A re-evaluation of the distribution of the elastic meshwork within the periodontal ligament of the mouse

The elastic properties of the periodontal ligament have been attributed, in part, to oxytalan fibers, as no other types of elastic fibers are described there. It has been difficult to study the periodontal elastic meshwork by standard microscopic techniques because it is partially obscured by the adjacent periodontal ligament collagen fibers. Our study employed methods which either completely or partially removed mandibular molar periodontal ligament collagen fibers, exposing a previously undescribed periodontal elastic meshwork. The periodontal elastic meshwork was composed of many elastin lamellae containing both peripheral microfibrils of regular arrangement and central microfibrils of irregular arrangement, which could only be demonstrated in oxidized tissues. Peripheral, regularly arranged bundles of microfibrils resembled oxytalan fibers, which were often adherent to the border of the elastin lamella. Elastin lamellae containing irregular microfibrils resembled elaunin fibers. These fibers probably enclosed either blood vessels, nerves or collagen fiber bundles. Peripheral microfibrils attached elaunin to cementum, alveolar bone, blood vessels, and principal periodontal collagen fibers. Thus, the periodontal elastic meshwork is composed of both oxytalan and elaunin fibers. Microfibrils attach elaunin fibers to the adjacent non-elastic tissue and also form bundles which traverse the periodontal ligament space and are probably the oxytalan fibers demonstrable by light microscopic techniques. This meshwork of oxytalan and elaunin fibers probably contributes to tooth support and maintenance of periodontal homeostasis by dissipating chewing forces and maintaining patency of periodontal blood vessels.     

秦始皇帝陵区出土人第三磨牙的萌出情况

目的：调查秦始皇帝陵区山任陶窑遗址中人体颌骨第三磨牙的萌出情况。方法：选用秦代人体颌骨98副，观察萌出特点，计算阻生率，分析阻生情况。结果：通过对98副标本的观察，发现秦代人同现代人类一样可发生第三磨牙的多种萌出状况，其中包括先天缺失、畸形牙、阻生、正常萌出等。结论：秦始皇帝陵区山任陶窑遗址中人体颌骨具有同现代人类一样的第三磨牙萌出特点。     

螺圈对垂直曲力学行为的影响

目的 研究不同位置的螺圈及预成角度对垂直曲力学行为的影响。方法 利用大型有限元软件 ANSYS进行模拟计算。结果 螺圈的加入对垂直曲的M/F值的变化较明显。结论 对预成螺圈曲进行合理的形状设计,可以达到满意的效果。     

The variability of the curvature of the labial surface of the upper anterior teeth along the facial axis of the clinical crown

OBJECTIVE: To mathematically assess the curvature of upper anterior teeth along the facial axis of the clinical crown (FACC) line to provide information valuable for assessment of enamel growth. METHODS: Forty upper study models were chosen from the Orthodontic clinic at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, UK. The study model incisors and canines were sectioned longitudinally down the FACC line, using a Microslice II cutting machine. Images were captured that showed the proximal view of the tooth curvature from incisal edge/cusp tip to the gingival margin. The images were converted into silhouettes and saved as bitmap files. These were vectorised and converted to an outline of xy data points. The forty xy files were mathematically adjusted so the distance between incisal edge and gingival margin were of equal length. Non Rotational Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was then applied at 20 equal intervals along the curve of each xy file to describe the shape of the teeth. RESULTS: Intra class correlation coefficient for intra-operator repeatability ranged from 0.821-0.998 showing good or excellent levels of reliability. PCA showed variation between tooth types. CONCLUSIONS: The method proved reliable. All tooth types showed that the mid-point region had the greatest rise variable, indicating that the most-prominent point was central or incisal for central and lateral incisors. All were skewed towards the incisal end and had kurtosis at both ends. Central incisors showed least variability. Greater variability was seen within the incisal third than within the gingival third for all tooth types.     

颌骨囊肿和肿瘤的影像学检查方法的评价

颌骨囊肿和肿瘤是口腔颌央部较为常见的疾病，其分类复杂，表现多样，X线平片检查是以往常用的方法，随着影像学的不断发展，许多新技术被用于该领域，作者对颌骨囊肿和肿瘤的X线平片，CT和MRI表现及诊断价值做一简要综述。     

Location of implants in the interforaminal region of the mandible and the consequences for the design of the superstructure

The location and the number of implants to support an overdenture is of major importance for the superstructure design. Sometimes, jaw bone anatomy or posteriorly placed implants enforce the use of an angular bar to achieve a position above the alveolar ridge. Loads on such a bar may introduce a moment on the implants which can result in high bone stresses and eventually the loss of the implants.
This study on stress distribution in the bone around the implants in an edentulous mandible was performed using a three-dimensional finite element model. One model with two implants placed just anteriorly of the mental foramen and connected with an anteriorly placed bar, following the curvature of the alveolar ridge, was compared with two other designs. First with a similar model but now without a bar and secondly with a model with four implants connected with straight bars.
It is concluded that loading a bar, which is placed anteriorly of the interconnecting line between two implants, causes extremely large compressive and tensile stress concentrations in the bone around the implants. Therefore, in those cases, it is advised not to connect the implants or, in case a bar-clip attachment is preferred, to place additional implants in the frontal region.