The Results of Water Fluoridation in Ireland

The visit of Dr. Trendley Dean to Dublin in the mid-1950s helped accelerate the decision to introduce water fluoridation as a public health measure in the prevention of caries in the Republic of Ireland. A challenge to the constitutional validity of the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act 1960 failed and in 1964 the water supplies of Dublin city were fluoridated. Over the next seven to eight years all the major urban communities in the Republic of Ireland were fluoridated. Currently, 67 percent of the 3.5 million people in the country reside in fluoridated communities. Studies conducted over the last 20 years show that residents of fluoridated communities have better dental health than those in nonfluoridated communities—the mean dmft is lower in children and the number of natural teeth present in adults is higher.     

rhGM-CSF对小鼠口腔粘膜损伤的防治作用

目的：探讨rhGM-CSF促进口腔腔溃愈合的作用机制。方法：取体外培养的胎儿口腔粘膜成纤维细胞，用rhGM-CSF刺激成纤维细胞后第2、4、6天用细胞计数及^3H－胸腺嘧啶掺入法（^3H-TdR）测定其增殖情况，结果rhGM-CSF对胎儿口腔粘膜成纤维细胞增殖及DNA合成有刺激作用，在80－100ng/ml时，细胞生长达到最佳状态，过高浓度rhGM-CSF的刺激作用反而下降。结论：rhGM-CSF可以通过刺激成纤维细胞增殖及DNA合成促进口腔溃疡愈合。     

面癣的临床与真菌学研究

采用临床观察，真菌镜检及真菌培养的方法，对９０例面癣患者进行了系统研究。结果显 示，自然过程面癣患者皮损为典型的体癣样损害，用药病例则呈非典型表现，此与外用皮质激素密 切相关。皮损真菌镜检阳性率为１００％，典型损害与非典型损害间阳性率无显著性差别（Ｐ＞０．０５）， 真菌培养石膏样毛癣菌占７８．８％，红色毛癣菌占１３．３％，其它７．７％。结果表明；面癣的临床和真菌 学特征与体癣相同，其诊断和治疗应与体癣标准一致。     

Eighteen-month Coronal Caries Incidence in North Carolina Older Adults

In this longitudinal study of a random sample of North Carolinians over the age of 65 and living in their homes, 325 blacks and 280 whites were examined and interviewed 18 months after baseline examinations. Coronal caries incidence was greater among whites than blacks. The increment due to teeth becoming root fragments were similar for both races; however, there were more newly crowned teeth among whites. Newly crowned surfaces were not used as part of the caries increment in logistic regression models to investigate potential risk predictors. For blacks, caries development over the 18-month period was associated with a higher lactobacillus score and more coronal caries at baseline, more previously filled coronal surfaces, and lack of active membership in clubs or other groups. For whites, having no self-reported tooth sensitivity, having a lower socioeconomic index score, taking antihistamine medications at baseline, and having the perception of more problems after the age of 40 than before were all associated with the development of coronal caries.     

103例流行性出血热患者的心电图及心肌酶学分析

目的了解流行性出血热病毒(EHFV)对心脏的损害情况。方法对103例流行性出血热(EHF)患者的心电图及心肌酶学检测结果进行分析。结果72例(69.9%)患者出现心电图异常,以窦性心动过缓(27.9%)及窦性心动过速(22.3%)最常见,明显高于其它类型的心电图改变(P分别<0.05和0.001)。103例流行性出血热(EHF)患者的CK、LDH及HBDH的升高者分别为43例(41.2%)、73例(70.9%)及46例(44.7%),以LDH异常最常见。轻型、中型、重型及危重型流行性出血热患者的LDH值分别为(346.3±155.6)IU/L、(330.7±130.7)IU/L、(1114.4±872.4)IU/L及(1227.1±936.7)IU/L,经统计学处理重型及危重型的值与轻型、中型比较均有显著性或高度显者性差异。结论EHF患者并发心肌损害较普遍,而且病情愈重者,心肌损害愈严重。     

抗龋IgY和IgY牙膏对体外培养细胞影响的形态学观察

目的：了解抗龋IgY和IgY牙膏对体外培养细胞的影响。方法：体外培养人成纤维细胞（human skin fibrobasts,HSF）和中国仓鼠卵巢癌细胞（chinese hamster ovary,CHO），分别经不同浓度的抗龋IgY和IgY牙膏处理后常规培养，通过倒置显微镜和电子显微镜观察细胞生长情况和细胞超微结构。结果：经抗龋IgY处理的HSF和CHO细胞生长旺盛，超微结构无变化；经抗龋IgY牙膏处理的HSF和CHO细胞加药后部分细胞出现变圆或脱落、细胞生长缓慢和细胞器变性等变化，第2天恢复良好生长状态。结论：抗龋IgY对体外培养细胞生长、形态无影响；抗龋IgY牙膏中的某些成分可能对培养细胞有短暂的不良影响。     

LCT联合阴道镜检查对宫颈病变筛查的临床分析

目的:评价液基细胞学检查(liquid-based cytologic test,LCT)配合阴道镜检查对子宫颈病变的诊断价值。方法:收集2006年1月~2007年8月在我院妇科门诊就诊患者,采用LCT检测,对细胞学检查异常的1116例进行阴道镜检查及活检。结果:LCT异常者占10.15%,LCT和阴道镜对低度鳞状上皮内瘤变(LSIL)的检出率分别为65.45%和71.01%,高度鳞状上皮内瘤变(HSIL)为70.54%和84.50%,宫颈浸润癌(CC)为89.55%和92.53%。结论:细胞学筛查是诊断宫颈病变的重要方法,配合阴道镜下活检,能提高子宫颈癌前病变和宫颈早期浸润癌检出率,具有重要的临床意义。     

Predicting the experience of dentinal caries or restorative dental treatment in adolescents using D1 and D3 visual caries assessments

Standardised epidemiological caries assessments used in oral health surveys have been shown to be poor at predicting whether a tooth surface will be treated restoratively when a patient visits a dentist. However, it has been argued that oral health surveys may be more relevant in determining needs at the level of an individual or groups of individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the discriminatory power of visual caries assessments at two thresholds (D₁ & D₃) in adolescents of average age 12.1 years to predict experience of dentinal caries 3 years later or the experience of restorative treatment (not re‐treatment) during the 3‐year period. The data was derived from a prospective 3‐year longitudinal study in which the dental care provided by 41 dentists for 403 adolescents was monitored. Dental caries experience was monitored by annual standardised assessments of caries undertaken by a single trained examiner. ROC analysis showed that caries assessed visually at the D₁ threshold in 12‐year‐olds was a better predictor (P < 0.001) of experiencing some dentinal caries after 3 years (Az = 0.781) than was caries assessed visually at D₃ threshold in 12‐year‐olds (Az = 0.670). Assessing caries visually at either the D₁ or the D₃ threshold had no discriminatory power for predicting whether an individual would experience some restorative treatment during the ensuing 3‐year period (Az for D₁ = 0.507; Az for D₃ = 0.518).     

Usefulness of two-dimensional time-of-flight MR angiography combined with surface anatomy scanning for convexity lesions

Thirty-eight patients with convexity lesions were studied prospectively with the two-dimensional time-of-flight (2D-TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) method. Of these 21 cases had additional surface anatomy scanning (SAS) and 7 cases had three-dimensional phase contrast (3D-PC) MRA. The findings were compared during surgery, and the predictability of 2D-TOF evaluated. 2D-TOF was obtained with 2 mm slice thickness after the administration of contrast media for routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cortical veins were visualized with a good resolution with a scan time of only 5 minutes. The tumor was also visible in the background, due to enhancement, and thus the tumor-vessels relation was shown. Slow-flow vessels were also adequately seen. SAS was done at the same sitting with fast spin echo (FSE) with a scan time of 3 minutes. Once both images were incorporated, information on gyri and their relation to the lesions and vasculature could be obtained from a single image. We found 2D-TOF alone, or at times in combination with SAS, useful for planning of operation for convexity lesions.