2001

치아에 부착된 bracket이 교정선을 따라 이동할때 필연적으로 bracket과 교정선, 결찰재 사이에 마찰력이 발생된다. 이에 저자는 동일한 bracket내에서 교정선의 종류, 결찰방법, 건조와 타액상태에 따른 마찰력 차이, 타액의 윤활제로서의 기능을 살펴보기 위해 본 연구를 시행하게 되었다. 본 실험에 사용된 bracket은 .18" ${\times}$ .025" slot의 상악 견치용 standard edgewise bracket(RMO. USA)이며, 교정선은 .016" , .016" ${\times}$ .022" 크기의 Cobalt-chromium(Elgiloy : RMO. USA), Nickel-titanium(Ni-Ti) (ORTHOLLOY : Goldstar Cable Co. KOREA), Beta- titanium(TMA : ORMCO Co., USA)의 2가지 형태의 3종을 이용하여 활주할 때의 마찰력을 만능시험기(Instron, M 1000 EC)를 사용하여 계측하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 각각의 동일조건하에서 교정선의 재질에 따른 마찰력은 Co-Cr, Ni-Ti, ${\beta}$-Ti순으로 증가하였다. 단, 타액상태에서 elastomeric으로 결찰한 .016" 군에서는 예외이다. 2. 각 조건하(건조/타액상태, .016" /.016" ${\times}$.022" ) 에서 결찰방법에 따른 마찰력은 elastomeric보다 stainless steel결찰에서 더 크게 나타났다(p<0.05). 3. 각각의 교정선과 결찰방법에서 타액 유무에 따른 마찰력은 stainless steel로 결찰한 .016" Co-Cr, Ni-Ti, ${\beta}$-Ti는 타액상태에서 감소하나, stainless steel로 결찰한 .016" ${\times}$.022" Co-Cr, Ni-Ti, ${\beta}$-Ti는 타액상태에서 증가하였다(p<0.05). 4. 각 조건하(건조/타액상태, elastomeric/stainless steel 결찰) .016" 과 .016" ${\times}$.022" 교정선 사이의 마찰력은 .016" ${\times}$.022" 교정선에서 증가하였다(p<0.05).

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.823-836
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• 1992

Guiding a tooth along an arch wire results in a counteracting frictional force among arch wires, bracket and ligature. This frictional forces should be eliminated or minimized when orthodontic teeth movement is being planned. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes of width, cross-sectional forms and surface morphologies of stainless steel wire and $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire after electropolising. Experimental variables included in this experiment were arch wire materials, current, electrolyte temperature and polishing time. Wire widths were measured by micrometer and cross-sectional forms and surface morphologies were examined with optical microscope and scanning electron microcope. The results were as follows: 1. The mean and standard deviation of widths of stainless steel wire and $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire varying polishing time with condition of $249A/dm^2$ and $20^{\circ}C,\;249A/dm^2$ and, $332A/dm^2$ and $20^{\circ}C$ and $332A/dm^2$ and $250^{\circ}C$ were obtained. 2. With increasing polishing time, the widths of stainless steel wire and $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire became decreased proportionally 3. The changes of widths of stainless steel wire and $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire were statistically insignificant between $20^{\circ}C$ group and $25^{\circ}C$ group, but significant between $249A/dm^2$ group and $332A/dm^2$ group. 4 The cross-sectional forms of wire after electropolishing were not changed in stainless steel wire, and while it were changed to rounded corners in $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire. 5. The surface morphologies of wire after electropolishing were scratch-absent and more smoothened both in stainless steel wire and $Elgiloy^{\circledR}$ wire.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.306-312
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of commercially available fluoride-containing oral rinses on the corrosion behavior of titanium alloys, which are the main components of orthodontic miniscrews. Methods: Four commercially available oral rinses (solution A, pH 4.46/260 ppm fluoride; solution B, pH 4.41/178 ppm fluoride; solution C, pH 6.30/117 ppm fluoride; and solution D, pH 4.17/3.92 ppm fluoride) were tested on titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) circular plates, and saline was used as the control. The open-circuit potential and potentiodynamic polarization of these materials were measured. Thereafter, all samples were evaluated under a field-emission scanning electron microscope. Results: Among the tested oral rinses, except solution D, the more the fluoride content was, the greater was the corrosion potential downtrend; the corrosion resistance of the titanium alloy sample was also lowered significantly (p < 0.05). Field-emission scanning electron microscopic analysis of the surface morphology of the titanium alloy samples revealed that all samples had some defects, crevices, or pitting after exposure to the oral rinses than before treatment. In particular, the samples in solution A showed the most changes. Conclusions: Commercially available oral rinses having a high fluoride concentration and a low pH may reduce the corrosion resistance of titanium alloys used in dental appliances such as orthodontic titanium miniscrews and brackets.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate vertical bone loss and alveolar bone thickness in the maxillary and mandibular incisors of patients with skeletal class III malocclusion. This study also aimed to evaluate the periodontal condition of class III malocclusion patients who had not undergone orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: The sample included cone-beam computed tomography scans of 24 Korean subjects (3 male and 21 female). Alveolar bone thickness (ABT), alveolar bone area (ABA), alveolar bone loss (ABL), and fenestration of the maxillary and mandibular incisors were measured using 3-dimensional imaging software. Results: All incisors displayed an ABT of less than 1.0 mm from the labial surface to root level 7 (70% of the root length). A statistically significant difference was observed between the mandibular labial and lingual ABAs and between the maxillary labial and mandibular labial ABAs. The lingual ABA of the mandibular lateral incisors was larger than that of the mandibular central incisors. ABL was severe on the labial surface. A statistically significant difference was observed between the maxillary and mandibular labial ABL values(21.8% and 34.4%, respectively). Mandibular lingual ABL (27.6%) was significantly more severe than maxillary lingual ABL (18.3%) (P<0.05). Eighty-two fenestrations were found on the labial surfaces of the incisors, while only 2 fenestrations were observed on the lingual surfaces. Fenestrations were most commonly observed at root level 6. Conclusion: Careful evaluation is needed before orthodontic treatment to avoid iatrogenic damage of periodontal support when treating patients with class III malocclusion.