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Activities of Daily Living* ; Aged* ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Rural Population*

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Activities of Daily Living* ; Aged* ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Rural Population*

BACKGROUND: Generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP) is a destructive periodontal disease that can develop in young age. Only a few cases of full mouth rehabilitation, using dental implants, have been reported in a patient with aggressive periodontitis. CASE DESCRIPTION: This clinical report describes the treatment procedures and results of full mouth rehabilitation in a patient with aggressive periodontitis. After all teeth were extracted, 6 implants were placed in the maxilla and mandible, respectively. Fixed detachable implant prostheses were made. The patient was satisfied with the final results. She was followed for 10 months postloading. CLINICAL IMPLICATION: For a long-term success, continuous maintenance care is critical, as the contributing factors of the disease (such as immune factors or periodontal pathogens) may not be controlled adequately.
Aggressive Periodontitis ; Dental Implants ; Humans ; Immunologic Factors ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Mouth ; Mouth Rehabilitation ; Periodontal Diseases ; Prostheses and Implants ; Tooth

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PURPOSE: We report a case of orbital pseudotumor developed in an anophthalmic socket, presenting no typical symptoms or signs. METHODS: A 67-year-old woman was referred for treatment of necrotizing scleritis of her left eye and painful orbital pseudotumor of her right eye. The right eye had been removed 10 years previously. There was an irregular mass in superomedial portion of anterior orbit. Orbital MRI showed poorly defined T1 iso and low T2 signal intensity of a lesion in the medial anterior portion of the right orbit. Because systemic steroid administration was limited, 2 mg of betamethasone was injected locally, after which the size of the lesion was decreased and the orbital pain improved. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of an orbital pseudotumor developed in an anophthalmic socket may be difficult because of the lack of typical eyeball-related signs or symptoms such as proptosis, red eye, or decreased vision. But, the easy access to the lesion can provide early and effective treatment through direct injection of glucocorticoid.
Aged ; Anophthalmos* ; Betamethasone ; Diagnosis ; Exophthalmos ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Orbit* ; Orbital Pseudotumor ; Scleritis

Based upon the concept that carcinogenesis is associated with apoptosis, specific therapies designed to enhance the susceptibility of cancer cells to undergo apoptosis could be developed. Thus, in this paper, it was designed to investigate whether, using rat animal model with chemical-induced hepatocellular carcinoma, TGF-1 in vivo could induce apoptosis in cancer. The chemical hepatocarcinogenic procedure of Solt-Farber method was used on Sprague-Dawley rats. Experimental groups were divided into group A treated with the standard Solt-Farber regimen of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and 2-Acetaminofluorene (AAF), group B TGF-, group C TGF-1, and group D adriamycin after hepatocellular carcinoma developed. For detection of apoptotic cells, apoptotic indices were examined by the in situ end DNA labelling method. The expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen was examined by immunohistochemical staining. Apoptosis of rat hepatocellular carcinoma cells increased significantly to 4.92+/-2.32/HPF in the group C compared with the control group (A) (2.54+/-1.13/HPF; P<0.05). Two distinctly different populations of proliferating hepatocellular carcinoma cells were identified. The cells at G1/S boundary (weak granular staining) increased to 15.75+/-6.19/HPF and 6.45+/-2.93/HPF in the groups C and D, respectively, but decreased to 2.42+/-2.06/HPF in the group B compared with the control group (A) (6.38+/-2.18/HPF; p<0.05). The cells at S phase (strong granular staining) increased to 3.37+/-2.69/HPF in the group B but decreased to 0.32+/-0.47/HPF in the group D (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that the TGF-1 may be used as an effective anticancer agent.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Carcinogenesis ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular* ; Diethylnitrosamine ; DNA ; Doxorubicin ; Models, Animal ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; S Phase ; Transforming Growth Factor alpha ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1* ; Transforming Growth Factors*

Uterine perforation is a serious complication in users of intrauterine devices for contraception. Authors encountered one case of displacement of Copper-T IVD into urinary blpossibly due to uterine perforation on insertion of the Copper-T IUD in a 28 year old 1-multipara, who experienced normal intrauterine pregnancy in the circumstances. This patient was in silent, asymptomatic condition and underwent cesarean section. And Copper-T IUD was removed under the cystotomy. So we report one case with brief review of literatures
Adult ; Asymptomatic Diseases ; Cesarean Section ; Contraception ; Copper* ; Cystotomy ; Female ; Humans ; Intrauterine Devices ; Pregnancy ; Urinary Bladder* ; Uterine Perforation

OBJECTIVE: Over the last few years there has been growing concern about bulimia nervosa in Korea, but there was only a few clinical study, especially about outcome and predictors. CBT combined with pharmacotherapy has been recognized as the most effective short-term treatment modality, but there was nonresponders. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that influence treatment response and outcome in patients with bulimia nervosa. The identification of prognostic factors in bulimia nervosa will help clinicians to deliver the most appropriate type of initial treatment to patients. METHOD: The subjects were 62 patients from the outpatients of Mind & Mind psychiatric clinic, who had been previously evaluated by EDI-2 and MMPI. The sociodemographic data, disease progress, past history, family history, BMI, EDI-2 and MMPI were variables assessed. All patients received a 12-week course of CBT combined with pharmacotherapy (fluoxetine 20-60mg/d). Responders and non-responders group ware compared with each variables. Responders were defined as patients who had maximum symptom frequencies of three or less during the last 4 weeks of treatment. RESULT: Among 62 patients, responders were 32 and non-responders were 30. There was no difference in sociodemographic variables such as age, education level, job, marriage. As a result of comparing the two groups, non-responders were differentiated by their higher frequency of binge eating vomiting, history of suicide attempt, family history of psychiatric illness and use of laxatives or diuretics. And among the subscale of EDI-2, there were significant high scores in bulimia, ineffectiveness, interoceptive awareness. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that frequency of binge eating, vomiting, history of suicide attempt, family history of psychiatric illness, and use of laxatives or diuretics could be prognostic factors in patients with bulimia nervosa.
Bulimia Nervosa* ; Bulimia* ; Diuretics ; Drug Therapy ; Education ; Humans ; Korea ; Laxatives ; Marriage ; MMPI ; Outpatients ; Suicide ; Vomiting

The purpose of this study was to construct a Korean version of the Geriatric Social Readjustment Questionnaire (K-GSRQ), to investigate its applicability to the elderly and to compare cross-cultural differences in the perception of the life events between Koreans and Americans. The K-GSRQ consists of 33 items. Most of the life events considered as crucial in old age were similar in ranking in comparison between Koreans and Americans. Some differences in ranking can be attributed to the differences in Socio-cultural backgrounds. The K-GSRQ was applied to controls, neurotic cases and cases with physical illnesses. The result suggest that the Korean version of the Geriatric Social Readjustment Questionnaire is applicable for the study of the health status of the elderly in Korea.
Aged ; Cross-Cultural Comparison ; *Geriatrics ; Human ; Korea ; Life Change Events ; *Perception ; *Questionnaires ; *Social Adjustment ; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; United States