The use of osseointegrated implants is an accepted procedure for the treatment of Total, or partial edentulism and offers good predictability of long-term success. Osseointegration implies a firm and direct interlocking between vital bone and screw-shaped titanium implants. There should be not to interposed tissue between fixture and bone. This study was undertaken to assess the clinical condition, complication, and prosthodontic aftercare of different implant systems. One hundred fifty-nine patients treated with a total of 503 endosseous implants (364 Steri-oss threaded type, 69 Integral cylinder with HA coated type, 35 Steri-oss threaded with HA coated type, 21 Steri-oss cylinder with HA coated type and 14 3i implant type), Most of the implant were placed in type B and C bone quantity and type 2 and 3 bone quality according to Lekhorm and Zarb. The success rate of Steri-oss threaded type during healing and function was 92%, Steri-oss threaded type with hydroxyapatite coated was 91%, Steri-oss cylinder type with hydroxyapatite coated was 90%, Integral cylinder type with hydroxyapatite coated was 90% and 3i implant type was 93%. One hundred twenty-nine patients had been treated with implant prosthesis. 79 of these patients had received a fixed type prosthesis and 50 patients had received a removable type prosthesis. There were no differences between the implant systems with regard to age, gender. Failures were associated with poor bone quality, smaller implant sizes, a surgical installation technique and stress distribution when in function. Visual analgoue scales recorded as satisfied results functionally and esthetically, but 15% dissatified with chewing ability.
Aftercare ; Dental Implants* ; Durapatite ; Humans ; Mastication ; Mouth Rehabilitation* ; Mouth* ; Osseointegration ; Prostheses and Implants ; Prosthodontics ; Titanium ; Weights and Measures

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease resulting from infection of oligodendrocytes with JC virus. PML was a rare disease, but nowadays not uncommon as AIDS prevailed. Histopathologic features of the affected lesion shows infiltrations of foamy macrophages and hyperchromatic, pleomorphic, reactive astrocytes that may raise the suspicion of a brain tumor. We recently met with 3 cases of PML. Two of the patients had AIDS and the other had been treated for lymphoma. All cases were diagnosed by histopathologic examination in stereotactic brain biopsies.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Astrocytes ; Biopsy ; Brain ; Brain Neoplasms ; Demyelinating Diseases ; Humans ; Immunocompromised Host* ; JC Virus ; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal* ; Lymphoma ; Macrophages ; Oligodendroglia ; Rare Diseases

The frequent measurement and recording of arterial blood pressure are fundamental parts of patient monitoring in the intensive care unit and the operating room. Two major categories of techniques for measuring arterial blood pressures, non-invasive(indirect) and invasive (direct) methods are currently available. But many physicians often have an experience to recognize that there are some variances in arterial blood pressure data depending on the measuring techniques or personnels. In view of these points, we carried out this study to examine whether these variances of arterial blood pressures measured by Riva-Rocci cuff and Korotkoff sound method (indirect l), automatic non-invasive method (indirect 2) and arterial cannulation method (direct) and those measured by nurse and student nurse are statistically significant or not in 14 patients. The results were as follows. l) In contrast to statistically non-significant variances of diastolic and mean blood pressures among indirect 1, 2 and direct method measured by nurse, there was significant variance of systolic blood pressures between indirect l and direct method, 120+/-13 torr and 129+/-15 torr, retrospectively (p<0.05), 2) There were no statistically significant variances of systolic, diastolic and mean blood pres- sure between two indirect methods measured by nurse. 3) In contrast to non-significant variances among systolic blood pressure measured with an aid of indirect 1, 2 and direct method by student nurse, diastolic blood pressure by indirect 1, 88+/-l4 torr was significantly elevated as compared with those by indirect 2 and direct method, 79+/-l3 torr and 81+/-13 torr, retrospectively (p<0.05). 4) there was significant variance of mean blood pressures measured by student nurese between indirect 1 and 2 methods, l0113 torr and 94+/-13 torr, retrospectively (p<0.05). 5) there were significant variances between systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressures of 120+/-13 torr, 80+/-13 torr and 93+/-12 torr measured by nurse and those of l28+/-14 torr, 88+/-14 torr and 101+/-13 torr measured by student nurse, retrospectively (p<0.05).
Arterial Pressure* ; Blood Pressure ; Catheterization ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Operating Rooms ; Retrospective Studies

Sciatic nerve injury after stretching exercise is uncommon. We report a case of an 18-year-old female trained dancer who developed sciatic neuropathy primarily involving the tibial division after routine stretching exercise. The patient presented with dysesthesia and weakness of the right foot during dorsiflexion and plantarflexion. The mechanism of sciatic nerve injury could be thought as hyperstretching alone, not caused by both hyperstretching and compression. Electrodiagnostic tests and magnetic resonance imaging revealed evidence of the right sciatic neuropathy from the gluteal fold to the distal tibial area, and partial tear of the left hamstring origin and fluid collection between the left hamstring and ischium without left sciatic nerve injury. Recovery of motor weakness was obtained by continuous rehabilitation therapy and some evidence of axonal regeneration was obtained by follow-up electrodiagnostic testing performed at 3, 5, and 12 months after injury.
Adolescent ; Axons ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foot ; Humans ; Ischium ; Lower Extremity ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Muscle Stretching Exercises ; Paresthesia ; Regeneration ; Rehabilitation ; Sciatic Nerve* ; Sciatic Neuropathy

Fibromatosis of the breast is a rare tumor. We describe here a case of mammary fibromatosis in a 37-year-old woman. The mass from the right breast was 3 cm at the greatest dimension. The lesion was poorly circumscribed, firm and white-gray on the cut surface. Histologically, the lesion infiltrated into the lobules of the breast, and the tumor was composed of relatively uniform fibroblasts and collagen. Neither mitotic activity nor cellular atypia was seen. On the immunohistochemistry, the cells were positive for vimentin and they were focally positive for smooth muscle actin. Staining results for estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor were negative.
Actins ; Adult ; Breast Neoplasms ; Breast* ; Collagen ; Estrogens ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; Fibroma* ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Muscle, Smooth ; Receptors, Progesterone ; Vimentin

BACKGROUND: It is known that immunotherapy promotes the development of allergen-specific Thl-like lymphocytes whose products are effective in inhibiting clinical response of sensitized atopic patients to allergen exposure. At the single cell level in short term culture, however, IL-4 and IL-5 are co-expressed, while IL-4 and IFN-y are exclusively expressed. OBJECTIVE: IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-y mRNA were measured in Der pI-specific T-cell clones (TCCs) to evaluate whether expression of cytokine in allergen-specific TCC is fixed regardless of stimuli. METHOD: Seven Der pI-specific TCCs were made from two asthmatics sensitive to D. pteronyssinus. IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-y mRNA were measured by RT-PCR in these TCCs after antigen-specific (Der pI) and nonspecific (PHA + TPA) stimuli. RESULTS: IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA were expressed in four and six of seven TCCs, but IFN-y mRNA was not expressed in any TCCs after Der pI-specific stimuli. Meanwhile, after the stimulus of TPA plus PHA, IFN-y mRNA as well as IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA were expressed in four of seven TCCs, and in one TCC, only IFN-y mRNA was expressed without expression of IL-4 mRNA. CONCLUSION: The expression of cytokine may be variable in allergen-specific TCC according to the type and amount of stimuli.
Asthma ; Clone Cells* ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Interleukin-4* ; Interleukin-5* ; Lymphocytes ; RNA, Messenger* ; T-Lymphocytes*

OBJECTIVES: Many recent studies have suggested that several systemic conditions, such as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, are related to periodontitis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether any particular metabolic syndrome component correlates with the periodontal status. METHODS: This study analyzed data from 501 adults (age range, 30 to 64 years) who completed a general physical examination and an oral-health-related questionnaire between January 2014 and June 2014. Periodontitis was already used by the validity and reliability has been proven questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between metabolic syndrome and the presence of chronic periodontitis. RESULTS: Among the 501 participants, 81 (16.2%) had metabolic syndrome and 91 (18.2%) had chronic periodontitis. The prevalence of chronic periodontitis was 28.40% (23/81) and 16.19% (68/420) in the participants with and without metabolic syndrome, respectively. The association remained significant after adjusting for sex, age, education, income, occupation, and smoking status; the adjusted odds ratio was 2.03 (95% confidence interval, 1.11 to 3.71). CONCLUSIONS: A significant association exists between metabolic syndrome components and the periodontal status.
Adult ; Chronic Periodontitis ; Education ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; Hypertension ; Logistic Models ; Obesity ; Occupations ; Odds Ratio ; Periodontitis ; Physical Examination ; Prevalence ; Reproducibility of Results ; Smoke ; Smoking

PURPOSE: We performed this study to determine the diagnostic significance and useful cut-off value of reticulated platelet, which can be used for discriminating the destructive thrombocytopenia from underproductive thrombocytopenia. METHODS: We evaluated 37 patients with thrombocytopenia who were admitted to the Wonju christian hospital from March to July, 1995. All patients were evaluated with bone marrow megakaryocyte count. We divided them into two groups, group 1 was consisted of underproductive thrombocytopenic patients and group 2 was consisted of destructive thrombocytopenic patients. We measured the peripheral blood reticulated platelet count by FACScan flowcytometry after thiazole orange staining. RESULTS: 1) Among 37 patients, underproductive group consisted of 21 patients and destructive group consisted of 16 patients. 2) There was no significant difference in platelet count between two groups (41.7 31.8x109/L vs. 41.0 29.1x109/L). 3) Destructive group showed higher reticulated platelet count than underproductive group (7.7 3.7% vs. 19.1 11.1% : p<0.01). 4) Ideal cut-off value of reticulated platelet count for the discrimination of two groups was 11%. Its sensitivity and specificity were 88% and 95%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that reticulated platelet count is closely correlated with thrombopoiesis of bone marrow. The measurement of reticulated platelet can be a simple and useful diagnostic tool to discriminate destructive thrombocytopenia from underproductive thrombocytopenia.
Blood Platelets* ; Bone Marrow ; Citrus sinensis ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Gangwon-do ; Humans ; Megakaryocytes ; Platelet Count ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Thrombocytopenia* ; Thrombopoiesis

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to compare the accuracy of computered tomography(CT) and sonography(US) in diagnosing acute appendicitis and to analyze the radiologic factors which influence the result. METHODS: We retrospectively studied the cases of 53 patients who were suspected of having appendicitis and who were examined by CT and US covered a three-year period. The final diagnosis was determined from the surgico-pathologic diagnosis and clinical follow-up for two months, as well as from the discharge diagnosis. RESULTS: Thirty-eight(38) patients had acute appendicitis; 15 patients did not. In the analysis, CT and US, respectively, revealed sensitivities of 89.5% and 73.7%, specificities of 93.3% and 60.0%, positive predictive values of 97.1% and 82.4%, negative predictive values of 77.8% and 47.4%. Among patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis, 10 patients were discordant in the US and the CT examinations; CT findings were correct in 8 and US findings in 2. Among non-appendicitis patients, 5 patients were discordant in the US and the CT examinations; CT was correct in 5 and US in 0. Nighteen(19) patients had complications such as an abscess or a perforation. Among these patients, the degree and the extent of the complication were accurately evaluated by CT in 15 patients and by US in 5 patients. CONCLUSION: CT is more accurate than US in diagnosing and excluding acute appendicitis. The use of CT will substantially decrease unnecessary laparotomies and post-operation complications.
Abscess ; Appendicitis* ; Diagnosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Laparotomy ; Retrospective Studies

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