1.Evaluation of the elastic modulus of Beagle's periodontal ligament with nanoindentation technology
Yipeng FU ; Yaojun WANG ; Bin WU ; Huixiang HUANG ; Bin YAN
Journal of Practical Stomatology 2018;34(2):153-157
Objective: To evaluate the elastic modulus of Beagle's periodontal ligament(PDL) by means of nanoindentation, and to help build constitutive model of PDL precisely. Methods: 24 cross sections were obtained from the tooth root of lower first molars of beagle dog. With nanoindentation, intrusion and unloading to PDL sites on different planes of long axial and in different directions on the same plane of tooth root were achieved, and the load-displacement curves were obtained, from which the elastic modulus was calculated and analyzed. Results: The elastic modulus of the beagle's periodontal ligament varied from 0. 452-1. 542 Mpa. There was no significant difference in elastic modulus of the beagle's lower first premolar PDL in relation to different planes of long axial, while significant difference was found in different directions (buccal/lingual sides and mesial/distal sides) on the same plane of tooth root(P< 0. 05). Conclusion: There was a difference in the elastic modulus of periodontal ligament in buccal/lingual sides and mesial/distal sides of the same tooth root.
2.Prognostic Evaluation of Prognostic Nutrition Index for Patients with Radical Cystectomy: A Meta-analysis
Wenchao TANG ; Yuanwei LI ; Jia CHEN ; Yipeng QIN ; Zhiying WU ; Huifeng FU
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment 2021;48(9):871-876
Objective To systematically evaluate the relation between prognostic nutrition index (PNI) and prognosis of bladder cancer (BC) patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC). Methods We searched the literatures about the relation between PNI and the prognosis of patients treated with radical cystectomy published from the inception to January 30, 2021 in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and Chinese Medical Journal Database, and used RevMan5.3 software for Meta analysis. Results We included six literatures which comprise a total of 1273 patients. The results showed that there was a significant correlation between low PNI and OS of BC patients treated with RC (