• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.177-186
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• 2008

Forensic odontology can be defined in many ways. One of definitions is simply that forensic odontology represents the overlap between the dental and the legal professions. The most important function of forensic odontology to determine of human identity from dental character. We had found 7 unidentified human bodies in Busan metro politan city, 2007 and we have identified 5 bodies among them.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.317-326
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• 2006

Forensic odontology in individual identification has been progressing rapidly and its significance has been increasing. But not all individual identification can be done single method solely. Therefore, understanding the advantage and disadvantage of each method is necessary to achieve forensic individual identification properly in each case for it to be applied promptly, economically and precisely. Now 4 cases of forensic odontology are studied. 2 cases are age identification and 2 cases is forensic confirmation.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

The cases of unidentified individual remains submitted to Forensic dentistry section in National Institute of Scientific Investigation, Korea were analyzed to study the application of forensic dental identification into individual identification in the period 2002-2005. The identification cases of unidentified remains were 405 out of 493, which accounted about 82% of whole cases. The incidence of submission of skeletons at least including the skull was increased from 58% in 2002 to 80% in 2005. The numbers of cases for the full examinations were 4 times more than that for age estimation in 2005. Twenty-four cases were submitted for skull to photographic superimposition and 15 out of 24 cases were examined, and the other 9 cases were examined by DNA analysis only. The submitted cases for dental comparison were 23 cases, 9 cases were positively identified, 4 cases were possible, 7 cases were excluded, and 3 cases ended up with insufficient evidences. The proportion of positive identification by dental methods was increased gradually from 9% in 2002 to 46% in 2005. Forensic dental identification has become important and useful because the availability of dental records and radiographs has been increasing. Compared to DNA analysis, forensic dental identification has several advantages such as no needs for high cost equipments and low expenses. And the interpretation of results is straightforward and speedy. These advantages are based on using primary their own dental records of the individuals rather than secondary DNA reference samples from family members. The application of the forensic dental identification to unidentified individual remains will be increased because the dental comparison can complement the limitation of DNA analysis and skull to photographic superimposition in many cases. In order to obtain positive identifications of unidentified remains, a close collaboration between the police and forensic scientists is important. The systemic approach including legislation to preserve dental records of unidentified remains and missing persons for the identification of unidentified remains should be needed.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.111-117
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• 2010

Forensic odontology in individual identification has been progressing rapidly and its significance has been increasing. But not all individual identification can be done single method solely. Therefore, understanding the advantage and disadvantage of each method is necessary to achieve forensic individual identification properly in each case for it to be applied promptly, economically and precisely. Now We have identified almost 20 case in Busan and Kyeong Nam area in 2008, 2009 and we would like to report some of cases. Finally We will consider role of forensic odontology.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.29 no.9 s.268
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• pp.712-716
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• 1991

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.235-246
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• 2013

Age estimations by forensic odontology play a great role in personal identification. The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of age estimation cases in Korea. Surveying clients who requested age estimation at the Department of Oral Medicine, Kyungpook National University Dental Hospital from March 2012 to March 2013. The results were as follows: 1. On gender distribution, females(57.14%) were more than males(42.86%). The elderly with 50's and over 60's were majorities(89.28%) of clients, and no clients were below 40's. Most of clients were equal to and lower than elementary school graduate(69.64%). 2. The most frequent reason for age discrepancy between registered age and alleged age was mistakes by family or relatives(80.36%). The purposes of age estimation were welfare(62.50%), social relationship problem(12.50%), to find right age(10.71%), and occupation(8.93%). 3. In order of route to visit at Department of Oral Medicine, they were via government office(48.21%), acquaintances(21.43%), mass media(14.29%), and clinic(10.71%). Clients had high degree of comprehension on age estimation with forensic odontology (scored 7.03 out of 10). The 2/3 of clients were satisfied with present fee for age estimation. 4. The percentage on the proximity of estimated age to alleged age was 69.81%. 4(11.43%) clients were approved on age correction by court.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.260-273
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• 2006

본과제종림상실천각도탐토료장우화자혈법대후세의학적영향(本課題從臨床實踐角度探討了張于和刺血法對後世醫學的影響). 문중나열종원(文中羅列從元), 명(明), 청지현대적19위의가용자혈법치료질병적경험, 무론종병종(無論從病種), 병위(病位), 용혈화침자공구방면(用穴和針刺工具方面), 재장자화기초상도유료흔대발전. 특별시재외과화후과방면(特別是在外科和喉科方面), 경시풍부다채, 현시료차료법적생명력(顯示了此療法的生命力). 통과본과제적연구득출여하결론(通過本科題的硏究得出如下結論). 장자화재외과천장취환부방혈(張子和在外科擅長取患部放血), 경원(經元), 명(明), 청(淸), 연용도금천(沿用到今天), 시장씨영향력적최대증명(是張氏影響力的最大證明). 기차(其次), 장자화지후적명대(張子和之後的明代), 외과운용자혈법적병종대증(外科運用刺血法的病種大增), 포괄정창, 시독(時毒), 발배(發背), 뇌저(腦疽), 투침지, 오양, 연진창(緣唇瘡), 역양등, 발전료장씨지학(發展了張氏之學). 우기재후과(尤其在喉科), 출현계승여발전적명현궤적(出現繼承與發展的明顯軌跡), 장자화용소상(張子和用少商), 환부치후비(患部治喉痺), 지명대증가십의(至明代增加十宜), 삼상(三商), 청대증가곡지, 위중(委中), 양교(陽交), 간사(間使), 대릉(大陵), 도현대칙재증가이혈(到現代則再增加耳穴), 대추(大椎), 천계등(天桂等).

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.421-427
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• 1995

두개하악장애는 저작근, 측두하악관절 및 그와 관련된 구조물의 많은 임상적인 문제를 포함하는 포괄적인 용어이다. 두개하악장애의 원인은 다양하고 종종 다인성이며 위험을 증가시키는 여러가지 소인들이 존재한다. 이갈이나 이악물기 같은 이상기능습관은 흔하며 또한 임상적으로 많은 관련이 있는 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 이전의 연구에서는 연령증가에 따른 기능적 마모를 고려한 치아교모에 관한 연구가 시행되지 않고 단순한 교모도의 평가비교만이 시행되었다. 본 연구는 법치의학적 연령감정에서 널리 사용되고 있느 치아교모도를 이용한 연령감정법을 이용하여 두개하악장애환자의 치아교모도에 관한 연구를 시행하였다. 연령은 기능적마모에 따른 정도를 평가하기 위해서 고려되었다. 단국대학교 치과병원 구강내과에서 두개하악장애로 진단된 환자18명과 대조군으로 외래환자 14명을 대상으로 하였다. 연령차는 연령감정법의 추정연령과 환자의 실제나이의 차이를 구해서 비교분석하였다. 이상의 결과로 두개하악장애환자의 중절치, 측절치, 제1소구치, 제2소구치의 치아교모도가 정상군보다 유의성 있게 높았다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.217-228
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• 1995

For the purpose of estimating the sex and age in the remains of Catholic martyrs, the authors investigated size, shape and attrition of teeth, morphology of pulp cavity, and the changes of jaws. The 22 teeth, upper and lower jaws, the 23 teeth, upper and lower jaws, the 6 teeth and the 1 tooth were referred from The Pusan Research Institute for Church History in Pusan Catholic Parish. The results were as follows : 1. The 22 teeth, upper and lower jaws presumed to be Lee, Kwan Bok were evaluated to be in the latter half of female thirties. 2. The 23 teeth, upper and lower jaws presumed to be Kim, So ja, Maria were evaluated to be in the middle of male thirties. 3. The 6 teeth presumed to be lee, Jung Suk were evaluated to be in the earlier half of male forties. 4. The 1 tooth presumed to be Lee, Sam jo was evaluated to be in the latter half of male forties.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.317-322
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• 2008

The moderners of industrial society suffer from various stresses, which bring about increase in prevalence of temporomandibular disorders, oral mucosal disease and chronic neuropathic pain, therefore, the number of patients seeking help of those symptoms tend to increase. The purpose of this study was to discuss the importance of oral medicine related disease by investigating questions that appeared in cyber consultation of Kangnung National University Dental Hospital web site. Among the nearly 2000 questions, the rate of questions related to oral medicine was 20.92%, and the rate of questions related to other departments were oral and maxillofacial surgery 16.87%, conservative dentistry 16.67%, orthodontics 14.02%, prosthodontics 12.25%, periodontics 8.36%, pediatric dentistry 4.93%, preventive dentistry 2.08% and otherwise questions 3.90%. Among the 403 questions related to oral medicine, the frequent questions were oral mucosal diseases 44.17%, temporomandibular disorders 41.19%, halitosis 4.47%, xerostomia 3.23%, other orofacial pain 2.23%, forensic dentistry 1.49% and otherwise questions 2.98%. From the higher rate of questions related to oral medicine compared with other fields of dentistry, we would consider that the people are considerably concerned about the oral medicine related disease, such as oral mucosal diseases and temporomandibular disorders.