Gifu Shika Gakkai zasshi = The Journal of Gifu Dental Society最新文献

The cariostatic effect of fluoride mouthrinsing with dilute fluoride solution in the school dental health programs was examined. The subjects were 138 children (75 of boys and 63 of girls) who carried out fluoride mouthrinsing with solution of 100 ppmF- for 6 years and 105 children (65 of boys and 40 of girls) who had no fluoride mouthrinsing were analysed by cohort study from 1983 to 1989. The cariostatic effect was evaluated by DMFT index and DMF rate for each tooth type in each erupted school grade. The increment of DMFT index was less than that of the control group. There was a clear cariostatic effect with the advance in the school grade. DMF rate for each tooth type of 1 in 2nd grade and 2 in 3rd grade students showed a statistically significant difference. Both that of upper and lower first molars in 1st and 2nd grade also showed the same result as that of upper incisors. In conclusion, a high cariostatic effect was obtained by introducing the use of fluoride mouthrinsing with a solution of 100ppmF- to the school dental health program, and the observation of DMF rate for each tooth type classified with each erupted school grade was a useful method to evaluate the cariostatic effect of fluoride mouthrinsing.

One of the goals of orthodontic treatment is to obtain the best balance and harmony of facial lines, especially it is important to retract the lip in bimaxillary case. A 12-year and 4-month-old boy was first seen with the chief complaint of excessive lips protrusion. We treated him by the edgewise method for 34 months, and evaluated the change of facial profile. Excessive lip protrusion was eliminated, and arch leveled. Overjet and overbite were reduced. Mandibular growth increased the prominence of the chin, and reduce the protrusion of the lower lip.

Thyroglossal duct cyst has been reported to be derived from epithelial rests in the remnants of the thyroglossal duct produced by the descendant of the thyroid anlage. A 34-year-old man consulted our clinic with complaints of painless swelling located in the median cervical region. This tumor was excised under general anesthesia, according to the Sistrunk method. Histopathological findings showed that the inner side of the cyst wall was covered with the stratified squamous epithelium and cliniated columnar epithelium, and the outer layer, thickened connective tissue. No complications or recurrence occurred 2 years and half after the operation.

Influence of properties on bending strength of OPTEC porcelain, an experiment on four-point bending test was studied using four kinds of specimens (5 X 3 X 20) made of OPTEC porcelain (INCISAL) each of which was surface-treated; (1) glaze firing (no treatment) (2) polishing by emery paper #150 (3) polishing by alumina powder (0.3 microns) (4) glaze firing after polishing by emery paper #150 The test specimens were immersed in distilled water maintained at 37 +/- 1 degrees C broken into four-point bending at 1.0 mm/min, and their bending jig had on inner and outer span of 5 mm and 15 mm. The specimens graze fired after polishing had the highest bending strength, of 914 kg/km2, those polished with alumina powder, 831 kg/cm2, those graze 763 kg/cm2, and those polished with emery paper 705 kg/cm2. In conclusion, the bending strength of the porcelain was decreased by the surface roughness.

The cell-to-cell interaction between osteoclasts and fibroblast-like cells, which were mechanically disaggregated from long bones of neonatal rabbits, was investigated to clarify the cellular mechanisms responsible for the regulation of osteoclastic bone resorption by using phase-contrast time lapse recording and fluorescent microscopy for visualization of F-actin cytoskeleton. Osteoclasts showed rapid extension and retraction of pseudopodia with intense ruffling activity and active translocation over a glass surface when there was enough open space around them, while fibroblast-like cells seemed much more stationary. Osteoclasts were not able to cross over cell bodies of fibroblast-like cells which interfered with migration of the osteoclasts. As fibroblast-like cells proliferated, they gradually took over the open glass surface and finally tightly surrounded the osteoclasts. Such osteoclasts usually became contracted and pseudopodial and migratory activities decreased. Fluorescent microscopy of well-spread osteoclaststs stained with rhodamine-labeled phalloidin revealed development of a band-like structure composed of a number of brightly fluorescent F-actin dots at the cell periphery and fine F-actin bundles which run through the cell bodies. On the other hand, contracted osteoclasts tightly surrounded by fibroblast-like cells showed conglomerates composed of accumulated F-actin dots instead of the band-like structure. An F-actin pattern of fibroblast-like cells, which was very different from that of osteoclasts, displayed thick and straight bright bundles with in the cell bodies. The present observation suggests that ongoing osteoclastic bone resorption may be regulated by fibroblast-like cells through limitation of osteoclastic motile activity, and alteration of cytoskeleton and cell-substratum interaction which occurred in osteoclasts may be involved in the mechanism.

A 19-year-old man was first seen with a chief complaint of mandibular protrusion and TMJ pain. His records showed a class III malocclusion with excessive mandibular body length and poor facial profile. Treatment was done with a multibracket orthodontie appliance combined with a surgical mandibular back using a Obwegeser method. In this report, we appraised the changing rate of MKG and EMG in pre-treatment, post-surgery, and during the retention phase.

This report describes improvement of pronuciation in a bone-defected patient with a partial denture. The patient's chief complaints were difficulty of fricative and africative consonant utterance. Insertion of partial denture improved the pronunciation to some degree. Furthermore, the patient's figure deformation was corrected.

The present study was performed to investigate the role of the fatty acid composition of cytoplasmic membranes in bacterial differentiation and the appearance of cariogenic properties of Streptococcus mutans. Bacterial fatty acid composition was effective for differentiation of Streptococcus mutans from the other oral streptococci. The composition obtained from the reference strains and the clinical isolates involved five groups and was useful as a rapid screening index for Streptococcus mutans. Compositional changes in membrane lipids played important roles in synthesis and secretion of extracellular glucosyltransferase for Streptococcus mutans. A characteristic property of Streptococcus mutans, resistance to 40% sucrose in the medium, is ascribable to compositional changes in membrane lipids, especially the glycolipids, of Streptococcus mutans.

The interrelationship between tooth forms and facial outlines is represented in multivariate linear combinations. Principal Component Analysis was used in this study as an expression of morphological features. Measured data on the tooth and the face could be classified into 4 types by the first and second principal components of multivariate analysis. Of the 117 subjects, the largest group of 33 (28.9%) had of oval faces and were Class III for the face and Class II for the teeth, respectively. Of the 117 subjects, 36 showed morphological similarity between teeth and face.

This study examines the histologic changes and the orthopedic effect, that might be expected after the application of an interrupted rapid contraction force with a skeleton type device, on the mid-palatal suture in the intercanine area, the sutures between the canines and the fixed teeth paradontium just after rapid contraction and after retention had been reached. Twenty young hybrid adult dogs, which were divided into five groups: a control group, a group of subjects just after rapid contraction, and retention groups at two, four and eight weeks. For the experimental groups, an expansion screw (No. 602-813), made by Dentaurum Co., was fixed between the maxillary canines and left there for two weeks to achieve a contraction with a total reduction of 3.52 mm. Measuring models, decalcified preparations (H.E. stain, Azan stain) and non-decalcified preparations (with hard tissue labeling medication) were used for the method of the study. The application of interrupted rapid contraction force at the maxilla produced a little body fusion on the mid-palatal suture only. However, the extent was very small, and disappeared during the retention. The fixed teeth showed tipping movements, but although there was a reduction of the maxillary width, it was still considered an indication and left a recognizable permanent complication. Thus the procedure is considered to be clinically valuable.