Objective: To study the effect of cementation materials on the fracture resistance of metal free premolar Artglass crown. Methods: Thirty extracted human maxillary premolars were regularly prepared for cementation. Artglass crowns were cemented onto the teeth with zinc phosphate cement (ZnP), glass ionomer cement(GIC)or a resinous cement in combination with a dentinal bonding agent. Each of the cementation material was applied in 10 premolars. Artificial crowns were vertically loaded until the Artglass crowns compressed to failure. Significant differences of fracture loads between experimental groups were assessed by paired t test. Results: The fracture load(N) of ZnP, GIC and resinous cement were 1 743.1 ?383.4, 1 682.4?613.7 and 2 226.9?270.1 respectively( P

Objective To investigate the effect of intensive insulin therapy in parenteral nutrition for patients with abdominal operation.Methods 50 patients with 1 week or more complete intestinal nutrition after abdominal surgery and parenteral nutrition stress hyperglycemia were selected and randomly divided into control group (25 cases) and treatment group (25 cases).The control group adopted conventional insulin treatment(10.0 ~11.1 mmol/L blood glucose target value),the treatment group adopted intensive insulin treatment (7.8 ~10.0 mmol/L blood glucose target).The blood glucose time,hospitalization time and cost were compared between the two groups,and the occurrence of complications was recorded.Results In the treatment group,the blood sugar control standard time was (5.16 ±1.25)d,hospitalization time was (7.69 ±2.14)d,which were shorter than those in the control group,the hospitalization expense in the treatment group was (1 045.16 ±114.17)yuan,which was lower than (2 217.18 ± 242.18)yuan of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(t =6.460,6.270,14.499,all P <0.05).The incidence rate of complications of the treatment group was 8.00%,which was significantly lower than 28.00% of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =13.550,P <0.05).The mortality rate of the treatment group was 4.00%,which of the control group was 8.00%,the difference was not statistically signifi-cant between the two groups(χ2 =1.418,P =0.233).Conclusion Intensive insulin therapy can effectively control the blood glucose level in patients with non diabetes after abdominal operation,and can reduce the incidence of complications,it is worthy of recommending.

Objective To evaluate the influence factor of 'SF-FDG and 18F-FLT PET/CT for diagnosing pulmonary nodules.Methods 55 patients with pulmonary nodules were chosen as study target,include 33 male cases and 22 female cases,the age range from 17 to 82 years old.In all cases,28 cases had one pulmonary nodule,others had 2 or 3 pulmonary nodules,and the nodule size was 0.6-11.0 cm.18F-FDG and 18F-FLT PET/CT were performed on 55 patients.The relationship of SUV of 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT with sex,age,size and pathology of all pulmonary nodule patients were analyzed.Results The SUV of 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT had no statistics difference on sex,age and size(P>0.05),the SUV of 18F-FDG had no statistics difference on pathology of pulmonary nodule(P>0.05).Otherwise,the SUV of 18F-FLT had statistics difference on pathology of pulmonary nodule(P<0.05).Conclusion The pathology of pulmonary nodule was an important influence factor for SUV of 18F-FLT,and the ~SF-FLT PET/CT has the high diagnostic effectiveness for pulmonary nodules and this method will has great influence on the clinical management of pulmonary nodule patients.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical outcomes of implant-retained overdentures.Methods:57 patients treated by implant-retained overdentures were included.Parameters for peri-implant tissue conditions (e.g.peri-implant probing depth,plaque index,bleeding on probing,mucosal hyperplasia,peri-implant marginal bone loss) and prosthetic complications were examined and recorded.The precentage of satisfaction of the patients was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS).Results:After an average follow-up of (48±11.3) months,the survival rate of the implants was 98.1%,the marginal bone loss was (1.38±0.74) mm.There was no statistically difference among the different attachment groups(bar,magnet and ball) regarding the peri-implant marginal bone loss or bleeding on probing(P>0.05).The peri-implant probing depth and plaque index in patients with magnet and ball attachments were lower than those in patients with bar attachments(P<0.05).The major complications were the upper abutment fracture,prostheses fracture and screw loosening.Most patients were satisfied with their prostheses and there was no statistically significant difference between the attachment types(P>0.05),except that magnet and ball attachments were much easier to clean compared with bar attachments(P<0.05).Conclusion:Implant-retained overdenture is a successful and satisfactory treatment option for patients with edentulous jaw.The patients should been given regular clinical examinations to keep peri-implant tissue health and reduce the complications,especially those with bar attachments.

Objective To learn the levels of serum 25-(OH)D in 0 12 years old chindren in Kunming.Methods Serum 25-(OH)D levels of children (4 498) were measured by using Roche cobas 8 000 / E602 automatic electrochemical luminescence immunoassay.Results As the increase of age,the levels of serum 25-(OH)D were gradually decreased,different age groups had significant difference (P＜0.05).The levels of 25-(OH)D between boys and girls had no significant difference (P＞0.05);The average level of sernm 25-(OH)D was 83.48 nmol/L,the level of serum 25-(OH)D was distributed in 0 ～ 1 years old group,and most concentrated in the 6 ～ 9 years old group.Conclusion The levels of 25-(OH)D in 0 ～ 12 years old chindren are in a good status,but with the increase of age,the level of 25-(OH)D is decreasing gradually,especially the levels of 25-(OH)D decreased significantly after the age of three,in shortage or lack of status,this should cause everybody's attention.

Objective To analyze the significance of postoperative radiotherapy for lymph node positive patients after radical resection of esophageal carcinoma.Methods Two hundred and sixty patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer,aged ≤70,with the performance status score of0 -1,who had undergone radical resection were divided into 2 equal groups:surgery alone group (Group A ) and surgery plus radiotherapy group (Group B).Group A was classified into 3 sub-groups:Group A1 (n =42)without lymph node involvement,Group A2 (n =43 ) with 1 to 3 involved lymph nodes,and Group A3(n =45) with ≥4 involved lymph nodes.Group B was classified into 3 sub-groups:Group B1 (n =43 )without lymph node involvement,Group B2 (n =44) with 1 to 3 involved lymph nodes,and Group B3(n =43 ) with ≥4 involved lymph nodes.The patients were followed up till death.Results The 1-,3-,and 5-year overall survival rates of Group A were 71.5％,35.4％ and 20％,respectively,all significantly lower than those in Group B (76.2％,48.5％ and 36.2％,respectively,x2 =7.822,P ＜0.05).The 1-,3-,and 5-year survival rates of Groups A1 were 83.3％,52.3％,and 38.1％,respectively,all not significantly different from those of Group B1 (81.3％,58.1％,and 46.5％,respectively,x2 =0.283,P ＞ 0.05 ).The 1-,3-,and 5-year survival rates of Groups A2 were 69.8％,34.9％,and 18.6％,respectively,all significantly lower than those of Group B2 (77.3％,47.7％,and 40.9％,respectively,x2 =4.188,P ＜ 0.05).The 1-,3-,and 5-year survival rates of Groups A3 were 62.2％,20％,and 4.4％,respectively,all significantly lower than those of Group B3 ( 69.8％,39.5％,and 20.9％,respectively,x2 =6.168,P ＜ 0.05).The 5-year metastatic lymph node rates of Groups A1 to A3 were 30.9％,53.4％,and 66.7％,respectively,all significantly higher than those of Groups B1 to B3 ( 11.6％,22.7％,and 30.2％,respectively,x2 =4.753,8.741,and 11.682,respectively,all P ＜0.05).The 5-year distant metastasis rates of Groups A1 to A3 were 11.9％,20.9％,and 31.1％,respectively,all not significantly different from those of Groups B1 to B3 (13.9％,20.4％,and 25.6％,respectively,x2 =0.079,0.003,and 0.203,respectively,all P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions Postoperative radiotherapy increases the survival rate of lymph node positive patients,but shows little efficacy on the lymph node negative patients.It reduces the occurrence of lymph node metastasis,even in the lymph node negative patients,and does not increase the morbidity of complications,especially that of anastomotic stenosis.The number of metastatic lymph node is one of the important factors affecting the survival of esophageal carcinoma.Distant metastasis increases along with the number of metastatic lymph nodes.

Objective To observe the MRI imaging manifestations of the ligaments and soft tissues around the atlanto-axial joint in children with atlanto-axial rotation instability.Methods Assigned into observation group were 50 children with atlantoaxial rotatory displacement who had been treated in our hospital from January 2013 to March 2014.Another 50 healthy children were chosen as a control group who underwent health check-ups during the same period in our hospital.Both groups received MRI examinations of the ligaments and soft tissues around the atlantoaxial joint using the same equipment and methods.MRI manifestations and characteristics of the ligaments and soft tissues around the atlantoaxial joint were analyzed and compared between the 2 groups.Results In the observation group,odontoid gap asymmetry appeared on both sides,with left shift in 32 cases and right shift in 18 cases.The MRI imaging PDWI sequence showed a significant better diagnostic sensitivity than the other sequences (T1WI,T2WI and SPAIR) (P ＜ 0.05).The MRI examinations on all the children with different sequences found 50 cases of degree Ⅰ lesion in the observation group and 4 cases of degree Ⅰ lesion in the control group,and 12 cases of degree Ⅱ lesion in the observation group and none degree Ⅱ lesion in the control group,showing a significant difference between the 2 groups regarding the diagnostic sensitivity of lesions of degrees Ⅰ and Ⅱ (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions MRI can clearly show the rotation displacement of atlanto-axial joint associated with transverse ligament,alar ligament and lesions of the surrounding soft tissues.MRI has a dcfinite diagnostic value for atlanto-axial rotation displacements in children,especially those caused by transverse ligament tear after trauma.

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The effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) overexpression on matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells in vitro and the possible mechanism involved were investigated, and the correlation between the expression of VEGF and MMP-2 in NPC evaluated. The NPC cells were transfected with PAd-trackVEGF165 plasmid. The expression levels of VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA and protein in NPC cells were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. It was found that the expression of VEGF and MMP-2 mRNA and protein was significantly increased in NPC cells after transfection of VEGF165. It was concluded that the expression of VEGF was correlated to the in vitro invasion of NPC cells, and the induction of MMP-2 by VEGF was a key process of NPC cell invasion.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and epigallocatechin-3-O-(3-O-methyl)-gallate (EGCG-3Me) on the anti-bacterial effect and the stability of intraradicular dentin-adhesive interface.Methods:EGCG and EGCG3Me with the concentration of 400 μg/ml were incorporated into Single Bond 2 (SB2) respectively to obtain 2 modified adhesives E-SB2 and E3-SB2.Confocal laser scanning microscopy(CLSM) and ultraviolet spectrophotometry were used to evaluate the anti-bacterial effect of the modified adhesives.Micro-Raman spectrum was used to test the degree of conversion (DC) of the adhesives.Push-out bond strength test was conducted to examine the immediate bond strength and the bond strength after themocycling.Results:E-SB2 and E3-SB2 both showed inhibiting effect on the proliferation of E.faecalis,while E3-SB2 performed stronger inhibiting effect.DC and the immediate push-out bond strength of SB2 were not decreased with the incorporation of EGCG or EGCG-3Me(P ＞ 0.05).E-SB2 and E3-SB2 showed significantly higher push-out bond strengths than that of SB2 (P ＜ 0.05) after themocycling.Conclusion:EGCG and EGCG-3Me modified adhesives have anti-bacterial effect and can enhance the stability of bonding between intraradicular dentin and adhesive,EGCG-3Me may have stronger anti-bacterial effect.