• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.221-228
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• 2009

The purpose of the study was to investigate the characteristics of the pronunciation of Korean vowels in patients with class III malocclusion. 11 adult male patients with class III malocclusion(mean ages 22.3 years) and four adult males with normal occlusion(mean ages 26.5 years) were selected for the analysis of eight Korean monophthongs /ㅣ, ㅔ, ㅐ, ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅡ, ㅜ/. The values and relationships of F1, F2 and F3 were derived from the stable section of target vowel in each sentence, and the analysis using formant plots and vowel triangles' distance and area was conducted to find the features of two groups' vowel distributions. Consequently, it was identified that the pronunciation of males patients with class III malocclusion showed high values of F1 in the low vowels, high values of F2 in the back vowels, and remarkably low position of /ㅏ/. The vowel triangle suggested that the triangle areas of male patients with class III malocclusion were shown wider vertically and narrower horizontally than those of males with normal occlusion. These characteristics could reflect the structural features of class III malocclusion such as the prognathic mandible, low tongue position, and advancement of back position of the tongue.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was performed to determine the relative frequency of positioning errors, to identify those errors directly responsible for diagnostically inadequate images, and to assess the quality of panoramic radiographs in a sample of records collected from a dental college. Materials and Methods: This study consisted of 1,782 panoramic radiographs obtained from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. The positioning errors of the radiographs were assessed and categorized into nine groups: the chin tipped high, chin tipped low, a slumped position, the patient positioned forward, the patient positioned backward, failure to position the tongue against the palate, patient movement during exposure, the head tilted, and the head turned to one side. The quality of the radiographs was further judged as being 'excellent', 'diagnostically acceptable', or 'unacceptable'. Results: Out of 1,782 radiographs, 196 (11%) were error free and 1,586 (89%) were present with positioning errors. The most common error observed was the failure to position the tongue against the palate (55.7%) and the least commonly experienced error was patient movement during exposure (1.6%). Only 11% of the radiographs were excellent, 64.1% were diagnostically acceptable, and 24.9% were unacceptable. Conclusion: The positioning errors found on panoramic radiographs were relatively common in our study. The quality of panoramic radiographs could be improved by careful attention to patient positioning.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.637-648
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• 1999

교정 치료 후 이상적인 교합과 양호한 심미적 결과를 얻기 위해서 일반적으로 교정 장치 제거하기 4개월에서 7개월 전에 detailing을 시행한다. 이와 같은 과정을 finishing이라고 하며, 이 과정은 최종적인 양호한 결과를 얻는데 있어서 필수적이다. 일부 교정의는 finishing을 위한 특별한 이론적 근거 및 기준 없이 이 과정을 교정 치료의 마지막 단계에서 시행하면 되는 것으로 여기고 있다. 그러나, 최종적인 양호한 교정 치료 결과를 얻기 위해서는finishing 과정이 총 치료 계획의 부분으로 치료의 초기 단계에서부터 고려되어야만 하며, 교정 장치 제거를 위한 이론적 근거 및 기준에 근거한 finishing을 위한 checklist가 필요하다. 이 checklist는 크게 네 부류로 분류할 수 있다. 즉, 교합 요인, 심미적 요인, 치주적 요인과 습관적 요인으로 분류할 수 있다. 교합 요인에서 점검해야할 요소로는 alignment, marginal ridge discrepancy, interproximal contact, anterior inclination, posterior inclination, overjet, overbite, arch form과 functional occlusion 등이 있다. 심미적 요인에는 gingival form, crown form, crown width과 crown length 등이 있다. 치주적 요인에는 root angulation, bone level 등이 있다. 습관적 요인에는 mouth breathing, tongue position at rest, tongue thrust habit, lip biting, nail biting과 finger sucking 등이 있다.

• 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.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 2004년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집 제23권 1호
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• pp.69-72
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• 2004

In this paper, we tried to develop a vowel training assistant method using vowel formant statistics. Formant statistics were obtained from PBW set consists of 452 words from 8 persons. Then, we calculated distance from input formants to each center of vowel formant space. Based on the distance, direct ions to correct the speaker's manner of articulation, i .e. position of jaw and tongue.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 신호처리소사이어티 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.325-328
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• 2003

In this paper, we tried to develop a vowel training assistant method using vowel formant statistics. Formant statistics were obtained from PBW set consists of 452 words from 8 persons. Then, we calculated distance from input formants to each center of vowel formant space. Based on the distance, directions to correct the speaker's manner of articulation, i.e. position of jaw and tongue.

• 음성과학
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2004

In this paper, we develop a vowel training assistant method using vowel formant statistics. Formant statistics were obtained from a PBW set consisting of 452 words from 8 persons. Then we calculated distance from input formants to each center of vowel formant space. Based on the distance, directions could be given to correct the speaker's manner of articulations, i.e. position of jaw and tongue.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.80-91
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• 1996

A free rectus abdominis flap can include a variable amount of muscle length depending on recipient site requirements. There is also great flexibility in flap design in terms of size, orientation of its axis, and the level of its location over the muscle. It is safe to design the skin island across the midline. Though skin islands designed over the most inferior portion of the abdomen have not always proved reliable when based on the superior epigastric artery, free flaps based on the inferior pedicle can be successfully designed in this area. As free flap based on the inferior epigastric vessels, this flap has been useful for large head and neck defects following ablative procedures, for facial contour restoration as a buried flap, for upper extremity defects, for lower extremity defects such as coverage of grade III tibial fractures and for breast reconstruction. A free rectus abdominis muscle or myocutaneus flap was used in 8 patients. The operations were performed between Sep. of 1994 and April of 1996. The patients were tongue cancer 1 case, chronic facial palsy 1 case, unilateral breast reconstruction 1 case, upper and lower extremity injury 5 cases. The free rectus abdominis muscle flaps were 4 cases and the free myocutaneous flaps were 4 cases. There was no failure of the flap, except one partial necrosis. One case of the skin grafts on the muscle flap was regrafted. One case of reoperation due to venous thrombosis was performed. In tongue cancer patient, a orocutaneous fistula was occurred, but conservative treatment and secondandry skin graft were done. In conclusion, a free rectus abdominis flap has many advantages such as a long and constant pedicle, easy dissection, enough soft tissue available, scar on the donor site to be hiddened, no need for changing position. So we think that this flap is the most useful one for small or moderate sized defects on the various sites.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.103-110
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• 1997

Since R.Y. Song(1982) has reported anatomic studies about septocutaneous perforator flap, various experiences especially on thigh flaps pedicled on septocutaneous artery were reported. Baek(1983) reported an anatomic study through the cadavers dissections on medial, lateral thigh area and provided the first new cutaneous free flap of thigh for clinical use. Song, et a1.(1984) reported anterolateral thigh free flap, Koshima, et al.(1989) reported pedicle variations and its versatile clinical usages. According to their reports, accessory branches of lateral femoral circumflex artery are placed in comparatively constant location and proved to be the effective pedicle of this flap. The advantages of anterolateral thigh free flap are 1) comparatively thin 2) can obtain sufficiently large flap 3) can contain cutaneous nerve 4) can be easy to approach anatomically because pedicle is located in comparatively constant position 5) minimal donor site morbidity. We report the experience of 10 cases of anterolateral thigh free flap coverage for soft tissue defects: 4 cases of soft tissue defects on foot area, 2 cases of soft tissue defects on hand, 3 cases of partial tongue defects owing to tongue cancer ablation, and 1 case of soft tissue defect on nasal alar.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.423-425
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• 2013

We present a case report to remind surgeons of this unusual complication that can occur in any surgery, even posterior cervical spine surgery under general anesthesia and discuss its causes, treatment methods, and the follow-up results in the literature. The peripheral Tapia's syndrome is a rare complication of anesthetic airway management. Main symptoms are hoarseness of voice and difficulty of tongue movement. Tapia's syndrome after endotracheal general anesthesia is believed to be due to pressure neuropathy of the vagus nerve and the hypoglossal nerve caused by the endotracheal tube. To our knowledge, no report has been published or given an explanation for Tapia's syndrome after posterior cervical spine surgery. Two patients who underwent posterior cervical surgery complained hoarseness and tongue palsy postoperatively. There is no direct anatomical relation between the operation, the vagus nerves and the hypoglossal nerves, and there is no record of displacement or malposition of the endotracheal tube. After several months, all symptoms are resolved. To avoid this problem in posterior cervical spine surgery, we suggest paying special attention to the position of the endotracheal tube to avoid excessive neck flexion before and during the positioning of the patient.