Kyoo-Tae Kim

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to evaluate the anatomical structures in the maxillary sinus with relation to lateral approach sinus elevation utilizing cone beam computed tomography (CT) scans taken prior to sinus elevation surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 150 CT images were acquired from 150 patients (90 men and 60 women; mean age, 49.4 years, range 23-86 years) who were being treated with implant-supported restorations in the posterior edentulous maxilla. Of the 150 CT sc

PURPOSE: This study was performed to investigate the incidence and configuration of the bifid mandibular canal in a Korean population by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CBCT images of 1933 patients (884 male and 1049 female) were evaluated using PSR-9000N and Alphard-Vega 3030 Dental CT units (Asahi Roentgen Ind. Co., Ltd, Kyoto, Japan). Image analysis was performed by using OnDemand3D software (CyberMed Inc., Seoul, Korea). The bifid mandibular canal w

PURPOSE: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and course of the vascular canals in the maxillary sinus walls and to measure the distance between the sinus floor, the edentulous alveolar crest, and the vascular canal using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The maxillary sinus CBCT scans of 250 patients scheduled for implant surgery were examined. The vertical and mediolateral positions of the vascular canals or notches were investigated on the CBCT imag

Our objective was to examine whether adjunct teriparatide administration and local application of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is beneficial for the regeneration of jaw bone in patients with medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). This study enrolled 17 patients diagnosed with MRONJ. All patients received sequestrectomy under general or local anesthesia with suspension of bisphosphonate. The bone regeneration ratio was compared on cone beam computed tomog

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Although overexpression of the nuclear factor κB inhibitory and ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, its function in periodontal disease remains unknown. The aims of the present study were to evaluate A20 expression in patients with periodontitis and to study the effects of A20 overexpression, using a recombinant adenovirus encoding A20 (Ad-A20), on the inflammatory response and on osteoclastic differentiat

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to confirm volume stability of biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) through the changes of grafted volume over the time by 3D CT analyzing software program. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients, 16 sinuses who were scheduled a staged implantation through sinus floor elevation (SFE)-lateral window technique from 2009 to 2011 were included in the study. Of the 15 patients, eight were male and seven were female (mean age 50.1). For sinus floor augmentation, B

OBJECTIVE: To validate the accuracy of a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided surgical stent for orthodontic mini-implant (OMI) placement by quantitatively evaluating the difference between CBCT-prescribed and actual position of mini-implants in preoperative and postoperative CBCT images. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A surgical stent was fabricated using Teflon-Perfluoroalkoxy, which has appropriate biological x-ray attenuation properties. Polyvinylsiloxane impression material was used to secur

Sublingual traumatic ulceration is rare and a benign, ulcerative and granulomatous process that occurs as a result of repetitive trauma of the oral mucosal surfaces by the teeth. Treatment should begin conservatively and should focus on eliminating the source of the trauma. In our cases, we chose the conservative treatment by grinding the teeth and placing composite resin over the offending teeth and applied orabase. At the follow-up, we confirmed that the lesion was resolved and infant was feed

Malignant transformation of fibrous dysplasia (FD), which was first introduced by Coley and Steward is very rare. We present a case of malignant transformation of monostotic mandibular FD after 2 surgical excisions, 20 and 15 years ago, respectively. The treatment choice of FD is usually conservative. With the advanced surgical techniques, radical excisions followed by immediate reconstruction have been reported. However, the decision criteria are still controversial and we might think that radi