Cleft lip is a congenital defect encountered at any country, any race. The ratio of children suffered from this congenital defect makes up 0.1- 0.2% of newborn babies. Plastic surgery is a main measure to give back normal lip for children. Many techniques of cleft lip repair have been used and published. In this study, the author analysed some main commonly used techniques and emphasized on rotation- advancement one with some modifications. 1,449 cases have been operated with good results. The author stressed on some supplementary techniques to repair either unilateral or bilateral cleft lip.
Cleft Lip ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Multi-teeth compound odontoma is rarely tumor. Odontoma is odontogenic original tumor, in which phenomena of induction of dental tissue leads to the formation of enamel and dentine. Odotoma subdivided into Odontoameloblastoma, complex odntoma and compound odontoma. Compound odontoma differs from complex odontoma by its arrangement of dental tissue in order, like normal teeth: enamel, dentine, cementum, connective tissue... although the morphology of teeth is deformed, rudimentary and tiny. In medical literature, there are some cases with several tens or up to 2000 tiny denticles in a tumour. In Vietnam, in 1986 author published a compound odontoma with 16 teeth. This case is a second one with 64 teeth in a compound odotoma of a 15 years old girl with features of odotoma: clinic, X-ray and histology.
Odontoma ; Neoplasms

Dentistry is undergoing rapid change in Vietnam. The burden of oral disease is increasing, especially dental and periodontal diseases in children and adults. The previous National oral Health survey of Vietnam collected data in 1989 are becoming outdated, and became an inadequate basis for strategic planning on oral- dental prevention to enter the new millenium. The Institute of Odonto Stomatology Hanoi-MOH conducted a National Oral health Survey 1999-2000 in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Dental statistics and research unit at the University of Adelaide. The results of survey provided new and global data on dental, periodontal diseases, socio-economic distribution, fluorides distribution in water and oral health target for the year of 2010. The survey is excellent and successful.
Oral Health ; Dental Health Surveys

Ameloblastic Fibro-Odontoma is a benign tumor defined entity in which both ameloblastic fibroma and complex odontoma combined in one lesion. Tumor occurred 5 years ago in a 10 years old child but destroyed completely the mandible up to condyles. Radiographically, tumor exhibits a large multiocular radiolucent/ radiopaque lesions. Treatment consists of complete resection of the mandible followed by titanium plates reconstruction. Post.op evaluation is normal. Surgical resection and reconstruction is successful
Odontoma ; Fibroma ; neoplasms

With the development of economy and means of transport, maxillofacial trauma increased rapidly: fractures of maxillary and mandibular bones of different aspects. 2,149 cases of fracture: maxilla, zygomaticomalar bones, mandible, condylar coronoid process fracture.. were studied. An analysis of various fractures and locations of facial bone has been presented. Between various causes of trauma, the main cause is traffic accident, especially motor cycle one, 82.5%. Several methods of treatment and surgery has been presented, an analysis of osteosynthsis with wires and miniplate showed that each method has advantage and disadvantage, but wire osteosynthsis is more simple and practicable. A great number of Maxillo Facial trauma gives a general view of main causes and the choice of treatment and preventation
Surgery, Oral ; Maxillary Fractures

2,688 children and 3,128 adults were random selected for an investigation including ages of 6-8; 9-11; 12-14; 15-17; 18-34; 35-45; and over. The results have shown that 90% participants suffering the dentostomatic diseases such as teeth decay, gingivitis and periodontitis. The study concluded that the teeth decay, gingivitis and periodontitis should be treated and the program of the dentostomatic health care should be a national program
Oral Health ; Data Collection

More than 90% of Vietnamese people and children suffered from a very high prevalence of dental and periodontal diseases. In the last 10 years with the effective oral preventive project, the close cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the active response of the provincial administration, regional health and education authorities in various areas, the SDHC program has been implemented at a quick tempo, especially there appear model of SDHC complete coverage gradually district to district, province to province, 4 mios school children were covered by this program. However, there has remainly a large number of school children (7/11 mios) who are waiting for this project. But together with the SDP, it is necessary to begin the dental community-based strategy of oro-dental health care for adults, since this urgent program will meet the urgent need of oro-dental health care among adult population, whose oro-dental morbidity shows very alaming figures (50-60% of the population are affected with dental decay, and over 90% of them with gingivitis and periodontitis). Within this situation, the oro-dental diseases and the negligence of oro-dental hygiene among the population in the countryside and the moutainous region are the key factors contributing to raise up high incidence figures of this pathology: from 3 to 8 DMF teeth index/person. In some areas there is not yet practical habit of using fluoride-tooth paste, or tooth brushes for oral prevention. In almost countries in the world, their respective governments show much concern and care for community-oro-dental health. The school dental program in collaboration with the dental community program, is an effective measure to gradually rule out the dental and periodontal diseases.
Oral Health ; Periodontal Diseases ; prevention & control

There are some different methods of movement rehebilitation for stroke patients. Bobath's method is one of the best that we can put into practice of our condition. 115 stroke patients were rehebilitated at Rehabilitation department Bach Mai hospital from 1996 to 2000. The avarage time for rehebilitation of patients in hospital is 4 weeks. After rehebilitation, all of movement indexes of sitting, standing and walking of stroke patients had statistic significance change. Patients under 60 years old had better results than patients above 60 years old. After rehebilitation 4 weeks in the Rehabilitation department 79.1% of patient can sit; 68.7% patient can stand; 61.7% patient can walk independently.
Stroke/rehabilitation ; Rehabilitation ; Motor Skills

Background The metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterized by a specific clustering of risk factors, including dyslipidemia, central adiposity, systemic hypertension, insulin resistance, and dysglycemia. It is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Accurate data on prevalence and characteristics of MS will facilitate the development of preventive strategies for CVD. Objective To estimate accurately the prevalence of MS among Vietnamese adults with the usual criteria or with the criteria modified for Asian populations. Design and methods We studied a representative, cross-sectional, population-based sample of 856 subjects (mean age 52.82 ± 16.36) classified in three age groups from 15-34 years, 35-54 years and ＞ 54 years of age, living in Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam. MS was diagnosed according to the criteria defined by the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expect Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel Ⅲ) (NCEP-ATP Ⅲ) and by the modified criteria for some Asian populations in which the waist circumference (WC) is considered abnormal if it is ＞ 90 cm for males and ＞ 80 cm for females.Results Using the NCEP-ATP Ⅲ criteria, the prevalence of MS in the studied population was 10.0％ (CI 95 ％:8.1-12.3). It was 2.4 ％ in the 15-34 age group (men 4.5％ and women 1.2％),5.2％ (men 6.3％,women 4.5％ ) in 35-54 age group and 15.8％ (men 9.7％, women 21.7％) in over 54 age group, respectively. And it was more common in women than in men (11.7％ vs 8.0％, P ＜0.001). Using 2001 population census data of the whole province over 15 years (695 218 habitants) we estimated that about 35 193 people suffered from the MS.The WC was the least common feature of MS (2.1％ for men and in 6.1％ for women).Overall,45.2 ％ of the studied population had one feature of MS, 23.1％ had two features, 8.2％ had three features, 1.6％ had four features, and 0.2％ had all five features. No feature of MS was identified in 21.7％.Using the modified criteria,the prevalence of MS in the studied population was 15.7％. It was 4.0％ in the 15-34 age group, 12.5％ in the 35-54 age group and 21.5％ in the＞54 age group. Prevalence of modified WC feature was 10.9％ for men and 23.6％ for women.Conclusions MS is more accurately identified among Vietnamese adults using the modified criterion of the WC for some Asian populations. Its prevalence is similar to that in the developed countries. ( J Geriatr Cardiol 2004;1(2) :95-100.)

Background: Dihydroartemisinin 40mg and piperaquine phosphate 320mg (DHA-PQP) drug combination and piperaquin phosphate (PQP) material was first successfully produced in Vietnam \r\n', u'Objective: to study influences of the fixed combination antimalaria drug dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine in reproductive progress of mice\r\n', u"Subjects and methods: This study was carried out at the Department of Malaria treatment and research, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), between September, 2006 and March, 2007. The influences of the fixed combination antimalarial drug 40 mg dihydroartemisinin (DHA) plus 320 mg piperaquine phosphate (PQP), with PQP produced firstly in Vietnam, in mice's reproductive progresses were investigated in three generations (including the parent and FI, F2 child generations). \r\n", u'Results: In all three generations, study indices among the treated and control groups were not significantly different (the values P > 0.05). These indices included the rate of fecundation, numbers of fetuses of each mother mouse, numbers of offspring of each mother mouse, mean body weights of offspring. Early lethal fetuses, lately lethal fetuses, monsters and innate abnormally offspring were not found in P, FI and F2 generations. The necessary feeding - day numbers that offspring of P and F 1 generations reached their body weights about 20g were different insignificantly (the values P> 0.05) among the treated and control groups. \r\n', u'Conclusion: The combination DHA-PQP was found to cause no genome mutations in mice at the oral dose of 120 mg per kg per day for 5 consecutive days. \r\n', u'
Dihydroartemisinin ; piperaquine ; fixed combination antimalarial drug ; rate of fecundation ; early lethal fetuses ; lately lethal fetuses ; monsters and innate abnormally offspring ; genome mutations ; fetuses