Publications by authors named "Dong-Suk Song"
Background/purpose: Maxillary sinus lift without grafting is an alternative procedure that is used to lower the risk of infection and facilitate the surgical procedure. The objective of this study was to evaluate the tenting effect of the dental implant by measuring the amount and morphology of bone formation around it.
Material And Methods: 49 implants were placed in 26 patients by maxillary sinus lift without grafting.
Effect of simultaneous therapy of arthrocentesis and occlusal splints on temporomandibular disorders: anterior disc displacement without reduction.
J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg
February 2013
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the effect of simultaneous application of arthrocentesis and occlusal splint.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of 43 patients (3 males, 40 females) whose symptoms had improved was conducted at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital between 2008 and 2010. Subjects were divided into three groups: Group A (17 patients with arthrocentesis and occlusal splints simultaneously applied), Group B (13 patients whose symptoms did not improve with occlusal splints, undergoing arthrocentesis after occlusal splint use for 8 weeks), and Group C (13 patients that only used occlusal splints).