• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1987

Diagnosis and treatment plans of patients are depended on cephalogram in most case. However, conventional cephalogram may change diagnosis because it ignores a conception of natural head position. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of head positions between conventional X-ray taking and x-ray taking in natural head position, and correlation between above results and craniofacial morphology, 60 male students in dental college, Yon sei Univ. were selected, and every cephalogram is studied by comparison of the change of head position. The results are as follows. 1. When taking X-ray by using conventional method, external auditary meatus FH was more tilted than ear rod FM by $2.1^{\circ}{\pm}1.8$ in forward and downward direction. 2. As facial form becomes concave, natural head position and head position, appeared in X-ray taking by using conventional method, become more similiar. 3. Change in head position had showed high correlations with facial form (N-A-Pog angle), and there was high significance to concave group when compared with average group, but significance to convex group was not found. 4. Multiple regression equation concerning change of head position was solved. ${\Delta}FH=24.5\;+\;0.31$ NAPog + 0.43 Prominence of Chin + 0.13 Facial length -0.32 Anterior facial height.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2000

교정치료의 진단 및 치료계획의 수립시 이용되는 측모두부방사선 사진을 이용하여 골격성 부정교합의 형태와 성별에 따른 두부위치의 재현성을 파악하고자 성인남녀 90명을 대상으로 자세변수 6항목을 설정하여 연구한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 자연두부위치의 재현성에 있어서 남,녀 각각의 자세변수는 통계학적인 유의성이 없었다 (P>0.05). 2. 자연두부위치의 재현성에 있어서 각 부정교합군과 전체 표본 각각의 자세변수는 통계학적인 유의성이 없었다(P>0.05). 3. method error를 이용한 자연두부위치의 재현성은 모든군에서 우수하였다. 결론적으로 자연두부위치의 재현성은 골격성 부정교합의 양상과 성별에 관계없이 우수하였는데, 이는 자연두부위치를 이용한 많은 연구에 도움이 될 뿐 아니라 교정적 문제와 관련된 기능과 형태의 관계를 파악하고자 할 때 그 가치를 높이는데 기여할 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.405-417
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• 1994

The purpose of this study was to investigate proportional characteristics of soft tissue profile in Korean young adults. The sample consisted of 50 young adults(25 males and 25 females) who had pleasing profile and normal occlusion. Soft tissue proportional analysis was performed on lateral cephalograms taken in natural head position. The results were as follows : 1. Mean and standard deviation of proportional analysis were obtained. 2. Horizontal and vertical dimensions were larger in male. But facial proportion had no sexual difference except upper/lower face height (p<0.05). Upper/lower face height was larger in female than in male. 3. Vertical dimensions, except SN-ST, had high correlation with horizontal dimensions. 4. Head positioning error of natural head position was smaller than inter -individual variability of SN line.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2006

본 연구는 일정한 자세를 장시간 유지하며 작업하는 직업군을 대상으로 자연스런 두부자세(natural head position:NHP)와 두경부 통증에 대하여 조사하였으며, 두경부 통증에 영향을 미칠수 있는 요인에 대하여 평가하였다. 27명의 대상자에게 임상 검사 및 설문지 작성과 면담을 통하여 생활변화로 인한 스트레스정도, 스트레스시 나타나는 안면에 증상 정도, 두경부 통증 경감에 영향을 주는 요인에 대하여 조사하였다. 두부자세 평가를 위하여 후방에 5cm 간격의 눈금을 지닌 자세판을 바닥과 평행하게 설치한 후 사진 촬영을 하였다. 보다 정확한 두부자세 재현을 위하여 수일의 간격을 두고 재차 촬영하였다. 두경부 통증 빈도, 두경부 통증에 따른 두부 자세, 두경부 통증여부에 따른 생활변화, 스트레스로 인한 증상 발현 정도, 통증에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인에 대하여 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 자연스런 두부 자세에서 평균적으로 $-0.70{\pm}2.74$로 약간 좌측으로 기울이고 있으며, acromion은 $-0.26{\pm}2.10$으로 좌측으로 기울어져 있었다. 수직선과 흉쇄유돌근이 이루는 각도, 수평선과 eye-tragus 을 이은 연장선이 이루는 각도, pulm line에서 acrominon에 이르는 거리와 tragus에 이르는 거리에서 유의성이 있었다 2. 구강안면 동통을 가진 군과 구강안면동통이 없다고 대답한 군에서 평균적인 NHP 측정치와 NHP양에서는 유의성을 보이지 않았다. 3. 두경부 통증이 있는 군과 없는 군사이에는 통계학적으로 유의성은 없었으나 12개월 이내의 생활 변화량과 변화횟수에서 통증이 없는 군이 생활 변화량과 그 횟수가 더 많았다. 4. 스트레스 증상 발현정도는 두경부 통증이 있는 군이 두경부 통증이 없는 군에 비하여 더 많은 빈도를 보였다. 5. 취미생활이나 운동을 행하는 군과 그렇지 않은 군사이에 두경부 통증에 대한 차이가 없었다. 이상의 연구에서 일정한 자세를 유지하며 작업하는 직업군에서의 구강안면통증을 평가하는데 있어서는 두부자세의 평가가 이루어져야하며, 두경부 통증에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 다각적 요인을 분석하여 두경부 통증 처치에 전문적인 처방이 필요함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.769-779
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• 1995

The understanding the nature of occlusal tooth contacts of natural dentition is important for correct diagnosis and treatment of diseases developed in stomatognatic system. Several investigator have studied the distribution of tooth contacts in maximum intercuspation and have repored contact locations with respect to the tooth position. However, there are few report the variation of the occlusal contact point with change in each head position. This study analysed the number of occlusal contact point with change in each head position. 30 subject(male 17, female 13), who ahad natural occlusion and no symptoms of temporomandibular disorder, were selected. The numbers and patterns of tooth contact were recorded by silicone bite registration on stone model at four different head positions with head anguration gauge(from the supine to the upright position). The results obtained were as follows : 1. The numbers of total occlusal contact point on teeth increased to average 25, 29, 35, 42 points as head angulation was changed from the supine to the upright position against the ala-tragus line, and there was significant difference(P<0.05). 2. In the 19 subject(65%)of total 30 subject, the perforated point of the silicone bite indicated that the locus for the prime contact point moved mesially as the head angulation was changed from the supine to the upright position. 3. On the basis of the fact that the anterior occlusal contact point increase as head angulation changed from the supine to the upright position, we could find that the mandibular position is moved anteriorly.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.361-376
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the head and neck postre and the cervical curvature, especially in forward head postrue(FHP). Sixty patients with craniomandibular disorders and thirty dental students without any signs and symptoms of craniomandibular disordres participated in this study as patient groups and sa control group, respectively. The author evaluated the head and neck posture of all subjects by plumb line and CROM( Cervical Ragne of Motion), and had taken cephaograph in natural head position. On the cephalograph the angle of cervical inclination formed by true horizntal plane and 4th cervical vertebra(C4) and the radius of cervical curvature from C1 to C5 were measured. A specially designed ruler was used for measuring cervical curvature. Occlusal contac number and force with T-scan system, electromygraphic activity of cervical muscles with Bio-EMG, and distance of freeway space with Bio-ECN were recorded, respectively. The collected data were processed by SAS/STAT progrm. The obtained results were as follows : 1. In subjects with longer radius which was less cervical curvature, head positioned more anteriorly than subjects with smaller radius, and they showed slightly straight cervical vertebra. 2. Between the patients and the control group, there were no differences in cervical curvature, in forward head position by plumb line and in CROM. But the patient group had a greater cervical inclination than the control group had. 3. There were positive correlation between cervical curvature and forward head position by plumbline,between forward head position y plumb line and that by CROM in patient group. The cervical inclination, however, had negative correlation with cervical curvature, and with forward head postion by plumb line, respectively. 4. In case of showing more cervical curvature and more forward head position by plumb line the head position was defined as forward head posture. In patient group, subjects without forward head posture showed greater posterior teeth contact force than subjects with forward head posture, but in control group, there were no difference between the two subjects. 5. There were higher electromyographic activity in almost all muscles and smaller freeway space in induced forward head posture than those in natural head position in subjects without forward head posture. In conclusion, head position of patients with craniomandibular disorders were not more anterior than that of normal control person, but they had tendency to head extension. From the result of this study, forward head posture could be defined as posterior rotation of upper cervical segment with a straight lower cercial segment due to loss of normal lordosis.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.129-142
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• 1995

본 연구는 한국성인의 두경부자세와 두개안면형태를 두개내 및 두개외 기준선에 대하여 알아보고 그 상관성을 평가하여 향후 진단시 보조적 자료로 사용하고자하여 시행되었다. 양호한 안모와 1급 구치관계를 지닌 성인 남, 녀 각 25명씩 총 50명에 대하여 natural head position 측모 두부 X-선 계측사진을 촬영하여 투사도를 그린후 posterior nasal spine을 지나는 true vertical line과 sella를 지나는 true horizontal line을 기준으로하여 자세변수 및 형태변수를 계측, 계산하였다. SPSS통계처리 프로그램을 이용하여 남녀평균, 표준편차를 구하고 student t-test로 유의차를 검정한후 자세변수와 형태변수간의 상관관계를 보았으며, 또한 자세변수를 이용하여 두경부자세의 재현성을 평가하여 다음과같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 한국성인에서의 두경부자세변수와 두개안면형태변수의 평균과 표준편차를 얻었다. 2. 한국성인은 OPT/CVT간 각에 있어서 $3.55{\pm}2.58^{\circ}$의 경추 전방만곡을 보였다. 3. 자세변수와 형태변수의 상관관계에서는 두경부자세와 안면의 수직적인 비율, 안면돌출도, 하악골의 회전이 높은 상관성을 보였다. 4. 두경부자세와 상하악간 관계, 전후방적 악골비율의 상관관계는 미약하였다. 5. Natural head position에서의 head positioning error는 $1.65^{\circ}$로 SN line의 개인간 변이도 $3.31^{\circ}$ 보다 작았다. 다른 자세변수도 head positioning error가 각 변수들의 개인간 변이도보다 작았다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 1996

This study was performed to investigate the effects of head posture and occlusal splint on the vertical dimension in mandibular rest position and swallowing. Thirty health dental students ware selected lot this study and BioEGNⓡ(Bioresearch Inc., USA) was used for measuring interocclusal distance during rest - swallowing - rest - tapping movement. This swallowing movements were observed in both normal head posture(NHP) and forward head posture (FHP). Thickness of occlusal splint was about 2mm at posterior molar area and even tooth contact were achieved on light biting. The four mandibular positions at which interocclusal distance measured were swallowing position, after swallowing position in which interocclusal distance was maximum, rest position follows swallowing, and tapping position after rest. Changes of distance in each position were measured for three mandibular planes, that is, sagittal, frontal, and horizontal plane, respectively. The results obtained were as follows : 1. In normal head posture, the mandible was raised 1.03mm without splint, and 0.77mm with splint on swallowing, and there was no significant difference between the two. In horizontal plane, however, mandible was displaced more anteriorly in both swallowing position and tapping position with splint. 2. In forward head posture, the mandible was less raised with splint on swallowing, but features in horizontal plane were almost same as those in normal head posture. 3. In natural dentition, significant difference between NHP and FHP were observed in horizontal plane trajectory for swallowing and tapping position. But the difference for same positions were observed in frontal trajectory with splint. 4. Total amount of mandibular movement of two groups classified with sagittal interocclusal distance of swallowing position generally showed significant difference between the higher and the lower height group in head posture without splint. 5. Correlationship among total amount of mandibular movement for three mandibular planes were observed between sagittal plane and horizontal plane, and between sagittal plane and frontal plane in head posture without splint.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.499-515
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• 1998

두경부 자세 및 혀, 설골의 위치와 두개안면골격간의 연관성을 알아보기 위해, 원광대학교 치과대학 재학생 중 선천적 두경부 이상이나 결손치가 없고 과거 교정 치료나 보철치료의 경험이 없는 남자 50명과 여자 40명을 대상으로 natural head position(NHP)상태에서 두부방사선 사진을 채득하여 전통적인 두개내 참고선과 두개의 진성 참고선을 이용하여 계속한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 두경부 자세변수들에서는 남녀간 차이가 없었으나, 설골의 위치는 남자가 여자에 비해 더 전하방에 위치하였으며, 더 큰 전하방 경사도를 보였다. 2. 경추의 경사도가 클수록 NHP에서 안면돌출도는 작게 나타났으며, 경추의 전방만곡이 증가할수록 수직적인 안모형태를 보였다. 3. 두경부각이 작을수록 두개저에 대하여 설골이 전방에 위치하였으며, 두경부각과 설골의 수직적인 위치는 연관성을 보이지 않았다. 4. 하악골이 전돌될수록 설골은 전방에 위치하였으며, 두개안면형태와 설골의 수직적인 위치는 미약한 연관성을 나타냈다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.488-497
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to compare the muscle onset time of sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and rectus abdominalis (RA) muscle activity during head lift in supine position between cerebral palsy and healthy children. Ten cerebral palsy children and 10 age, sex-matched healthy children were recruited for this study. Muscle activity of the SCM and RA were collected by surface electromyography (MP100SWS). Results demonstrated that the muscle onset time order was not significantly different between cerebral palsy children and healthy children. However, the DMHT and ST between SCM and RA during head lift in supine position were significantly shorter in healthy children than in cerebral palsy children. Further studies are needed to clarify the mechanism of differences in muscle activation patterns during head lift in supine position in cerebral palsy children compared with healthy children.