Objective:To modify the method of making oral impression and improve the successful rate.Methods:Rubber band was used to fill in the brackets before making oral impression.Two kinds of ways,the modified and the traditional,were used for each patient.Then the successful rate was compared between two groups.Results:There is statistically significant difference in the successful rate between the traditional group and the modified group ( P

Objective:To determine the prevalence of dental anxiety in dental patients before orthodontic treatment so as to provide psychological therapy and nursing guidiance for cases before orthodontic treatment.Methods:A modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS),State-trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) and a Visual Analogue Scale of fear(VAS) were used in 65 patients before orthodontic treatment.Results:30.77% of all the patients had MDAS scores≥11 indicating obviously dental anxiety.Scores of the patients who were sensitive to pain and being liable to sense were significantly higher than those of the rest(P

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacoeconomics characteristic of olmesartan medoxomil in ARB anti-hypertension drugs,and to provide reference for clinical drug use. METHODS:The literatures on the pharmacoeconomics study of olmesartan medoxomil published from Jan. 2002 to Dec. 2013 were searched with assigned search strategy from domestic and international data-bases like CNKI,PubMed,etc.,and comprehensive comparison and consistency analysis were conducted. RESULTS:4 literatures about pharmacoeconomics study of olmesartan medoxomil in different countries were screened,with essential hypertension patients as target population cost-minimization analysis or cost-effectiveness analysis as method,and 9 months-5 years as study course. The results consistency was well and showed the treatment cost of olmesartan medoxomil was usually less or better cost-effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS:Olmesartan medoxomil shows pharmacoeconomics advantage among ARBs drugs based on existed literature re-view.

Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of combined therapy with L-carnitine and erythropoietin on renal anemia and nutritional status in patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis.Methods The combination of computer and manual searches were used.A Meta analysis was made regarding the effect of combined therapy with L-carnitine and erythropoietin on the improvement of renal anemia and nutritional status in patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis.The quality of the 9 studies was evaluated with the Jadad score.Statistical analysis was carried out by RevMan 5.0.Results A total of 428 patients in 9 reports were analyzed.Metaanalysis showed that there were significant improvement in hemoglobin (Hb) [WMD =9.21,95％ CI (7.69 ～10.73)] and hematocrit (Hct) [WMD =2.61,95％ CI (2.28 ～ 2.93)],albumin (ALB) [WMD =1.64,95％ CI (1.04 ～ 2.24)] and total protein (TP) [WMD =2.72,95 ％ CI (0.67 ～ 4.77)] in the treatment group compared with the control group.The level of erythropoietin dosage [WMD =-38.24,95％ CI (-76.87 ～ 0.39)] was decreased significantly.But there were no significant differences in triglyceride and serum phosphorus.Conclusion Combined therapy with L-carnitine and erythropoietin in patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis leads to significant improvement of renal anemia and nutritional status.

Background:Intrahepatic cholestasis is a commonly seen clinical manifestation, and often accompanied with jaundice.Study on clinical characteristics of patients with different degrees of jaundice is helpful for the acknowledge of intrahepatic cholestasis.Aims:To explore the clinical characteristics of intrahepatic cholestasis with jaundice.Methods:General data, biochemistry parameters, etiology and treatment of 703 patients with intrahepatic cholestasis were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Jaundice occurred in 168 patients (23.9%), including 149 mild jaundice, 15 moderate jaundice and 4 severe jaundice.Levels of ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, DBIL, TBIL, ratio of DBIL/TBIL, TBA were significantly increased in jaundice group than in non-jaundice group (P<0.05).Levels of ALT, AST, DBIL, TBIL, TBA were statistically different between groups with different degrees of jaundice (P<0.05), however, no significant differences in ALP, GGT, ratio of DBIL/TBIL were seen (P>0.05).The main etiology of intrahepatic cholestasis were digestive system tumors, cardiovascular diseases, shock, hematologic diseases and primary biliary cholangitis.Ursodeoxycholic acid and S-ademetionine were the main drugs for treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis.Conclusions:For patients with intrahepatic cholestasis, levels of ALT, AST, ALP, GGT are increased with the development of jaundice, and attention on damage of hepatocytes should be paid.The etiology of intrahepatic cholestasis with jaundice involves diseases of different organs and systems, most of them are malignant tumor, cardiovascular diseases, shock and primary biliary cholangitis.

Objective To study the effects of dexamethasone (DEX), recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP2), and combined application of rhBMP2 and DEX on alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of human dental pulp cells (HDPCs) in vitro. Methods HDPCs were cultured by tissue block method and identified. Effects of DEX, rhBMP2, and combined application of both on ALP activity of HDPCs were determined by a modified enzyme dynamical method. Results DEX could enhance ALP activity, reaching the peak value at the concentration of 0.01 nmol/ml. rhBMP2 could enhance ALP activity in a dose-dependent manner. ALP activity was significantly higher under the condition of combined application of DEX and rhBMP2 than single application of DEX or rhBMP2 only. Conclusion Both DEX and rhBMP2 can enhance ALP activity of HDPCs. However, combined application of DEX and rhBMP2 can greatly enhance ALP activity of HDPCs.

Objective To determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis(VVC) in pregnant women,to test its antifungal susceptibility to miconazole,clotrimazole,fluconazole, itrocona- zole,and nystatin and to treat VVC with miconazole in pregnancy. Methods Vaginal swabs were collected from unselected pregnant women in prenatal clinic. The antifungal susceptibility of 131 strains of Candidas to miconazole,clotrimazole,fluconazole,itroconazole,and nystatin were detected by Neo-Sensitabs susceptibility testing. 66 cases of VVC were treated with 6 day-course of miconazole(400 mg/d). Results The prevalence of VVC in pregnant women was 12.7%(127/1000). 37.4%(374/1000) had previous VVC. 0.6%(6/1000)of women were recurrent VVC(RVVC),which occupied 4.7%(6/127) of VVC. C. albicans was the most frequently(87.1%) isolated pathogen followed by C. glabrata (9.9%) ,C. tropicalis(1.5%),and C. krsei(1.5%). The resistant rate of C. albicans to miconazole,clotrimazole,fluconazole,itroconazole,and nystatin was 10.5%、2.6%、 6.1%、 7.9%,and 0. All 13 strains of C. glabrata was susceptible to miconazole,nystatin and susceptible or susceptible-dependent-upon-dose (SDD) to clotrimazole,fluconazole,and itroconazole. The mycological cure rate of miconazole on day 7～14 and day 28～42 was 84.8%(56/66 cases) and 80.3% (53/66 cases). Conclusions VVC is very common in pregnancy. C. albicans is the predominant Candida species in VVC and has some resistance to miconazole,clotrimazole,fluconazole,itroconazole,and nystatin. Miconazole therapy is effective on VVC treatment in pregnant women. Non-effective treatment might be associated with Candidas resistance.

Objective To explore the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy(PDT) combined with 5-FU on the treatment of transplanted rectal tumor in mice.Methods The nuke mice transplanted tumor of human rectal cancer HR8348 cells were treated with PDT alone,5-Fu alone or PDT combined with 5-Fu respectively.The volume and weight of the tumors were measured and the histopathologic changes were studied.The level of malonaldehyde(MDA) in the tumors in different groups was analyzed.Results The lethal effect on transplanted rectal tumor was more obvious and the level of MDA was more higher in the PDT combined with 5-Fu group than those of other groups.Conclusion PDT combined with chemotherapy may serve as a method in treatment of tumor.

Objective:To detect the pain status and the pain management of home-based advanced cancer patients, and to investigate the key factors impacting the satisfaction on pain management.Methods:Totally the data of 138 cases from the hospice department in the duration from Jan. 2019 to Jun. 2019 were collected and analyzed by χ2 test with SPSS 23.0. Results:109 cases in 138 cases received analgesics treatment before, 54.13% of these participants expressed satisfaction with the effect of their pain management, and 45.87% showed unsatisfied on their pain management. Cancer clinical stage and PMI (pain management index) were both detected to be the significant factors for satisfaction of pain management ( P<0.05, P=0.029; P<0.01, P=0.001) . Conclusions:Cancer clinical stage and PMI are found to be related to the satisfaction for pain management. The percentage of patients who use opioids increased. while there was still a part of patients suffering from inadequacy of pain management. The pain management for home-based advanced patients needs to be paid more attention by medical staff.

Objective: To analyze the risk factors on acute respiratory dysfunction caused death in patients after type A aortic dissection surgery.
Methods: A total of 223 patients who received aorta replacement surgery in our hospital from 2010-01 to 2012-12 were retrospectively studied. 80 patients suffered from post-operative acute respiratory dysfunction including 61 male and 19 female with the mean age of (49.2 ± 11.6) years. Those patients were divided into 2 groups as Death group, n=18 and Survival group, n=62. We analyzed the most relevant risk factors for death, such as gender, age, histories of smoking, diabetes, hypertension, Marfan syndrome;pre-operative acute or chronic dissection, hypoxemia, mal-perfusion, LVEDD and LVEF;CPB time, aortic-clamping time;post-operative ICU retention time, mechanical ventilation time, permanent neurologic dysfunction, pulmonary infection, MACE, renal failure, hypohepatia, septicemia and wound mal-healing, et al.
Results: The early post-operative (< 3 days) respiratory dysfunction rate was 35.8% and the mortality was 22.5%(18/80). The relevant risk factors of death included female gender (P=0.019), haemorrhage (P<0.01), mechanical ventilation time (P=0.011), permanent neurologic dysfunction (P=0.013), pulmonary infection (P=0.001), MACE (P=0.022), renal failure (P<0.01), hypohepatia (P<0.01) and septicemia (P=0.001). Female gender and renal failure were the independent risk factors for respiratory dysfunction caused death in patients after type A aortic dissection surgery.
Conclusion: The occurrence and mortality were high in patients after type A aortic dissection surgery especially in those with female gender and post-operative renal failure.