• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.409-413
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• 2022

This report presents a rare case where a displaced temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc was reduced to its normal position after orthognathic surgery, and long-term magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up visualized these postoperative changes. A 22-year-old male patient presented for facial asymmetry. He also complained of pain in the right TMJ area, and MRI showed disc displacements in both TMJs. After orthognathic surgery for facial asymmetry correction, the TMJ was re-evaluated. The symptom had resolved and the disc was positioned within the normal range during mouth opening. However, 6 and a half years after surgery, he complained of recurrent pain in the right joint, and MRI revealed medial disc displacement in the right TMJ. In conclusion, the influence of orthognathic surgery on the disc position might continue for a long time until the TMJ adapts to the new position. Careful and long-term follow-up is suggested to assess the TMJ complex.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.228-232
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• 2023

Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) is a rare X-linked recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 (HPRT1) gene. This syndrome is characterized by excessive production of uric acid, mental retardation, self-mutilation, choreoathetosis, and spasticity. The most distinctive symptom is compulsive self-mutilation. For patients with LNS, different methods have been tried to reduce self-biting behaviors including restraints, behavioral treatment, medications, deep brain stimulation, tooth extraction and botulinum toxin A injection. In this report, we present a case of LNS undergoing cheiloplasty due to self-mutilation and tooth extraction of the left deciduous maxillary canine.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.117-121
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• 2011

파상풍은 손상부위에 Costridium tetani 감염으로 발생하는 근육의 경련성 마비와 근육의 통증, 및 자율신경계증상을 동반하는 치명적인 신경학적인 질환이다. C. tetani는 오염된 상처에서 산소부족 상태에서 임상적 파상풍으로 발생하며, 상처의 크기보다는 혈액과 산소의 공급장애에 의해 발행한다. 파상풍은 전신형, 국소형, 두개형 신생아형으로 분류되며 잠복기는 보통 7일이다. 파상풍의 전형적인 임상 증상은 근육의 지속적인 경련과 경직이며, 안면근 경련으로 인해 경련미소나 등쪽의 경련 지속으로 인해 활모양강직이 나타난다. 파상풍 환자의 75%가 안면부 근육에 증상 즉, 개구제한을 보여 초기에 치과로 내원 할 가능성이 높다 본 증례에서는 손상후에 개구제한을 주소로 본과로 내원한 환자가 파상풍으로 진단됨에 따라 이 환자의 증례를 살펴 파상풍으로 인한 개구 제한에 대해 고찰하고자 한다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2020

Purpose: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a mosaic of clinical signs and symptoms that can be regarded as a set of phenotypes that are affected by various factors including pain sensitivity, pain disability, sleep and psychological functioning. The aims of this study were to evaluate association of pain experience, sleep quality and psychological distress with different phenotypes of TMD patients. Methods: This retrospective study included a cohort (n=1,858; 63.8% for female, mean age=34.9±15.9 years) of patients with TMD. A set of self-administered questionnaires concerning pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory), pain disability (Graded Chronic Pain Scale), sleep quality (Pittsburg Sleep Questionnaire Index), psychological distress (Symptom Checklist-90 revised), and pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale) were administered to all participants at the first consultation. All TMD patients were classified into four groups including TMD with internal derangement without pain (TMD_ID, n=370), TMD with joint pain (TMD_J, n=571), TMD with muscle pain (TMD_M, n=541) and TMD with muscle-joint combined pain (TMD_MJ, n=376). Results: The female ratio was particularly high in the group with TMD_MJ (p=0.001). The patients with muscle pain and both muscle and joint pain had longer symptom duration (p=0.004) and presented significantly higher scores in pain experience (p<0.001), subjective sleep quality (p<0.001), pain catastrophizing (p<0.001) and psychological distress (p<0.05) except for paranoid-ideation than the groups with only joint problems. Conclusions: The results of this study highlight the importance of multi-dimensional approach that consider pain disability, sleep quality, and psychological functioning in the management of TMD with muscle component. This study would contribute to a better understanding of interaction between heterogeneous TMD and multiple risk factors in order to build tailored treatment based on different phenotypes.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2011

Herpes simplex is caused by viruses of the herpesvirus hominus family. HSV have four categories: type 1, 2, 6, and 8. Generally HSV-1 affects the mouth. Once infected by HSV, the person's infection is permanent. Retrograde transport through adjacent neural tissue to sensory ganglia leads to a lifelong latent infection. Recently, we treated a patient with recurrent herpes-stomatitis mimicking acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG). The results were satisfactorty so we report this case. 31 years old male patient showed sore throat, gingival ulceration, palpable both submandibular lymph node, and sulcular pus formation around posterior decayed teeth. This is the third time he has suffered from this symptom. Tentative diagnosis was acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. Antibiotic therapy was started. But, intraoral symptom got worse in process of time. Especially ulcer of marginal gingiva got worse. Viral disease was suspected. We carried out viral cultivation. At the same time topical application of antiviral ointment (herpecid$^{(R)}$) was performed on oral ulcer unilaterally for the purpose of diagnosis and reducing pain experimentally. The next day pain was decreased dramatically on application area. Basing on the viral cultivation and clinical effect of antiviral ointment (herpecid$^{(R)}$), we have diagnosed it as a recurrent herpes-stomatitis and concluded that viral infection was major cause of disease and bacterial infection was secondary.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2014

본 연구는 구강건강상태와 감지 건강상태의 연관성을 조사하기 위하여 구강건강상태지표인 우식경험영구치지수와 지역사회치주지수를 조사하였고 감지 건강상태를 조사하기 위하여 건강과 관련한 삶의 질을 평가하는 지표인 EQ-5D를 조사하여 위 변수들의 연관성을 조사분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 전신 움직임에 문제가 있다고 응답한 대상자들의 우식경험영구치지수가 1.18배 높았으며 동통 및 불편감에 문제가 있다고 응답한 대상자들의 우식경험영구지지수가 1.16배 높았고 감지 건강상태와 치주병은 연관성이 없었다. 결론적으로, 감지 건강상태는 우식경험영구치지수와 유의한 연관성이 관찰되었다. 따라서 감지 건강상태(EQ-5D)는 구강건강상태를 예측하는 지표로 추천할 수 있으며 나아가 삶의 질을 증진시키는 객관적인 도구로도 활용 가능하다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate whether and how the biopsychosocial features of myofascial pain (MFP) differ from those of local myalgia (LM) in temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Methods: Patients with TMD were retrospectively evaluated using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD. All patients completed a series of self-administered questionnaires on pain severity and pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory, BPI), pain disability (Graded Chronic Pain Scale, GCPS), psychological distress (Symptom Check List-90-Revised, SCL-90R), pain cognition (Pain Catastrophizing Scale, PCS), and subjective sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI). Among all the TMD diagnoses, muscle pain was classified into the MFP group and LM group. Results: This study included 917 patients with myalgia (MFP: 266, LM: 651). Significant differences were observed in the female ratio (78.9% for MFP, 60.9% for LM, p<0.001) and the mean pain duration (MFP: 25.3 months, LM: 15.8 months, p=0.001) between the two groups. Patients with MFP exhibited higher pain severity (p=0.003) and pain interference (p<0.001) of BPI than those with LM. Furthermore, the global scores of the PCS (p<0.001) and PSQI (p<0.001) were higher in the MFP group than in the LM group. The MFP group had higher global symptom index (p=0.017) and five subscales of the SCL-90R than the LM group. Compared with the LM group (33.4%), the greater proportion of high disability of GCPS was observed in the MFP group (44.9%) (p<0.001). Multiple regression analysis revealed that sex (p=0.002), pain duration (p=0.019), pain disability (p=0.010), and subjective sleep quality (p=0.008) significantly differed between the two groups. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicated that MFP presents a higher biopsychosocial burden than LM in TMD.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.69-85
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• 2024

Objectives : By analyzing articles on xerostomia and burning mouth syndrome, two representative diseases that cause various symptoms in oral cavity. Methods : We analyzed articles by dividing them into review articles, original articles, case reports. The subjects were 11 articles on xerostomia and 13 articles on burning mouth syndrome published in Korean medical journals. Results : 1. The subjects were 11 articles on xerostomia and 13 articles on burning mouth syndrome published in Korean medical journals. 2. The first article was published in 2007 and the most published articles were three each in 2013, 2018 and 2022. 3. Classification by type of article was as follows: 2 review articles(8.3%), 16 original articles(66.7%) and 6 case reports(25.0%). 4. The journal with the most published articles was journal of internal Korean medicine and the topics were xerostomia(72.7%), burning mouth syndrome(76.9%). 5. For both diseases, the number of female patients was higher than that of male patients. 6. The main symptom of xerostomia is dryness in the mouth and the main symptom of burning mouth syndrome is pain in the oral cavity. 7. Questionnaires, diagnosis based on dialectics and diagnostic devices were used to diagnose xerostomia and burning mouth syndrome. Conclusion : Diagnosis of xerostomia and burning mouth syndrome require overall consideration the entire hum an body along with the oral cavity. Since there are many different diagnostic methods, appropriate methods must be carefully selected and used.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.81-96
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• 1993

In order to evaluate the prognosis of conservative treatment for Craniomandibular Disorders, 127 patients were subjected at the Dept. of Oral Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital from 1983 through 1991. All the changes of patients' symptoms and related factors were analyzed before treatment, after treatment and at follow-up examination by means of subjective and objective symptom indicies (Ai, AAI, SDS, Di, CDS, MCO). 1. All the indices were reduced and MCO became increased at follow-up examination (p<0.01). 2. As the duration after treatment became longer, all the indices became reduced and MCO became increased. 3. There were no significant differences in index scores according to sex and age. 4. Long-term patients showed higher index scores and lower MCO than short-term patients(p<0.01). 5. Chronic group showed higher index scores and lower MCO than acute group (p<0.05). 6. Macrotrauma group showed higher index scores and lower MCO than microtrauma group (p<0.05) 7. While muscle group showed the lowest MCO, muscle and joint group showed the highest index scores (p<0.01). 8. The long-term success rate of conservative treatment was more than 80% (p<0.01)

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.403-411
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• 2000

The authors experienced a non-painful, elevated, dome-shaped lesion on lower lip in Korean male of 22-year-old and a non-painful, elevated, dome-shape lesion on left side of mouth floor in Korean female of 36-year-old. And diagnosed the lesions as a mucocele and a ranula respectively, based on the comprehensive evaluation of data obtained from history taking, clinical and radiologic examination and histopathological findings. In these cases, the authors removed mucocele and ranula using the pulsed Nd:YAG laser with advantage of good hemostatic effect, and so we could minimize improper tissue destruction during operation. The excisional wounds of lower lip and mouth floor had a good healing process without any symptom of pain and any signs of bleeding and infection.