• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.53-61
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• 1985

This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the apical leakage in the following retrograde techniques; apicoectomys, retrograde filling with zinc oxide eugenol cement, non-zinc and zinc amalgam, and cold-burnished gutta-percha method. One hundred twenty five upper anterior and lower premolar teeth were divided into five above mentioned groups and each tooth was individually prepared for its particular group. The specimens were incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 14 days and then were infiltrated by 2% methylene blue for 24 hours. The apical leakage was evaluated by measuring the degree of dye penetration between the filling material and the canal wall. The results were as follows: 1. The cold-burnished gutta-percha group showed the least amount of apical leakage and the apicoectomy group showed the greastest amount of apical leakage. 2. Statistics showed that there were significant differences among the groups (P<0.05), however there was no difference between the zinc oxide eugenol cement retrograde filling group and the non-zinc amalgam retrograde filling group (P>0.05).

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.255-264
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• 1997

The conventional osseointegration protocol calls for waiting up to 12 months for ossification of an extraction socket to heal before placing an endosseous implant. In this study, the possibility of placing a pure titanium implant directly into an extraction socket immediately after extraction was investigated. And the marginal bone loss of immediate nonsubmerged and submerged endosseous dental implants placed into extraction sockets was also compared. Pure titanium Nobelpharma Branemark implants and solid screw type ITI implants were placed into premolar extraction sockets of two adult dogs and allowed to heal for a period of 3 months, followed by functional loading of the implant. Radiographic examination was performed before implantation, immediately after implantation and 3, 6, 9, 12 months after implantation. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Immediately placed nonsubmerged ITI implants and submerged Branemark implants showed favorable radiographic osseointegration status and there were minimum marginal bone loss. 2. There were no significant differences in radiographic finding of osseointegration between conventional and immediate implantation. 3. Gingival tissue around implants showed more inflammatory signs than that of adjacent natural teeth. This study suggest that pure titanium Branemark implants and submerged ITI implants have the potential to integrate when placed immediatly after extraction of the teeth and warrants further investigation.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.483-490
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• 2000

The aim of this study was to analyze the reliability of an ultrasonic device(SDM) measuring soft tissue thickness in relation to tooth position, and to find factors which can influence the reliability. The results showed that 1. measurement error was the largest in the maxillary second molar position and the smallest in the mandibular central incisor position. 2. in a box whisker plot, the difference between two measurements was most widely distributed in molar positions. 3. in Pearson correlation analysis, the relationship between two measurements was the highest in the maxillary lateral incisor position and, the lowest in the maxillary second molar, mandibular first and second premolar position. 4. a stepwise multiple regression analysis could explain the difference of two measurements with various independent variables in 29.7% (P<0.0001). Gingival thickness was the only variable influencing the measurement difference in a statistically significant level(P<0.0001). It can be concluded that its high reliability, ease to use and patient comfort justified the application of the SDM in measurement of soft tissue thickness.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.669-682
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to compare the retentive force of cast half round circumferential clasps, cast round circumferential clasps and wrought wire clasps on three different depths of undercut(10G,20G.30G), and to determine the proper amount of undercut for cast round circumferential clasp. Three different lower second premolar crowns were cast and each of clasp was made. Each of clasp affixed to the different types of clasp. Their retentive forces were measured with universal testing machine. The results were as follows : 1. When the depth of undercut was same, the greatest retentive force was exerted by cast half round circumferential clasp, followed by cast round - 33 - circumferential clasp and wrought wire clasp. 2. The degree of variation amount of retentive force according to depth of undercut was greatest for cast round circumferential clasp. 3. Not only elastic deformation but also permanent deformation of the retentive arm was observed after insertion and removal of the clasp. The results of this study show that the retentive force of cast round circumferential clasp falls between those of cast half round circumferential clasp and wrought wire clasp, and suggest that a 20G undercut is suitable for ensuring an appropriate degree of the retentive force.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.647-648
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• 2006

The length of root canal has to be measured to cure root canal. Several apex locators were developed to measure the length of root canal. And they were verified by X-ray or micrometer method. But these methods do not consider the non-linear bends of pulp and have ${\pm}0.5mm$ error which is large to measure the length of root canal. The purpose of this study is the research of new method to measure the length of root canal and verifying the apex locator using Micro-CT. The length of root canal of 6 teeth were measured with the apex locator. When the apex locator reads 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.5, 0.9, 1.0mm, the teeth with the file fixed were photographed. The average lengths of root canal of 6 teeth measured by Micro-CT were 0.488, 0.589, 0.680, 0.775, 0.897, 0.992mm.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.639-646
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• 1998

To evaluate the effect of interface conditions and retention grooves in the Class V composite resin restoration of the maxillary first premolar, the distribution of the values of stress and displacement was analyzed with the two-dimensional finite element method. The results were obtained as follows : 1. Boundary elements and Stiffness values could be used as the interface parameters in the, finite element method. 2. The amount of restriction of the displacement at the cervical margin by placing a retention groove at the cervical wall was about three times as high as that by placing a retention groove at the occlusal wall. 3. Because of the relative amount of tensile components of the stress values in the bucco-lingual direction, the possibility of dislocation of the restoration was much higher at the cervical margin than at the occlusal margin. 4. It might be recommended that both occlusal and cervical retention grooves be used routinely, but if one, it be placed at the cervical wall.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.413-422
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adaptation of light cured glass ionomer cement and composite resin using all- etch technique to tooth structure. In this study, class V cavities were prepared on the buccal surfaces of 10 extracted human premolar teeth with cementum margin and teeth were randomly assigned 2 groups of 5 teeth each. The cavities of glass ionomer cement group were filled with the light cured glass ionomer cement(Fuji II LC) and the cavities of composite resin group were filled with the light cured composite resion(P - 50) using all- etch technique with All- Bond 2. The restored teeth were stored in 100 % relative humidity at $37^{\circ}C$ for 48 hours. And then, the roots of the teeth were removed with the tapered fissure bur and the remaining crowns were sectioned occlusogingivally through the center of restorations. Adaptation at tooth - restoration interface were assessed occlusally, gingivally, and axially by scanning electron microscope. The results were as follows : 1. The adaptation to enamel walls of composite resin restorations using All - Bond 2 showed better than glass ionomer restorations. 2. The adaptation to gingival and axial walls of glass ionomer restorations showed better than composite resin restorations using All - Bond 2. 3. In both groups, occlusal margins of restorations showed better adaptation than gingival margins of restorations.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.179-182
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• 2006

The term odontoma, first introduced by Broca, was originally applied to all odontogenic tumors. Related to the clinical and histological differences, 2 groups of odontoma were defined: compound odontoma and complex odontoma. Complex odontoma is more common in the mandible than in the maxilla, usually occuring in the mandibular premolar-molar area. And this consists of small mass of irregularly arranged enamel, dentine, cementum, and connective tissue, but tooth-like structures are not found. In our case, 34 year old man was diagnosed as the complex odontoma of maxillary sinus by the physical exam, Panex, and C.T scan. We sectioned and removed it, and then confirmed the diagnosis histopathologically. Its uncommon location and size made us report that case and review the literature concerned.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.89-98
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• 1984

The purpose of the present study is to offer the fundamental materials for the diagnosis of dentigerous cyst by analysis of the clinical and radiographic findings of these lesions. The subject for this study consisted 118 patients admitted to the Department of Oral Radiology, Kyung Hee University and Seoul National University from 1974 to 1983. Conclusions from this study were as follows: 1. There was a higher incidence in males (70.34%) than in females (29.66%), and the incidence was highest in the second and third decade (26.27%) with the same incidence. (Average age: 25 year) 2. There was a higher incidence in the maxillary teeth (66.10%) than in the mandibular teeth (33.90%) and the maxillary supernumerary tooth (45.76%) was the most frequently involved one. The mandibular third molar (16.10%) was next in order of frequency of involvement followed by maxillary canine (7.63%), mandibular second premolar (5.08%). 3. There was a greater incidence of the central type than the lateral type in the maxilla, while a higher incidence of the lateral type in the mandible. 4. There was a greater incidence of the smooth type (84.26%) than that of the scalloped type (15.74%) and a higher incidence of minor type (70.91%) than the major type (29.09%) in the displacement of associated tooth. 5. Root apices of teeth encompassed or approached by the cysts showed variable resorption in 68.47% of cases.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 1999

The author observed and compared the radiographic features of 49 cases of the fibrous dysplasia and 14 cases of the ossifying fibroma in the osteoblastic or mature stage radiologically and histopathologically. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Fibrous dysplasia occurred most frequently in the 2nd decade, but ossifying fibroma in the 3rd and 4th decades, and both lesions occurred with slight predilection in females. 2. In most cases, chief complaints were painless facial swelling. And 61.1％ of fibrous dysplasia occurred in the maxilla, 92.9％ of ossifying fibroma in the mandible, and most of these lesions occurred in the premolar-molar region. 3. In the mandibular lesions, ossifying fibroma was shown more oval and round shape. but fibrous dysplasia was shown fusiform shape. 4. Fibrous dysplasia was shown homogeneously distributed. complete radiopaque shadow at 63％, and ossifying fibroma was shown concentric. mixed appearance of radiolucent and radiopaque shadow at 92.9％. 5. Fibrous dysplasia was entirely shown poorly outlined and blended to normal surrounding bone, but ossifying fibroma was shown well-defined border. 6. Cortical thinning and expansion were observed in these lesions. but degree of cortical expansion was more severe in ossifying fibroma than fibrous dysplasia. 7. Loss of lamina dura. tooth displacement. and displacement of mandibular canal were observed in both lesions. but root resorption was observed in ossifying fibroma only.