OBJECTIVE To give an overview of our hospital′s actual infection situation and to draw attention to infection control,thus improving the weaknesses. METHODS With a method of transversal section,choosing the day of Jun 14 2005,we investigated all this day′s hospitalized patients. RESULTS The result was that the infection rate was 6.6%,mostly contributed by the lower respiratory infection. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of nosocomial infection is connected with following factors such as hospitalized time,age,surrounding contamination,and the long time usage of antibiotics.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the survival rate and complications of endodontically treated residual crowns and roots restored directly or by glass fiber post and core or cast metal post and core.

METHODSIn this study, 96 patients with a total of 142 teeth were selected. All the teeth were undergone root canal therapy. And then, according to different situations, some of them were restored with glass fiber post and core, another with cast metal post and core, the rest were restored directly in the strict controlled indications.

RESULTSThe teeth (135) in 89 patients were divided into three groups. The first group contained 73 (54.1%) teeth restored with glass fiber post and composite resin core. The survival rate reached 97.3% in the average observation period of (5.7 +/- 1.9) years. The second group contained 40 teeth, restored with pure titanium casting post and core. The survival rate reached 87.5% in the average observation period of (6.2 +/- 2.2) years. The last group contained 22 teeth received no treatment. The survival rate reached 90.9% in the average observation period of (5.4 +/- 1.8) years. The success rate had no significant difference among the three groups. The most common complications after restored included root fracture (6.7%), retention loss (2.2%), secondary caries (1.5%) and periapical periodontitis (0.7%).

CONCLUSIONUnder the premise of high quality root canal treatment and standard restoration treatment, the abutment teeth, whether are restored by glass fiber post and core, cast metal post and core or without post, have a higher survival rate over 5 years of observation period and complications especially root fracture still should attract the necessary attention.

Composite Resins ; Crowns ; Dental Abutments ; Dental Stress Analysis ; Glass ; Humans ; Metals ; Post and Core Technique ; Root Canal Therapy ; Tooth Root ; Tooth, Nonvital