{"title":"Histopathologic effects of electric dosage in iontophoresis on dental pulp.","authors":"W H Lan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is well recognized that dental pulp is very sensitive to electricity. However, the extent of damage and the repair capacity of pulp tissue after the electrical excitation of iontophoresis remains to be determined. Electrical current was applied to the simian teeth via cavities on the buccal or occlusal surfaces. The current strength was set at 0.1 mA-0.4 mA. The application duration was either 1 minute or 3 minutes. The total dose of electricity received by the iontophoresed teeth varied from 0.1 mA-minute to 1.2 mA-minutes. The pulps were microscopically examined at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after electrical excitation. All of the teeth were collected and processed using routine histologic methods. The following results were obtained: (1) in the group with 1-minute iontophoresis, the histologic pictures showed no apparent differences among the specimens regardless of the strength of the current applied; (2) in the group with 3-minute iontophoresis, the pulpal response correlated positively with current strength; and (3) with an electrical current of no greater than 0.4 mA and an application period of less than 3 minutes, the pulpal changes were reversible. We conclude that iontophoresis may accelerate the repair process, if the application duration is less than 3 minutes.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 3","pages":"80-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Primary culture of human gingival tissue cells in vitro].","authors":"S D Hwang, Y J Shun, C L Meng","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In order to establish and understand the in vitro human gingival cell culture system, this study presents newly developed and characterized primary culture cell types derived from human gingival tissues. Cell cultures were established from human gingival tissues by means of the explant technique and monolayer culture. Cells were studied under stable growth conditions and were characterized in terms of their morphology, Giemsa staining, anti-epithelial cytoskeletal staining, and proliferative parameters. At confluence, disoriented fibroblast cells formed the multilayered culture. The epithelial nature of the epithelioid cells was confirmed by staining for cytoplasmic keratin which is an exclusive epithelial cell protein. The growth curve and cell doubling time of the fibroblasts were evaluated. The results indicate that both epithelial cells and fibroblasts can be cultured from human gingival tissue. This technique provides us with a stable source of normal cells for further in-depth in vitro studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 3","pages":"88-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12889594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Treatment of subgingival crown root fracture: forced eruption--case report].","authors":"W H Lai, L S Lay, C T Wu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The conventional treatment methods for a subgingival crown root fracture are (1) extract the residual root and restore with a fixed bridge; (2) crown restoration with a deep subgingival margin; and (3) exposure of the fracture line by a crown lengthening operation and restoration with a crown. However, these methods require reduction of either the tooth structure or the periodontal support. Improvements in endodontic and orthodontic therapy followed Heithersay in 1973 to combine the use of endodontic and orthodontic therapy to manage subgingival crown root fractures--the so-called forced eruption method. This method can save the tooth structure and periodontal tissue. We can now use this method with different appliances to treat subgingival fractures, subgingival caries, subgingival perforations, infrabony pockets, etc. In this report, we present three cases using forced eruption to manage a subgingival fracture and subgingival caries and in the follow-up examination after crown restoration.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 3","pages":"104-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mandible metastasis as the initial manifestation of breast carcinoma--report of a case.","authors":"S Y Lu, L Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A case is presented in which the only positive subjective and clinical findings were numbness of the lower lip and chin, generalized tooth mobility with dull pain, and swelling of the right lower jaw. After an appropriate and careful workup, in conjunction with other medical colleagues, a definitive diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of breast metastasis to the mandible was made, which was confirmed by a histopathologic examination. Radiographs disclosed radiolucent change with an irregular and a moth-eaten appearance in the mandibular trabeculation and loss of the lamina dura of several teeth. As this case demonstrates, the diagnosis of metastatic disease of the jaws requires a high degree of diagnostic astuteness, because of the many possible clinical signs and symptoms which can be nonspecific and can resemble diseases of an inflammatory origin. Accordingly, a histologic evaluation is essential in establishing a definitive diagnosis. The case report emphasizes the need for consideration of metastatic disease in the differential diagnosis of unknown oral lesions, especially in the mandible.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 3","pages":"98-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tensile bond strength of reused orthodontic metal brackets.","authors":"J K Liu, M Y Tsai, P H Huang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forty-five orthodontic brackets were used in this study on the bond strength of new and reused metal brackets using an Instron testing machine. First, new brackets were bonded to recently extracted human premolars and subjected to a bond strength test. After the test, the residual resin on 15 brackets each were removed by one of three methods, oven-treated, flame-treated and bur-treated. They were then rebonded to the cleansed tooth surface and again subjected to a bond strength test. The new brackets were found to have the greatest bond strength (13.71 +/- 2.95 kg) with the oven-treated brackets in second place (12.42 +/- 2.57 kg), followed by flame-treated (11.35 +/- 2.32 kg) and bur-treated (9.11 +/- 2.30 kg). The results were subjected to the Mann-Whitney U test. The differences in bond strength between the new and reused brackets were found to be statistically significant (p less than 0.05), except for the oven-treated group. The differences in bond strength between the reused brackets were also found to be statistically significant (p less than 0.05), with the exception of the comparison between the oven-treated and flame-treated groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 1","pages":"30-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[In vitro effect of topical fluoride gels on the surface of composite resins].","authors":"S T Yeh, R S Chen, J S Hung","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to compare the surface change in 6 brands of composite resins immersed in 4 topical fluoride gels of various pH. The result was evaluated by visual change in light reflectance and SEM. The findings were as follows: 1) five 4-minute immersions in acidic fluoride gels increased surface roughness and decreased the light reflectance of Prisma-Fil, Prisma APH, Brillant D and P-30, 2) Silux-Plus and Heliomolar were not affected by acidic fluoride gels, and 3) the surface texture of all resin samples was not changed when immersed in neutral fluoride gels. The findings suggested that a) neutral fluoride gels should be recommended for patients who have extensive composite restorations and require fluoride treatment, and b) when resin restoration is indicated, microfilled composite resin should be considered for patients who plan to use acidic fluoride gels.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Survey on oral hygiene status in children with Down's syndrome and mental retardation].","authors":"C T Kao, M Y Chou","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to compare the periodontal condition of children with Down's syndrome and other types of mental retardation with normal children. We used two indexes: a plaque index and a gingival index. By means of the student t-test and ANOVA statistical procedure, we found the following. Mentally retarded children had a higher average intelligence than children with Down's syndrome, and significant differences existed among the three groups on both the plaque index and the gingival index, while sex had no influence on these results.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 1","pages":"13-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13001441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The evaluation of horizontal reference planes of adult Chinese in natural head position.","authors":"C H Hung","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A group of 112 adult females (average age 25.66) and 104 adult males (average age 25.62) were subjected to cephalometric evaluation in their natural head position. No significant differences were found in the nasionsella (SN) plane, Frankfort horizontal (FH) plane or palatal planes between male and female subjects. The SN plane was found to be located at 7.26 degrees above the true horizontal on the average, and the FH plane differed on the average 1.92 degrees from the true horizontal with the line diverging forward and upward. The palatal plane was found to be located in a downward and forward direction at 1.17 degrees from the true horizontal plane on the average. The orbitale (Or) was found to be located at 2.34 mm on the average above the true horizontal plane depicted from the porion (Po) in this study, which implies that the racial characteristic of a high zygomatic bone in Chinese may have some influence upon the position of Or, and this should be taken into consideration when the FH plane is used as the true horizontal during face bow transfer. The mandibular plane (MP) angle, occlusal plane (OP) angle and the gonial angle (GA) of males were found to be smaller than those of females, with a significant difference at the level of P less than 0.001, P less than 0.01 and P less than 0.01, respectively. The upper facial divergent angles of males and females were quite similar, as reflected by the similarity in the SN-FH angles and SN-PP angles between the sexes A significant difference was found to exist in the lower facial divergent angles between males and females. The SN-MP angle, PP-OP angle and PP-MP angle were all significantly smaller in males, with a P less than 0.001. The OP-MP angle was also smaller in males with P less than 0.05.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"10 1","pages":"20-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"12982967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibacterial mechanisms of lysozyme on Streptococcus mutans.","authors":"Y B Wang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lysozyme is a dominant member of the antibacterial complex of human saliva and has the potential to kill bacteria by direct lysis or by mechanisms (not completely understood) that are independent of its muramidase activity. The muramidase-independent bactericidal activity appears to depend upon its cationic character. Bacterial death may be due to inhibition of nutrient transport (eg. glucose) and disruption of membrane integrity. This review also describes common bactericidal mechanisms of several cationic peptides/proteins to support the cationic-dependent bactericidal model of lysozyme.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"9 3","pages":"87-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Age changes in location of mandibular foramen].","authors":"T J Hwang, S C Hsu, Q F Huang, M K Guo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In order to understand the changes in location of the mandibular foramen with age in children, lateral cephalometric radiographs from 112 child and adult patients, including both males and females, were randomly selected according to age. The subjects were divided into 6 age-groups; 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and adult. Certain lines and points were traced on the radiographs used. The location of the mandibular foramen was identified by two persons. The perpendicular distance from the center of the mandibular foramen to the occlusal plane and the location of the mandibular foramen relative to the ramus height (Ar-Kk), as well as to the ramus width (a-p), were measured. The mandibular foramen was located 4.12 mm below the occlusal plane at the age of 3. It subsequently moved upward with age. By the age of 9, it had reached approximately the same level as the occlusal plane. The foramen continued to move upward to 4.16 mm above the occlusal plane in the adult group. The height percentage averages ranged from the lower 1/3 of the ramus height in the 3 year-old group to the middle of the ramus height in adults. The depth percentage averages ranged from 67.8% in 3 year-old children to 61.7% in adults. For greater accuracy in anesthetic procedures, dentists should relate the locational changes in the mandibular foramen with age when performing block anesthesia for the inferior alveolar nerve.</p>","PeriodicalId":77649,"journal":{"name":"Zhonghua ya yi xue hui za zhi","volume":"9 3","pages":"98-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}