Jeong‐Seung Kwon

The results indicate that playing instruments can play a contributory role in the development of TMD.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 0.1% pilocarpine mouthwash in xerostomic patients. Sixty volunteers were randomly allocated to two groups. The experimental group used 0.1% pilocarpine solution, and the control group used 0.9% saline. The short- and long-term effects of pilocarpine were investigated by measuring the severity of oral dryness, minor salivary flow rates and unstimulated whole salivary flow rate at predetermined times. The severity of oral dryness was decrea

Dimorphic Candida exist as commensal yeast carriages or infiltrate hyphae in the oral cavity. Here, we investigated the clinical relevance of Candida hyphae in non-pseudomembranous oral candidiasis (OC) by smears of tongue biofilms. We conducted a retrospective study of 2829 patients who had had tongue smears regardless of OC suspicion. Clinical characteristics were evaluated using a novel method of assessing hyphae. Clinical factors (moderate/severe stimulated pain, pain aggravated by stimulati

Thyroid autoimmunity should be considered in fibromyalgia patients. The percentage of women in menopause was higher in thyroid autoantibody positive fibromyalgia patients.

구강건조증이란 주관적인 구강 내 건조감으로 정의되며, 이는 약물, 타액선 질환, 방사선 치료, 쉐그렌 증후군, 심리적 요인 등과 같은 다양한 원인에서 비롯된다. 구강 건조증 환자 중 현저한 타액선 기능 감소가 존재하는 경우 구강캔디다증, 치아우식증, 치주질환, 미각변화, 구취 등의 병발증이 나타날 수 있다. 이러한 구강건조증의 치료로는 우선적으로 구강건조를 유발하는 원인요소를 제거하거나, 환자의 불편감을 감소시키기 위한 대증요법이 주가 되며 실제로 타액 분비 기능이 감소된 경우 이로 인한 합병증을 예방하기 위한 치료와 타액분비를 자극할 수 있는 약물치료를 시행할 수 있다. 이 중 타액분비를 촉진시키는 약물인 필로카핀은 구강건조증 치료제로 널리 사용되어 왔다. 하지만 발한작용, 비뇨기 및 위장관계의 비정상적인 기능유도, 심혈관계 및 호흡기계에 대한 위험 등의 부작용이 있어 천식, 만성폐질환, 심혈관계 질환자에게는 주의 깊은 사용이 요구되며, 특히 조절되지 않는 천식환자의 경우 필로카핀

수면과 통증과의 상호 작용은 여러 연구들에 의해 밝혀져 왔고 그 기전에 대해서는 현재도 다양한 연구들이 이루어지고 있으나 앞선 연구들은 대부분 류마티스질환이나 섬유근통과 같은 전신적 질환을 갖는 환자들을 대상으로 하고 있으며 측두하악질환을 포함한 안면통증 환자들을 대상으로 한 연구는 거의 없다. 본 연구에서는 구강내과, 턱관절 및 안면통증 클리닉에 내원한 229명의 측두하악장애 환자를 대상으로 수면설문 및 간이수면검사를 시행하여 측두하악장애 환자에서의 통증양상과 수면과의 관계를 분석해 보았다. 1. PSQI설문에 의한 수면의 질 평가에서는 통증이 있는 측두하악장애 환자군이 통증이 없는 군에 비하여 수면의 질이 저하된 환자의 비율이 높게 나타났으며 수면의 질이 저하된 정도도 더 크게 나타났다. 특히 통증이 6개월 이상 지속된 만성 측두하악장애 환자에서는 뚜렷하게 수면의 질 저하가 나타났다. 2. ESS설문에 의한 주간졸리움증의 평가에서도 통증이 있는 측두하악장애 환자군이 통증이

Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapeutic agent that is used to treat a host of malignancies. But recently, MTX has also been used as a therapeutic agent for chronic inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, MTX is an antimetabolite that affects rapidly dividing normal cells such as oral mucosal epithelial cells, gastrointestinal epithelial cells, and bone marrow cells-which explains why oral mucositis is often an initial manifestat

Compliance with a mandibular advancement device is important for the optimal treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Recent advances in information and communication technology-based monitoring and intervention for chronic diseases have enabled continuous monitoring and personalized management. Self-evaluation and self-regulation through objective monitoring and feedback may improve compliance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of information and communication technology-based remo

Xerostomia is subjective feeling of dry mouth, a symptom that may or may not be accompanied by hyposalivation, an objective decrease in salivary flow. There are many causes induced xerostomia like drugs, salivary gland diseases, radiation therapy to the head and neck region, Sjogren syndrome, emotional stress etc. Insufficient salivary flow creates complications with oral candidiasis, dental caries, periodontitis, halitosis, dysgeusia. So finally, these complications lead to an overall decline i

This study was designed to establish safe guidelines for pediatric dental practice regarding temporomandibular joint (TMJ) range of motion (ROM) and mouth area (MA). A total of 438 children aged 3–15 years old of homogenous ethnicity participated in the study; the distribution of participants was approximately equal (sex; n = 15; age, n = 30). Maximum mouth opening (MMO), body height, weight, and age of each participant were recorded, and the TMJ ROM including anterior and lateral movements, MA,

BACKGROUND: This study analyzed the association between autoantibody types and salivary gland hypofunction in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients who visited the Department of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine at Yonsei University Dental Hospital from January 1, 2010 to May 31, 2021, and who were diagnosed with pSS. Out of 191 patients who fulfilled the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism