This study was conducted to determine the electromyographic features in the perioral muscles of class II division 1 malocclusion with incompetent lips, and to grope the correlation between its activities and craniofacial morphology. In this study, 14 subjects with class II division 1 malocclusion with incompetent lips(mean age of 20.5 years) and 20 subjects with normal occlusion(mean age of 23.9 years) were investigated. Electromyographic data were recorded from orbicularis oris, mentalis, buccinator and suprahyoid muscles durig rest lip posture, lip position at sealing, maximum sealing, maximal blowing, maximal biting, sipping milk, sipping and swallowing milk, chewing gum, masticating almond, swallowing almond and phonation utilizing the Medelec MS-25 electromyographic apparatus. Lateral cephalometric radiographs were taken with the mandible in intercuspal position on all subjects. All data were recorded statistically processed. The findings of this study can be summerized as follows: 1. In class II division 1 malocclusion with incompetent lips, the overall augmentations of perioral muscle activities during various functional movements set for lip sealing were manifested and particular swelling in mentalis activity at rest was detected. 2. On the other hand remarkable diminution of upper lip activities at lip sealing movements was drawn. 3. In Class II division 1 malocclusion with incompetent lips, negative correlations existed between the diversity of upper lip activities and upper incisor position and overjet as well in contrast to positive correla?tions in the lower lip. 4. It was suggested that the abnormal function of lower lip and mentalis muscle contributed somewhat the revelation of the characteristics of Class II division 1 malocclusion.
Chewing Gum ; Deglutition ; Hand ; Incisor ; Lip* ; Malocclusion* ; Mandible ; Milk ; Muscles ; Phonation ; Posture ; Prunus dulcis

It has been submitted that different ion solutions containing sulfate induce crystal growth and might substitute conventional acid etching for pretreatment of enamel in orthodontic bonding(Artun et al., Am. J. Orthod. 85, 333, 1984). This investigation was designed to evaluate the relevance of crystal growth on the enamel surface as an alternative to conventional acid etching in direct bonding of orthodontic brackets. Annexing Li2SO4, MgSO4, KeSO4 respectively in the solution with 25% polyacrylic and 0.3M sulfuric acids were employed to enhance the crystal growth. Human bicuspids were treated with various parameters as combinations of crystal growth and glass ionomer cement, crystal growth and orthodontic resin, acid etching and orthodontic resin for an inveatigative purpose. Crystal growth solution cintaining MgSO4 showed the highest shear bond strength(15.6MPa) wuthin the groups of bonding brackets with glass ionomer cement(P<0.01). Bonding with glass ionomer cement on the surface treated with crystal growth solution containing MgSO4 or K2SO4 was not different shear bond strength statistically from bonding with orthodontic resin on the acid-etched surface. It suggests that bonding brackets with glass ionomer cement on the surface treated with crystal growth solution containing MgSO4 or K2SO4 is a potential altermative to bonding with resin on the acid etched sufrace.
Adhesives* ; Bicuspid ; Crystallization* ; Dental Enamel* ; Glass ; Glass Ionomer Cements ; Humans ; Orthodontic Brackets* ; Sulfuric Acids

BACKGROUND: Nutrition label reading is helpful in attaining a healthy diet. Nutrition label use and its related factors have been studied in many Korean articles, but their research samples were the general population and not chronic disease patients. This study aimed to explore the use of nutrition labels and its relation to dietary intake among chronic disease patients in Korea. METHODS: A total of 3160 respondents aged> or =20 years from the 2008-2009 Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES-IV) participated in the study. Their chronic medical conditions included hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, diabetes and/or stroke and they were interviewed regarding their use of nutrition labels. Nutrition intake was also estimated by 24-hour dietary recalls. RESULTS: Overall, 10.4% of the chronic disease patients reported to using nutrition labels. The nutrients they looked at first were total calories, fat and cholesterol. Factors related to reading nutrition labels were relatively higher education, high body mass index and lower frequency of alcohol intake in males and relatively younger age and higher education in females. Nutrition label users consumed lower total calories, protein and fat in the male CAD group, lower total calories and carbohydrate in both diabetes and total groups and lower total calories and fiber in the female stroke group. CONCLUSIONS: Our study found that, in Korea, a significantly lower rate of patients with chronic disease read nutrition labels. Strategies need to be developed to improve clinical application of nutrition labels in this population.
Body Mass Index ; Cholesterol ; Chronic Disease* ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Diet ; Education ; Female ; Food Labeling ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; Hypertension ; Korea ; Male ; Nutrition Surveys* ; Stroke

A clinical observation was made on the diseases of pediatric Urology in the Department of Urology, Jeonbug National University. Medical School during the period from Aug. 1977 to Mar. 1979. The results were as follows : 1. Of 354 cases hospitalized, 45 cases were pediatric Urologic patient giving a ratio of 12.7%. 2. The most common disease was Genitourinary anomaly a ratio of 40.0%. The other diseases were hydrocele in 22.2%, injury 22.2%, stone in 4.4%, renal Tbc in 2.2% and others in 9.0% 3. The most common involved organ was testis in 19 cases. The other involved organs were kidney in 6 cases, bladder in 4 cases, penis in 3 cases, ureter in 1 case and others in 4 cases. 4. Of 354 cases hospitalized, 257 operations were performed. Among 38 of 45 cases pediatric inpatient, 61 operations were performed. The most common operation was hydrocelectomy in 11 cases. The other operations were orchiopexy in 10 cases, hernioplasty in 9 cases, nephrectomy in 3 cases and others.
Herniorrhaphy ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Jeollabuk-do ; Kidney ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Orchiopexy ; Penis ; Schools, Medical ; Testis ; Ureter ; Urinary Bladder ; Urology*

Histopathological studies with clinical observation were made on 41 patients performing the prostatic needle biopsy for the purpose of detecting occult early cancer of the prostate in geriatric patients and tuberculosis of the prostate in young age groups in the department of Urology, Jeonbug National University, medical school from January, 1980. The results were as follows; 1. The most prevalent age was from 60 to 79 (76%). 2. Of 41 cases performing prostatic needle biopsy, 36 cases were transperineal route and 5 cases were transrectal route. 3. Among 38 cases of adequate tissues obtained by prostatic needle biopsy, 3 cases were diagnosed as adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 4. Complications after the prostatic needle biopsy developed in 4 cases, including rectal hemorrhage in 1 case, fever in 1 case and perineal pain in 2 cases. 5. Of 41 cases performing the prostatic needle biopsy, TURP in 30 cases, Trocar cystostomy in 7 cases and conservative therapy in 4 cases were performed. 6. Of 30 cases performing TURP, B.P.H. in 27 cases and adenocarcinoma of the prostate in 3 cases were proved by histological study. 7. Of 41 cases performing the prostatic needle biopsy, 7 cages had associated diseases besides various prostatic diseases and were performed Trocar cystostomy.
Adenocarcinoma ; Biopsy, Needle* ; Cystostomy ; Diagnosis ; Fever ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Jeollabuk-do ; Needles* ; Prostate ; Prostatic Diseases ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; Schools, Medical ; Surgical Instruments ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate ; Tuberculosis ; Urology

The authors have analyzed retrospectively a series of 102 consecutive patient with severe head injury who were admitted to the department of Neurosurgery, Dong Guk Univ. Hosp. between January, 1989, and December, 1989. All patients, after appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation, diagnostic measure, and, when required, surgical treatment, were managed in ICU with usual care method. The outcome has been analyzed 4 month later. The overall mortality rate was 36%. Of the survivors, 65% made good recovery or moderate disability, 22% remained severely disabled, and 14% were in a persistent vegetative state. Mortality rates at the variable GCS scores were 82% at 3-4, 25% at 5-6, and 14% at 7-8. The most reliable predictive factors were : Glasgow coma scale, motor response, pupillary reflex at admission.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Craniocerebral Trauma* ; Glasgow Coma Scale ; Head* ; Humans ; Mortality ; Neurosurgery ; Persistent Vegetative State ; Reflex, Pupillary ; Retrospective Studies ; Survivors

The surgical removal of dendritic calculi, isolated symptomatic calyceal calculi and large calculi from within the intrarenal pelvis has been always a difficult problem and can be destructive to renal parenchyma. following results are obtained through comparative investigation among extended pyelolithotomy, nephropyelolithotomy, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ and nephrectomy for surgery of renal stones. Among these methods, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ is performed in 12 cases who have renal stones which are considered to be difficult to remove by ordinary pyelolithotomy. This operative technique is relatively simple, easy and uneventful recovery followed in all cases. 1. Incidence of renal stones is 48 cases out of 618 total in-patients. 2. The sex distribution: 26 patients are male and 22 patients are female. 3. the age distribution ranged from 7 years old to 72 years old with the most common age group in the 31-50 years old. 4. Methods of operative management included: extended pyelolithotomy in 22 cases, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ in 12 cases, nephropyelolithotomy in 2 cases and nephrectomy in 12 cases. 5. Blood loss during operation by anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ, as compared with nephropyelolithotomy is reduced to a quarter. 6. Operating time by anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ required 95 minutes with mean operating time, extended pyelolithotomy-85 minutes with mean operating time, nephro-pyelolithotomy-120 minutes with mean operating time. 7. Postoperative hospitalizations are 9 days in anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ, 8 days in extended pyelolithotomy, 15 days in nephropyelolithotomy and 8 days in nephrectomy.
Age Distribution ; Aged ; Calculi ; Child ; Female ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hypothermia ; Incidence ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Pelvis ; Sex Distribution

The surgical removal of dendritic calculi, isolated symptomatic calyceal calculi and large calculi from within the intrarenal pelvis has been always a difficult problem and can be destructive to renal parenchyma. following results are obtained through comparative investigation among extended pyelolithotomy, nephropyelolithotomy, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ and nephrectomy for surgery of renal stones. Among these methods, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ is performed in 12 cases who have renal stones which are considered to be difficult to remove by ordinary pyelolithotomy. This operative technique is relatively simple, easy and uneventful recovery followed in all cases. 1. Incidence of renal stones is 48 cases out of 618 total in-patients. 2. The sex distribution: 26 patients are male and 22 patients are female. 3. the age distribution ranged from 7 years old to 72 years old with the most common age group in the 31-50 years old. 4. Methods of operative management included: extended pyelolithotomy in 22 cases, anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ in 12 cases, nephropyelolithotomy in 2 cases and nephrectomy in 12 cases. 5. Blood loss during operation by anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ, as compared with nephropyelolithotomy is reduced to a quarter. 6. Operating time by anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ required 95 minutes with mean operating time, extended pyelolithotomy-85 minutes with mean operating time, nephro-pyelolithotomy-120 minutes with mean operating time. 7. Postoperative hospitalizations are 9 days in anatrophic nephrolithotomy with hypothermia in situ, 8 days in extended pyelolithotomy, 15 days in nephropyelolithotomy and 8 days in nephrectomy.
Age Distribution ; Aged ; Calculi ; Child ; Female ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Hypothermia ; Incidence ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Pelvis ; Sex Distribution

Background: Hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass may increase the incidence and severity of neurologic deficits that may result from cerebral ischemia. Moderate hyperglycemia has been noted to occur in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery despite measures such as eliminating dextrose from the CPB clear pump priming solution and from the intra-operative iv fluids. To ameliorate the hormonal and hemodynamic stress responses during cardiac surgery in neonates, infants and children, high dose fentanyl anesthesia is widely used. The authors wished to determine prospectively whether fentanyl dosage is associated with reduced blood glucose or not in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: Twenty four pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery were allocated randomly into 3 groups who received 25 g/kg fentanyl, 50 g/kg fentanyl or 75 g/kg fentanyl before CPB. The changes of plasma glucose and insulin levels were observed after sternotomy, on bypass, 30 min after bypass, off bypass, and the end of the operation. RESULTS: Blood glucose levels were not increased after sternotomy, but significantly increased at bypass to the end of the operation in all fentanyl dosage groups. Plasma insulin level increased, but statistically not significant. Different fentanyl dosage (25~75 g/kg) is not associated with differences in blood glucose level. CONCLUSION: At a dosage of 25~75 g/kg fentanyl anesthesia during pediatric open heart surgery were associated with no differences and below 250 mg/dl of blood glucose level and no significant changes in insulin level.
Anesthesia ; Blood Glucose* ; Brain Ischemia ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Child ; Fentanyl* ; Glucose ; Heart* ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Hyperglycemia ; Incidence ; Infant* ; Infant, Newborn* ; Insulin* ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Plasma ; Prospective Studies ; Sternotomy ; Thoracic Surgery*

An unusual case of right ureteral cast stone in a 36 year-old female having suffered from intermit tent right flank pain for about 10 years is herein report with brief literature.
Adult ; Female ; Flank Pain ; Humans ; Ureter*