Publications by authors named "Wei-Ning Xu"

The non-surgical treatment of adult concave deformity can be achieved by interdisciplinary solution, which includes condylar relocation, fixed orthodontic, and functional occlusion smile design anterior prosthesis. In this study, an adult patient with concave deformity were treated by maxillary occlusal splint, conventional fixed brackets, and upper anterior teeth porcelain veneers to lead mandibular condyle to centric relation, to correct the dental arches for functional occlusion, and to gain the final desired esthetic achievement after treatments.

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The importance of specialized English on stomatology is becoming more and more significant under the new situation. It used to be focused on vocabulary and literature teaching in the original course of specialized English, which was lack of practicability. Thus, we try to establish a course of professional English on stomatology during the postgraduate stage of the seven-year students in our college, in order to complement the course of specialized English on stomatology and improve the students' practical ability to use specialized English.

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Purpose: To investigate the relationship of vertical root fracture (VRF) after root canal treatment with two different technique of root canal shaping and provide clinical reference.

Methods: 1702 teeth treated with root canal treatment during recent 2 years. All teeth were divided into two groups according to different techniques of root canal shaping: 643 teeth were prepared with NiTi rotary preparation technique (NRPT) and 1059 teeth were prepared with stainless steel hand K-files preparation technique(SSPT).

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Objective: To determine the association between elevated levels of serum cancer antigen (CA) 125 and hepatitis cirrhosis in different stage, and also to explore the clinical application value of serum CA-125.

Methods: During June to December in 2008, 200 cases with hepatitis cirrhosis were random selected in our hospital. CA-125 levels were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunization assay in sera collected from these cases which were termed with Child-Paugh classification and analyzed by SAS.

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