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Objective To measure the course of the mandibular canal in mandibula posterior area by cone-beam computed tomography ( CBCT ) , to provide a theoretical support for implant preoperative assessment. Methods Mandibular data of 65 people measured by CBCT were collected, measured the distance between mandibular canal around the bone wall and analyzed the differences by gender and the differences between the left and the right. Results The average distance of mandibular canal outer edge to the buccal bone plate by former backward in-creased gradually,at least in the area of the mental formen, at largest in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average distance between mandibular canal inner edge to lingual bone plate by former backward reduced gradually, at largest in the area of the mental foramen,at least in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average distance between mandibular canal upper edge to alveolar crest by former backward reduced gradually,at largest in the area of the mental foramen, at least in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average dis-tance between the edge of mandibular canal to the edge of mandible by former backward reduced previous,then in-creased, at least in the area of the mental foramen after 6 mm, at largest in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. All the results had no significant statistical differences between the male and the female, and had no significant statistical differences between the left and the right. Conclusion The trajectory of the mandibular canal from front to back is downward first, then upward in the mesial of the first molar in the vertical, and whose from the buccal side to the lingual side. That has significance for assessment before implant in mandibular posterior area.
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110 cases of infantile diarrhoea were admitted to this institute in a period from Aug. 30 to Dec. 22 of 1982.The patients were randomly divided into two groups, the TDP group and the control group. The general condition and the age distribution of the patients of both groups were similar. The patients of the TDP group received only TDP radiation instead of antibiotics and those of the control group received antibiotics therapy but no TDP. Other treatments such as fluid replacement, dietary regulation, etc, were the same in two groups. Stool samples were sent for routine examination and bacterial culture and blood samples for the determinations of the electrolyte levels, CO2CP, and immunity function for all the patients right after admission as well as just before discharge. The cure rate and course of the disease were similar in two groups. However the pathogenic organisms could still be revealed in the stool of the patients of the TDP group after recovery. But the rate of lymphocyte transformation was significantly higher in the patients of TDP group.It is concluded that TDP radiation is a simple, safe and effective treatment for infantile diarrhoea but its therapeutic mechanism remains obscure.
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110 patients under three years of age with pneumonia were admitted to this hospital in a period from August of 1982 to March of 1983. There were 68 males and 42 females. The patients were randomly divided into Group A and Group B .The symptoms and signs, the laboratory data, and the severity and duration of the illness of the patients of both groups were similar.After admission, laboratory examinations including WBC counts, throat swab cultures and determinations of immunity function were performed and chest x-ray films were taken for all the patients. Regular treatments were given to all of them but the patients of Group A received TDP radiation in addition.After comparing the clinical courses of the two groups, the authors found that TDP could cause more rapid disappearance of cough and moist rales in the lungs, shorten the time of recovery and the whole course of hospitalization, and hasten the absorption of pulmonary infiltrations as seen from the x-ray films. Furthermore, TDP is helpful to promote the immunity function by raising many immune indices. And the rate of lymphocyte transformation was also increased. Its influence on the bringing down of the fever to normal is not very remarkable.It is concluded that TDP radiation is a simple, safe and effective treatment for pneumonia and it is suitable to be used in children.