平面导板在深覆(牙合)矫治中的临床应用研究

目的：探讨平面导板矫治重度深覆[牙合]患者的作用机制及临床作用要点。方法：对18名生长发育期的重度深覆[牙合]患者,用平面导板来打开咬合,并对咬合打开前后的硬软组织变化进行分析。结果：①上下后牙及牙槽高度均增加,下后牙及牙槽高度的增加值大于上后牙及牙槽高度的增加值,而对前牙及牙槽高度的影响无统计学差异;②上下颌骨在水平方向上无改变,但下颌平面角与下面高/全面高治疗后较治疗前增大,后面高/前面高治疗后较治疗前减小;③覆[牙合]减小,Spee氏曲线得到整平;④松弛的下唇肌肉得到紧张,从而改善了侧貌外形。结论：平面导板使覆[牙合]减小主要是后牙及后牙齿槽突高度增加的结果,对生长发育期的低角重度深覆[牙合]患者治疗效果较好。     

开（牙合）患者舌位置变化研究

目的：研究开He患者的舌位置有无特征性变异。方法：利用舌背碘油造影方法，增加头颅侧位定位X线片上舌背的显影效果，在头颅侧位定位X线片上以舌体在固有口腔内的相对位置确定舌体的位置，通过开He与正常He者知位置的团体t检验比较，找出开He患者的舌位置变异特性。结果：开He患者与正常He者比较，舌根部与悬雍垂之间的间隙增大，舌背部与腭表面之间的间隙减小，舌尖部更靠近牙齿，结论：开He个体相对于正常He个体舌位置有向前，向上的变化特点，这可能是开He的病因之一。     

前方牵引治疗安氏Ⅲ类骨性反(牙合)最佳矫治时机的研究

目的:进一步探寻前牵矫治器对以上颌发育不足为主的安氏Ⅲ类骨性反(牙合)患者的最佳矫治时机.方法:选取45例研究对象分成3组,即3～6岁组、7～10岁组、11～13岁组,每组各15例;采用上颌前方牵引进行治疗,拍摄治疗前后的头颅定位侧位片进行X线头影测量分析.结果:上颌前方牵引治疗对上述3个试验组的患者均产生了一定的矫治效果;上颌骨前移,下颌骨后旋,前牙反(牙合)纠正、覆合覆盖达正常、磨牙关系达中性关系;3组研究对象对比显示年龄最小的3～6岁组相对后两组具有更短的治疗时间(3.8±0.4)个月、更多的骨骼改变(69.5%)、更少的牙齿改变(31.5%)以及更少的副作用等优点(P＜0.05);11～13岁组相对前两组治疗时间较长(9±0.5)个月、骨骼改变较少(59.5%)牙齿的代偿性改变较多(41.0%,P＜0.05).结论: 前牵引治疗安氏Ⅲ类骨性反(牙合)矫治时机的选择在3～6岁组比7～10岁组效果好;7～10岁组比11～13岁组效果好.     

Partial trisomy 3q syndrome inherited from familial t(3;9)(q26.1; p23)

A five-year-old girl was referred to prometaphase chromosome analysis because of mental retardation, facial dysmorphic features suggestive of Cornelia de Lange syndrome, cleft palate and additional minor congenital malformations of the cardiac system and fingers and toes. A familial balanced translocation (3;9)(q26.1; p23) was found. The karyotype of the proposita was 46,XX,der(9),t(3;9)(q26.1;p23). Thus the patient was trisomic for 3q26.1-qter and monosomic for 9p23-pter. The unbalanced chromosome constitution was not detected by standard Q-banding analysis shortly after birth. The karyotype was misdiagnosed as 46,XX,9(p+) in the proposita and her mother, and thought to be a normal variant of chromosome 9. The repeated cytogenetic study led to the diagnosis of the translocation and to the possibility of prenatal diagnosis in the translocation carriers. A survey of 22 published cases of dup(3q) showed that nearly 60% were secondary to familial balanced rearrangements with an excess of maternally derived abnormal chromosomes 3. Red blood cell galactose-1-phosphate-uridyltransferase (GALT) activity was normal in the patient, consistent with previous assignment of the gene locus for GALT to 9p13 (Shih et al. 1982).     

蒙古族颅颌面软硬组织三维X线头影测量的临床意义

目的：研究中国蒙古族正常He成年人颅颌面软硬组织三维X线头影测量数据在临床中的作用。方法：选择符合正常He标准的蒙古族成年人98名（男女各半）,对颅颌面软、硬组织进行三维X线头影测量分析。结果：①颅颌面软组织的测量：蒙古族与汉族相比,面型较平直,面部较宽;与美国白人相比,蒙古族的上唇位于下唇前方,美国白人的上唇位于下唇后方。相对国人汉族而言,蒙古族上、下唇位置均靠后;蒙古族本民族的面型女性比男性宽而短。②颅颌面硬组织的测量：与蒙古族本民族相比,线距有性别差异,角度无性别差异,同一受检者左右相同项目测量,结果不完全一样。与不同民族相比,线距在矢状、横向、垂直三维方向与广东人、西安人有显著差异。结论：①蒙古族正常He成年人颅颌面左右侧的软硬组织存在着属于正常范围的不对称现象;②与不同民族和种族相比,蒙古族颅颌面软、硬组织形态具有明显的性别差异和种族特点;③本研究获取了蒙古族正常He成年人颅颌面软、硬组织的三维X线测量数据,建立了蒙古族自己的数据库;④蒙古族成年患者在正颌外科和牙齿正畸的诊断、设计和治疗中,应参考本民族颅颌面软硬组织的正常值和属于正常范围的面部左右不对称现象。     

腭裂修复术后患者与正常人群颅颌面形态的比较研究

应用X线头影测量方法对4～7岁时曾接受腭裂修复术的腭裂患者（现年龄为18～25岁）的颅颌面形态进行测量分析,将结果与湖北籍正常人群测量资料比较,结果表明腭裂修复术后患者颅底发育未受影响,面突角显著减少,上颌骨长度显著缩短,下颌角增大,下颌平面陡度增大,腭裂患者在4～7岁时接受手术治疗,至成年时存在不同程度的颅颌面发育畸形。     

Validation of anatomically shaped cranial collimation (ACC) in orthodontic lateral cephalography

The use of an anatomically shaped cranial collimator (ACC) to reduce patient dose in orthodontic lateral cephalography was investigated in this study. The aim was to evaluate the potential interference of the ACC on landmark identification for orthodontic cephalometry. Consecutive orthodontic patients underwent a total of 100 cephalograms using an ACC mounted on a Veraviewepocs^® 3D X550 (J. Morita Co., Kyoto, Japan) X-ray unit. 10 observers were asked whether the identification of 5 landmarks close to the collimated area was hindered or rendered impossible by the presence of the collimator. Of the 500 landmarks that were judged by the 10 observers, 496 (99.2%) were reported to lack hindrance. In three landmarks, a minority of the observers reported hindrance. In 1 landmark, 8 of the 10 observers reported hindrance by the collimator. In no instance did the observers state that the identification of landmarks was impossible as a result of the collimation. Application of the ACC on the cephalostat of the X-ray unit is a viable way of reducing patient dose, as it only marginally interferes with the diagnostic yield of the exposure. The need to retake images when the ACC is applied was found to be extremely low.     

Comparison between two-dimensional and midsagittal three-dimensional cephalometric measurements of dry human skulls

The aim of this study was to compare two- and three-dimensional cephalometric values by using a three-dimensional analysis based on the midsagittal plane. Spherical metal markers were fixed on to the anatomical landmarks of 10 human skulls, which were examined radiographically with conventional lateral cephalograms and cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) scans. Preprogrammed analyses calculated the 18 angular and linear two- and three-dimensional cephalometric values. An error study was made to assess the accuracy and reliability of the methods used. Both sets of values were compared using Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Probabilities of less than 0.05 were accepted as significant. Reliability of the measurements was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) based on absolute agreement. The method error (ME) was tiny (mean ME < 0.61 measuring unit) and reliable (ICC > 0.97). Comparison of the two- and three-dimensional measurements showed that that they were reliable (ICC > 0.88) and that there were no significant differences (P = 0.41-1.00). The values from the cephalometric analyses were comparable and interchangeable when using the midsagittal three-dimensional approach as described.     

Dose reduction in orthodontic lateral cephalography: dosimetric evaluation of a novel cephalographic thyroid protector (CTP) and anatomical cranial collimation (ACC)

Objectives:

To test the dose-reducing capabilities of a novel thyroid protection device and a recently introduced cranial collimator to be used in orthodontic lateral cephalography.

Methods:

Cephalographic thyroid protector (CTP) was designed to shield the thyroid while leaving the cervical vertebrae depicted. Using a RANDO^® head phantom (The Phantom Laboratory, Salem, NY) equipped with dosemeters and a Proline XC (Planmeca, Helsinki, Finland) cephalograph, lateral cephalograms were taken, and the effective dose (ED) was calculated for four protocols: (1) without shielding; (2) with CTP; (3) with CTP and anatomical cranial collimator (ACC); and (4) with a thyroid collar (TC).

Results:

The ED for the respective protocols was (1) 8.51; (2) 5.39; (3) 3.50; and (4) 4.97 µSv. The organ dose for the thyroid was reduced from 30.17 to 4.50 µSv in Protocols 2 and 3 and to 3.33 µSv in Protocol 4.

Conclusions:

The use of just the CTP (Protocol 2) resulted in a 36.8% reduction of the ED of a lateral cephalogram. This was comparable to the classical TC (Protocol 4). A 58.8% reduction of the ED was obtained when combining CTP and ACC (Protocol 3). The dose to the radiosensitive thyroid gland was reduced by 85% in Protocols 2 and 3 and by 89% in Protocol 4.