Dental porcelain should have adequate strength and similar esthetics as natural teeth. Recently esthetics has become a high priority in clinical dentistry. Thus the evaluation of color stability of dental porcelain has become an important part in dental research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference in color stability of 3 types of porcelain (Vintage, VMK 95, CERAMCO II). The porcelain were divided into groups by 2 types of treatment (Glazing or non-glazing and thermocycling or non-thermocycling). The porcelain wee dyed with methylene blue and distilled water, and then the color stability was evaluated with a spectrophotometer. The results were as follow ; 1. The color change of porcelain increased in the order of VMK 95, Vintage, CERAMCO II. But there was no significant difference. 2. The color change decreased in the glazing group compared to the non-glazing group(p<0.05). 3. The color change increased after thermocycling But there was no significant difference. 4. The color change according to dye method was significantly larger with methylene blue copared to distilled water(P<0.05).
Crowns* ; Dental Porcelain* ; Dental Research ; Dentistry ; Esthetics ; Methylene Blue ; Tooth ; Water

Cutaneous horn is a clinical diagnosis based upon the presence of a large protuberant mass of keratin. We report a case of cutaneous horn arising from dermatofibroma in a 31-year old woman. A silver whitish colored comical hyperkeratotic protruding lesion (1.0  0.7 cm size) from the red brown colored nodule was observed. Histopathologic findings showed characteristic findings of dermatofibroma and cutaneous horn. The lesion was removed by surgical excision.
Animals ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous* ; Horns* ; Humans ; Silver

Fractures of the capitellum humeri are rare and the recommendations for treatment vary. It can involve a significant portion of the articular surface, rendering the elbow joint unstable. In this situation, it is desirable to reduce and internally fix the capitellar fragment, because this restores the articular surface and augments joint stability. We experienced two cases of capitellar fractures which one case was spontaneously anatomical reduced and the other case was treated by open reduction. In one case the capitellar fragment was spontaneous reduced to a stable position although it was noticed radiographically as an unstable displaced fracture preoperatively. The other case was treated by open reduction and internal fixation with 3.5mm, small, AO, cannulated screw and K-wire. Both cases are reported here with references.
Elbow Joint ; Joints

Since Mikulicz's description of symptomless hypertrophy of the salivary gland and lacrimal gland, the term, Mikulicz syndrome, has been used to describe enlargement of the salivary gland with or without lacrimal gland involvement occurring in leukemia, lymphosarcoma, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis syphilis, etc. However, there are still a tremendous amount of confusion in the application of the term, Mikulicz syndrome. In Korea, there has been no reported case of Mikulicz syndrome to date. Internationally, it is also extremely rare to spot a reported case of the disease originating primarily from submandibular glands. We would like to report a case in which a 56 year old female patient was reported to have the disease ; she was diagnosed initially as benign lymphoepithelial lesion (BLL) by submandibular biopsy, but later confirmed by lacrimal gland biopsy to have mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT).
Biopsy ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Korea ; Lacrimal Apparatus ; Leukemia ; Lymphoid Tissue ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ; Middle Aged ; Mucous Membrane ; Salivary Glands ; Sarcoidosis ; Submandibular Gland ; Syphilis ; Tuberculosis

Although some employees working for Seoul Metropolitan Subway Cooperation are working at the noisy workplaces, they has been excluded from Special Periodic Health Examination Program. And some workers complained of hearing loss or tinnitus. So, this study was carried out to investigate the prevalence rate of Noise Induced Hearing Loss of employees(10,792) working for Seoul Metropolitan Subway Cooperation. The number of subjects were total 10,792 with 10,355 men and 437 women. A questionnaire survey, otological examination, Rinne test, pure tone audiometric tests were performed and through the first and second screening audiometric examination, 605 workers were selected after excluding employees with past otologic problems, recent exposure to high level noise, and under medications. and the results were as follow; 1. Among 10,792 workers, 4 workers(0.037%) diagnosed as NIHL and 601 workers(5.56%) as early NIHL. As workers grew older, the prevalence rate of NIHL and early NIHL became more rising. 2. The prevalence rate of NIHL and early NIHL was different between work site. After age adjustment, The prevalence rate of NIHL and early NIHL was 23.74% in Train repairmen{80dB(A)}, 3.1% in Station staffs{below 70dB(A)}, 2.53% in Train crew{below 70dB(A)}, 2.1% in Office workers. 3. The perception rate of necessities of ear plug in NIHL and early NIHL was below 55% and wearing rate of ear plug in NIHL and early NIHL was 1.1% In conclusion, some employees who was under working environment in Seoul Metropolitan Subway Cooperation should be monitored to prevent hearing impairment and would be needed health education.
Ear ; Female ; Health Education ; Hearing Loss* ; Hearing* ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Noise* ; Prevalence ; Railroads* ; Seoul* ; Tinnitus ; Workplace ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Tongue*

Diabetes mellitus is known to be associated with a specific cardiomyopathy. This is evident from the clinical-pathological work and the epidemiologic data. An investigation was made in this study to determine whether diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats is associated with an alteration of biochemical characteristics of cardiac contractile proteins. Rats were made diabetic with intravenous injection of streptozotocin and hearts removed 8 weeks later for the isolation of myofibrils. The basal ATPase activity of myofibrils from diabetic hearts was significantly lower than that of the controls, suggesting the presence of some subtle structural and conformational changes in diabetic myofibrils. The activating effect of Mg ions on the myofibrillar actomyosin system of rat heart muscle was also demonstrated. Sodium dodecylsulfate gel electrophoresis showed the presence of myosin heavy chain, light chain 1 and 2, actin and troponin but failed to reveal differences in the patterns of these contractile proteins of light subunits between diabetics and controls. The deficiency in utilization of energy rich phosphates by the myofibrillar protein may be one of of the main mechanisms of cardiodepression observed in diabetic hearts. The cardiac myofibrillar ATPase activity may be one of useful measurements in evaluating pathophysiological states of cardiac contractile proteins.
Actins ; Actomyosin ; Adenosine Triphosphatases* ; Animals ; Cardiomyopathies ; Contractile Proteins ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diabetic Cardiomyopathies ; Electrophoresis ; Heart ; Injections, Intravenous ; Ions ; Myocardium ; Myofibrils ; Myosin Heavy Chains ; Phosphates ; Rats* ; Sodium ; Streptozocin ; Troponin

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is little clinical data on the results of using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (SES) for treating In-Stent Restenosis (ISR). We performed this study to evaluate the clinical outcomes for implanting SES for treating ISR in a real world hospital environment. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 30 patients with 32 ISRs (males: 73.3%, mean age: 60.2) (focal lesions: 21.9%, diffuse intra-stent lesions: 34.4%, proliferative lesions: 21.9%, total occlusions: 21.9%) were treated with SES after balloon predilation was performed. We evaluated the clinical results and the performed coronary angiography after 6 months. RESULTS: All the procedures were successful. The mean SES diameter and length were 3.0+/-0.3 mm and 27.1+/-5.5 mm, respectively, and the mean acute gain was 2.42+/-0.38 mm. No in-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were observed. Twenty five patients with 27 lesions (84.4%) underwent coronary angiography at their 6 month follow-up. The late loss and loss index were 0.41+/-0.56 mm and 0.18+/-0.22, respectively. The binary restenosis rate was 7.4% (2/27 lesions). The rate of target lesion revascularization was 3.7% (1/27 lesion). The incidence of MACE at 6 months was 3.3% (1/30 patient). CONCLUSION: Treating ISR with SES is a safe and effective procedure for reducing ISR without the occurrence of acute or sub-acute thrombosis.
Coronary Angiography* ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Restenosis ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Incidence ; Stents* ; Thrombosis

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results of minimal-tying (one medial-row tie among 4 medial-row sutures) on the medial-row in double-row suture-bridge configuration (2x2 anchor with 4x4 suture stands). METHODS: From 2011 March to 2012 July, 79 patients underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using 2x2 anchor double-row configuration. The mean age was 61.3 years (range, 31-81 years). Two double-loaded suture anchors were used for medial-row. Four medialrow stitches were made with only one medial-row knot-tying (the most anterior suture). Lateral-row was secured using the conventional suture-bridge anchor technique; all 4 strands were used for each anchor. Repair integrity was evaluated with MRI at mean 6.2 months postoperatively. Retear and the pattern of retear, change of fatty infiltration, and muscle atrophy of supraspinatus were evaluated using pre- and postoperative MRI. RESULTS: Repaired tendon integrity was 38 for type I, 30 for type II, 6 for type III, 4 for type IV, and 1 for type V, according to Sugaya classification. Considering type IV/V as retear, the rate was 6.3% (5 out of 79 patients). Medial cuff failure was observed in 4 patients. Fatty atrophy of supraspinatus was significantly improved postoperatively according to Goutallier grading (p=0.01). The level of muscle atrophy of supraspinatus was not changed significantly after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Minimal tying technique with suture configuration of four-by-four strand double-row suture-bridge yielded a lower retear rate (6.3%) in medium to large rotator cuff tears.
Arthroscopy ; Atrophy ; Classification ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Muscular Atrophy ; Rotator Cuff* ; Shoulder ; Suture Anchors ; Sutures ; Tears* ; Tendons

Phenolate type siderophore was produced in Pseudomonas sp. PY002 (P. sp. PY002) which cultured in M9 minimal medium supplemented with 0 to 500 uM of dipyridyl. Pyochelin, a kind of siderophore, was detected as a single broad absorption band (280 nm) at pH 12.0, which is a characteristic of phenolate type siderophore. The 280 nm absorption spectrum of pyochelin was changed to 310 nm at pH 1.5. The pyochelin produced was a structurally unique phenolate siderophore, designated 2-[2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2-thiazolin-4-yl]-3-methyl-4-thiazolidine car- boxylic acid on the analysis of infrared radiation and 'H and ""C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Additionally, purified pyochelin increased the cell growth rate, like as growth fac- tor. All these results suggest that phenolate type siderophore play an important role in cell growth of P. sp. PY002.
Absorption ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Phenol* ; Pseudomonas* ; Spectrum Analysis