BACKGROUND: The growth of elderly population increased the need for oral health care. Elderly patients with poor teeth alignment needs more attention with orthodontic treatment METHODS: Elderly patients visiting department of orthodontics, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital between 2000-2004 were treated with fixed appliances in one or both dental arches. Treatment plans were different from than that of younger patients and included uncommon and strategic removals of teeth and prosthesis. RESULTS: There was decrease in orthodontic treatment forces with increasing age, and the observation made from this study was favorable in the patients' as well as in the orthodontist's, point of view. It was possible to move the remaining teeth considerably, and the retention was made with various fixed appliances. CONCLUSIONS: Orthodontic treatment is not limited by patient age. However, it is wise not to extend treatment goals too far beyond the patients' objective needs
Aged* ; Dental Arch ; Heart ; Humans ; Oral Health ; Orthodontics ; Prostheses and Implants ; Tooth

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type II* ; Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome*

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Carcinoma, Renal Cell* ; Colon* ; Colonic Neoplasms*

The results of alpha-acetyldigoxin(Dioxanin(R)) administration in 21 patients with congestive heart failure were as follows. Alpha-acetyldigoxin is a new oral preparation of cardiac glycoside derived from lanatosid C. 1. For rapid digitalization in 2-3 days, the initial dose was 1.2 to 2.6mg (average 1.96mg). For medium-fast digitalization in 4 days, the loading dose was 2.0 to 3.2mg (average 2.7mg). For slow digitalization 0.1 to 0.4mg was required for 5 to 6 days without loading dose. The maintenance dose was 0.1 to 0.4mg (average 0.33mg) daily. 2. The therapeutic effect of acetyldigoxin was excellent in 15 cases (71%), good in 4 cases (20%) and stationary in 2 cases (9%). 3. Side effects were observed in 2 cases with usual dosage regimen. One accidental case who took single dose of 4mg(20 tablests) developed supraventricular tachycardia with varying degree of atrioventricular block, ventricular bigeminy and premature beat but recovered completely after 6 days.
Acetyldigoxins* ; Atrioventricular Block ; Cardiac Complexes, Premature ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)* ; Heart Failure* ; Humans ; Tachycardia, Supraventricular

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Facial Nerve*

Tibric acid is a new oral hypolipidemic agent with the chemical name of 2-chloro-5(3,5-dimethyl piperidinosulfonyl) benzoic acid. The results of tibric acid administration in 22 patients with primary hyperlipidemia were as follows. 1) Serum triglyceride level was significantly decreased in 84.6% of 22 cases with an average 43.9% decrease in serum triglyceride. 2) Serum cholesterol level was decreased in 59.1% of 22 cases with an average 15.8% decrease in serum cholesterol. The decrease in serum cholesterol level was not significant. 3) It seemed that there were significant falls in the serum triglyceride of the hyperlipoproteinemia type IV and IIb patietns and in the serum cholesterol of type IIa patients 4) The side effects of tibric acid were indigestion, loose stool and anorexia. There was no side effects in 63.6% of cases.
Anorexia ; Benzoic Acid ; Cholesterol ; Dyspepsia ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias* ; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV ; Triglycerides

Laryngospasm is a serious complication which may be seen following extubation in children. During laryngospasm either the true vocal cords or the true and false cords become opposed in the midline and close the gllotis. Intravenous lidocaine has been used in adult patients to prevent cough following extubation. The present study was made to see if intravenous 1% lidocaine, 2mg/kg of body weight, can be safely used to prevent or control extubation laryngospasm in children. Anesthesia was maintained with halothane-N2O-O2, in a semiclosed circuit. In 20 children, a bolus of 1% lidocaine 2mg/kg was injected intravenously two to three minutes prior to extubation; in the other 20 children, extubation was carried out without prior injection of lidocaine. The incidence of laryngospasm, coughing, respiratory depression, and changes of blood pressure, pulse rate were measured. The results were as follows: 1) Two cases of laryngospasm (10%), 11 cases of coughing (55%) and 2 cases of stridor (10%) were observed following extubation in the control group. Blood pressure and pulse rate showed a tendency to increase about 20%, in the control group. 2) One case of laryngospasm (5%) and 4 cases of coughing (20%) were observed following extubation in the lidocaine pretreated group. Incidence of trouble following extubation was markedly reduced (75 to 25%) in the lidocaine pretreated group. Blood pressure and pulse rate showed a tendency to decrease about 15% in the lidocaine pretreated group.
Adult ; Anesthesia ; Blood Pressure ; Body Weight ; Child* ; Cough ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Incidence ; Laryngismus* ; Lidocaine* ; Respiratory Insufficiency ; Respiratory Sounds ; Vocal Cords

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Forehead*

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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency