고정식 교정장치에 의한 균혈증의 발생가능성에 관한 연구

• 영문명: A study on the possibility of bacteremia in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance
• 발행기관: 대한치과교정학회
• 저자명: 임순모(Sun-Mo Yim) 안병근(Byoung-Keun Ahn) 김선해(Sun-Hae Kim) 박영주(Young-Ju Park) 한호진(Ho-Jin Han) 이윤상(Yun-San
• 간행물 정보: 『The Korean Journal of Orthodontics』제23권 제4호, 661~669쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1993.12.31

영문 초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate a possibility of chronic or intermittent bacteremia in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliance. Orthodontic patients who had been injured by orthodontic appliances and/or suffered from gingivitis were selected. They had not taken any antibiotics for 1 month. The number of subjects were 21 including 7 males and 14 females. Blood samples of the subjects were cultured and, IgG, IgA and IgM levels in the serum were quantified. The author found following results. 1. No bacterial growth was found in 7-day culture of all the samples. 2. The immunoglobulin levels in serum were confined in normal range. 3. This study could not deny the possibility of transient bacteremia episode undergoing orthodontic treatment.

키워드

Bacteremia fixed appliance Orthodontic treatment injury gingivitis