• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제51권9호
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• pp.501-510
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• 2013

This paper reviews a current view regarding the association between periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD). Many evidences have suggested that there exist biological mechanisms by which periodontitis can lead to ACVD. Periodontal infection can lead to direct bacterial invasion into endothelial tissues through the blood stream, then the bacteria can activate the host inflammatory response followed by atheroma formation, maturation and exacerbation. Also, chronic periodontal infections may indirectly induce endothelial activation or dysfunction through a state of systemic inflammation as evidenced by elevated plasma acute proteins, IL-6 and fibrinogen as well. There is moderate evidence that periodontal treatment can reduce systemic inflammation and improvement of both clinical surrogate markers. But there is no periodontal intervention study available on primary ACVD prevention. There is consistent and strong epidemiologic evidence, including in vitro, animal and clinical studies, that periodontitis imparts increased risk for future ACVD. However, evidences from intervention trials to date are not sufficient to confirm the multi directional causality of periodontitis in ACVD etiology. Well-designed intervention trials on the impact of periodontal treatment on the prevention of ACVD outcomes are needed.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to examine the expression pattern of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) in the maxillary $2^{nd}$ molar germs of rats. We used the maxillary $2^{nd}$ molar germs in rats' pup at postnatal day 3 (bell stage), 6 (crown formation stage) and 9 (root formation stage). The investigation on mRNA and protein levels were done using reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction and western blot. Localization of Keap 1 in the maxillary $2^{nd}$ molar germs were revealed through immunofluorescence staining. Keap1 from the maxillary 2nd molar germs were mostly manifested on postnatal day 3 and dramatically decreased on postnatal day 6 and 9 at mRNA and protein levels, while amelogenin and ameloblastin increased during the development of maxillary 2nd molar germs. During immunofluorescence analysis, the strong immunoreactivity against Keap1 was detected in the apical side of ameloblasts at the presecretory and secretory stages. However, Keap1 expression was hardly observed in the ameloblasts at the maturation stage. These results shows that Keap1 is strongly expressed in the presecretory and secretory ameloblasts of amelogenesis, and suggest that Keap1 may be a crucial molecule for the regulatory mechanisms tasked with the formation of enamel layer.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2018

Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) has been known to be a critical element in cell division including centrosome maturation, cytokinesis and spindle formation in somatic, cancer, and mammalian embryonic cells. In particular, Plk1 is highly expressed in cancer cells. Plk1 inhibitors, such as BI2536, have been widely used to prevent cell division as an anticancer drug. In this study, the fertilized murine oocytes were treated with BI2536 for 30 min after recovery from the oviduct to investigate the effect of down-regulation of Plk1 in the in vivo-fertilized murine embryos. Then, the localization and expression of Plk1 was observed by immunofluorescence staining. The sperm which had entered into the oocyte cytoplasm did not form male pronuclei in BI2536-treated oocytes. The BI2536-treated oocytes showed significantly lower expression of Plk1 than non-treated control group. In addition, alpha-tubulin and Plk1 gathered around sperm head in non-treated oocytes, while BI2536-treated oocytes did not show this phenomenon. The present study demonstrates that the Plk1 inhibitor, BI2536, hinders fertilization by inhibiting the formation of murine male pronucleus.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-26
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• 2009

본 증례는 전반적인 치과치료를 위해 본과에 의뢰된 다수의 치아우식증으로 본과에 내원한 중등도 정신지체 환자로, 전치부 개방교합과 함께 상악 전치부의 총생이 있어 이 부분에 대해서는 본원 보철과에 협진을 의뢰하였다. 전신마취 하에 소아치과에서 보존, 외과적 처치 및 치주 치료를 시행하였으며, 보철과에서 상악 좌우측 견치를 지대치로 한 4-unit bridge를 제작, 심미적 결과를 얻었기에 보고하는 바이다. 본 증례 에서와 같이 전신마취 하의 포괄적인 치과치료를 계획함으로써 여러 번 치료의 불편함 없이 한번에 대부분의 치료를 완료할 수 있었다. 또한 환자에게 치과치료에 대한 공포심을 유발하지 않아 환자와 치과의사의 치료적 관계 형 성이 용이하며 양질의 진료가 가능하고 술자 및 환자의 스트레스를 줄일 수 있는 장점이 있다고 할 수 있겠다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.535-540
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• 2009

Proliferation of abnormal hematopoietic cells with impaired differentiation, regulation and programmed cell death leads to leukemia. AML(acute myeloid leukemia) is a malignancy with malfunction of myeloid hematopoietic cells with acute behavior. The oral manifestations of the disease are posterior palate hemorrhage, gingival bleeding and gingival ulceration as a result of infection by normal oral flora and gingival infiltration by leukemic cells. A 49-year-old male patient was referred from local dental clinic. The patient was diagnosed with AML FAB M1 (acute myeloid leukemia French-American-British classification M1 myeloblastic leukemia without maturation). The oral infection focus was removed by a conservative treatment. 2 days after the dental treatment, the patient underwent chemotherapy. At 8-month follow-up, the overall outcome was excellent. Oral manifestations of AML are often the first indications of the malignancy. Therefore it is essential for dentists, especially oral and maxillofacial surgeons, to be aware of the diagnostic signs and complications associated with leukemia for better diagnosis and subsequent treatment and management.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2016

Thymosin ${\beta}4$ ($T{\beta}4$) has been recently reported to play a role in dentinogenesis by regulating the expression of dentin matrix proteins. Based on previous studies, it is hypothesized that $T{\beta}4$ is associated with the formation of the enamel matrix and thus plays an important role in ameloblast. However, there is no report on the function of $T{\beta}4$ during tooth development so far. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the expression of $T{\beta}4$ and its function in ameloblasts during mouse tooth development. $T{\beta}4$ was expressed strongly in the tooth bud at the bud stage and in the dental lamina and oral epithelium at the cap stage. In advanced bell stage at postnatal day 4, large elongated ameloblasts were observed and the expression of the $T{\beta}4$ protein was the highest, with the enamel being was thicker than that in the early bell stage. The length of ameloblasts increased from the presecretory to the secretory stage and decreased from the maturation to the protective stage. These results suggest that $T{\beta}4$ participates not only in the proliferation of oral epithelial cells during the early stage of tooth development but also regulates enamel protein secretion in ameloblasts and enamel mineralization.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.345-353
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• 2022

Objective: To investigate airway volumes using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) by skeletal patterns, sex, and cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) stages in Korean adolescents. Methods: The sample consisted of pretreatment CBCT and cephalograms of 95 adolescents (aged 12-19) obtained out of 1,611 patients examined for orthodontic treatment from 2018 to 2020 in Kyungpook National University Dental Hospital. The samples were classified into two sex groups; three skeletal pattern groups, four chronological age groups and four CVM stages. Nasopharyngeal volumes (NPV), oropharyngeal volumes (OPV), total pharyngeal airway volume (TAV) and minimum cross-sectional area (MCA) measurements were taken from the CBCT. Multiple linear regression analyses to find out which one of the independent variables are good predictors for airway variables. Significant factors were analyzed by two-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) then multiple comparisons were analyzed using a t-test, and Fisher least significant difference. Results: Age, sex, CVM, and Sella-Nasion-B point have significant influence on airway variable. Males and females showed similar patterns of change in chronological age groups 1-3; however, males had larger NPV, OPV, and MCA at CVM in group 4. According to CVM stages, males had larger OPV, TAV, and MCA at CVM stage 6 (p-value: 0.019, 0.021, 0.015, respectively) and no sex differences at CVM stages 3, 4, and 5. Conclusions: Skeletal patterns have an effect on airway volume. Sex differences were found in CVM 6.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.312-319
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• 2020

성조숙증은 2차 성징이 여자는 8세 이전, 남자에서는 9세 이전에 나타나는 경우를 말한다. 이 연구의 목적은 성조숙증으로 진단받은 여자 어린이들이 특별한 의과적 기왕력을 갖지 않는 여자 어린이들과 비교할 때 나타내는 치아 성숙도 특성에 관하여 분석하고자 하는 것이다. 성조숙증으로 진단받은 여자 어린이 99명과 의무기록상 특별한 의과적 기왕력을 갖지 않는 여자 어린이 99명의 파노라마 사진을 분석하였다. 하악 좌측 영구 견치, 제1, 2소구치, 제1, 2대구치의 치아 발육도를 Demirjian법을 이용하여 점수화하여 분석하여 비교하였고, 각각의 치아의 발육단계와 성조숙증 유무간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 성조숙증군 어린이는 특별한 의과적 기왕력을 갖지 않는 대조군 어린이보다 나이가 통제된 조건 하에서 유의하게 더 진행된 치아성숙도 점수를 나타내었다(p = 0.003). 하악 제2소구치 및 하악 제2대구치의 발육단계는 성조숙증의 유무와 유의한 상관관계를 나타내었다(p = 0.000, 0.000). 모든 치아들의 발육단계를 동시에 고려한 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과에서는 하악 제2대구치의 발육단계만이 성조숙증의 유무와 유의한 상관관계를 나타내었다(p = 0.000).

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.143-153
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of the present exploratory study was to evaluate extraction socket healing at sites with a history of periodontal and endodontic pathology. Methods: The mandibular 4th premolar teeth in 5 adult beagle dogs served as experimental units. Periodontal and endodontic lesions were induced in 1 premolar site in each animal using wire ligatures and pulpal exposure over 3 months (diseased sites). The contralateral premolar sites served as healthy controls. The mandibular 4th premolar teeth were then extracted with minimal trauma, followed by careful wound debridement. The animals were sacrificed at days 1, 7, 30, 60, and 90 post-extraction for analysis, and the healing patterns at the healthy and diseased extraction sites were compared using radiography, scanning electron microscopy, histology, and histometry. Results: During the first 7 days of healing, a significant presence of inflammatory granulation tissue was noted at the diseased sites (day 1), along with a slightly accelerated rate of fibrin clot resolution on day 7. On day 30, the diseased extraction sites showed a greater percentage of persistent fibrous connective tissue, and an absence of bone marrow formation. In contrast, healthy sites showed initial signs of bone marrow formation on day 30, and subsequently a significantly greater proportion of mature bone marrow formation on both days 60 and 90. Radiographs exhibited sclerotic changes adjoining apical endodontic lesions, with scanning electron microscopy showing collapsed Volkmann canals protruding from these regions in the diseased sites. Furthermore, periodontal ligament fibers exhibited a parallel orientation to the alveolar walls of the diseased sites, in contrast to a perpendicular arrangement in the healthy sites. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, it appears that a history of periodontal and endodontic pathology may critically affect bone formation and maturation, leading to delayed and compromised extraction socket healing.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.180-184
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• 2001

쇄골두개 이형성증(Cleidocranial Dysplasia)은 autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia로 쇄골의 부재 두개골 봉합지연 및 치아이상의 특징을 갖는 질환이다. 치아이상 중에 유치열 발달은 정상인데 반해 영구치 맹출 실패가 가장 특징적인 소견이며 다수의 과잉치의 존재, 치아형태이상과 치근형태이상 등이 존재한다. 영구치의 지연 혹은 맹출 부전의 원인으로 (1) 다수의 과잉치 존재, (2) cellular cementum이 없는 기형적 치근형태, (3) 악골의 높은 골밀도, (4) 유치와 골의 비정상적 흡수를 들 수 있으며 저하된 골대사가주원인이며 두번째로 다수의 과잉치의 존재를 들 수 있다. 이의 치료방법은 더 많은 치아 맹출의 환경조성을 위한 교정치료, 외과적 처치 및 보철적 수복이 필요하다. 본 증례는 쇄골두개 이형성증으로 진단받은 7세 10개월 여 환아로 영구치 미맹출을 주소로 본원에 내원하였다. 임상구강 검사에서 유치의 만기잔존, 악궁의 협착, 전치부 반대교합과 다수의 치아우식증이 관찰되었으며 악골의 방사선사진에서 유치의 만기잔존 및 상하악에 다수의 과잉치가 관찰되었고 두부방사선사진에서 미폐쇄된 봉합과 봉간골(wormian bone)이 관찰되었으며 흥부방사선사진에서 쇄골의 부재가 보였다. 이 환아의 성장에 따른 치열 발달을 이해하고 시기에 따른 적절한 치과적 처치에 대해서 본 증례에서 보고하는 바이다.