1.Importance and requirements for dental prosthesis order platform services: a survey of dental professionals
Gyu-Ri KIM ; Keunbada SON ; Du-Hyeong LEE ; So-Yeun KIM ; Myoung-Uk JIN ; Kyu-Bok LEE
Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science 2023;39(3):105-118
Purpose:
This study aimed to gain better understanding of the importance of dental prosthesis order platform services and to identify the essential elements for their enhancement and wider adoption among dental professionals.
Materials and Methods:
A survey was conducted to assess the perspectives of dentists, dental technicians, dental hygienists, and dental industry professionals toward dental prosthesis ordering and associated platform services (a total of 53 respondents). The questionnaire was devised after an expert review and assessed for reliability using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Factor analysis revealed that 57 factors across five categories accounted for 88.417% of the total variance. The survey was administered through an online questionnaire platform, and data analysis was conducted using a statistical software, employing one-way analysis of variance and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test (α = 0.05).
Results:
The essential elements identified were accurate information input, effective communication, delivery of distortion-free impressions, convenience in data transmission and storage, development of stable and affordable platform services (P < 0.05). Furthermore, significant differences were observed in the importance of these items based on age, dental profession, and career experience (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
The dental prosthesis ordering platform services, the requirements of dental personnel were stability, economic efficiency, and ease of transmitting and storing prosthesis data. The findings can serve as important indicators for the development and improvement of dental prosthesis order platform services.
2.Phytochemical Study on the Aerial Parts of Codonopsis lanceolata
Ye Dam NOH ; So-Ri SON ; Min Goo JUN ; Dae Sik JANG
Natural Product Sciences 2023;29(4):200-205
Codonopsis lanceolata, which is predominantly found in Korea and East Asia, has attracted considerable scientific attention due to its long-standing use in traditional medicine. However, despite both its roots and stems being utilized as functional food and medicinal resources, there has been limited phytochemical investigation into its aerial parts. Therefore, the aim of this study is to isolate compounds present in the aerial parts of C. lanceolata. Through repeated chromatography, two alkaloids (1 and 2), seven flavones (3-9), and three isoflavones (10-12) and one type of phenylpropanoid (13) and polyacetylene (14) were isolated from a 70% ethanol extract of C. lanceolata. The structure of each compound was determined through the analysis of spectroscopic data ( 1 H and 13 C NMR), and by comparing them with previous research results. Among the isolates, the presence of methyl 2-formyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrrole-1-butanoate (1), chrysoeriol 5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (3), apigenin-5-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), and 3′-O-methylorobol 7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (12) were reported for the first time in plants belonging to the Campanula family in this study. In addition, the current study marked the isolation of luteolin 4′-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (4) from C. lanceolata for the first time.