Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine: Recent submissions
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Malocclusion among adolescents : qualitative and quantitative studies of the impact on oral health and daily life
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2016-11-17)Though not considered pathological conditions, malocclusions and their impact have traditionally been assessed from a professional point of view. This could be due to their multifactorial aetiology and the great variation ... -
Cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with dental phobia
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2016-11-08)Background: Dental phobia is a disabling and clinically significant fear that interferes with the dental care necessary for a child’s or adolescent’s well-being. In fact, the definition of oral health in children and ... -
Fluoride and health : epidemiological studies of fluoride exposure and hip fracture, myocardial infarction and osteosarcoma
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2016-10-07)The aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between drinking water fluoride exposure and risk of hip fracture, myocardial infarction, and osteosarcoma. Swedish nation- wide population-based registers have ... -
Orofacial pain and jaw function in children and adolescents : epidemiology, biopsychosocial implications and caregivers' approach
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2016-04-22)Relying on practitioner knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of orofacial pain (OFP) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in children and adolescents tends to be insufficient for effective dental practice. To improve ... -
A dental perspective on child maltreatment
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2016-03-22)Children who are exposed to child maltreatment are at risk of developing physical and mental ill-health and of expressing risk-taking behaviors. International studies describe associations of child maltreatment with caries, ... -
Ugandan medicinal plants used traditonally for oral care : investigation of extracts for anti-bacterial, cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory effects
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-10-16)The use of traditional medicine for treating human diseases remain widespread in low-resource settings. Medicinal plants form the backbone for traditional medicine systems in many parts of the world. In Uganda, most ... -
Early restorative rehabilitation of children and adolescents with amelogenesis imperfecta
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-10-13)Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a rare, genetically determined defect in enamel mineralization. Patients with (AI) can present with rapid tooth loss or fractures of enamel and dental sensitivity as well as alterations in ... -
Associations between obesity, periodontal inflammation, subgingival microflora and salivary flow rate
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-10-02)Obesity is a large health problem and is associated with increased risk of diabetes type II, cardiovascular disease as well as implicated in a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders such as Crohn’s disease and subclinical ... -
Origin of intraradicular infection with Enterococcus faecalis in endodontically treated teeth
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-05-13)The reported prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis, both a commensal of the gastro-intestinal tract and a common nosocomial pathogen, ranges from 24% to 77% in post-treatment root canal infections. To date it has not been ... -
Oral health in patients with Crohn's disease
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-05-11)Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the most common oral diseases worldwide. They are multifactorial diseases which include several risk factors. Dental caries causes tooth ache and tooth loss, with numerous risk ... -
Temporomandibular joint pain and tissue destruction in relation to inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-03-09)The general aim of this thesis was to study temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and bone tissue destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in particular: pro- and anti‐inflammatory cytokines, systemic inflammatory ... -
Gene expression profiling in periodontitis
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2015-02-06)The chronic inflammatory disease periodontitis is characterized by destruction of periodontal tissue, i.e. the tissues that surround and support the teeth. This complex disease is multifactorial, involving oral pathogens, ... -
Peripheral nerve glia as multipotent progenitors in craniofacial development
(Inst för odontologi / Dept of Dental Medicine, 2014-12-22)Craniofacial development is complex. Numerous populations of progenitor cells coordinate activities to produce an array of highly integrated tissues inside the developing head. However, it is not clear how some key ... -
Salivary function after pediatric bone marrow transplantation
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2000-05-05)Salivary gland dysfunction is one of the oral long-term complications that most affect the quality of life among long-term survivors after treatment for malignant diseases. The aims of the studies in this thesis ... -
The role of liquid resin in orthodontic bonding : toxicological, bond strength and clinical aspects
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2000-01-07)Dental acrylic composites are rarely fully polymerized in situ. Their unpolymerized components are related to undesirable occupational exposure to dental, particularly orthodontic, personnel. The aim of this study was to ... -
Premolar autotransplantation in orthodontic treatment : a clinical and radiographic long-term study
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 1999-11-19)Premolar aplasia and avulsed or malformed anterior teeth are common in young people. Using autotransplantation, it is possible to move problems in the dental arches to regions where they are more easy to solve orthodontically. ... -
Significance of serotonin for pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia in the human masseter muscle
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 1999-11-12)The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the hypothesis that serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the pathophysiology of human chronic muscle pain. The thesis comprises a clinical and a human experimental part. The aim ... -
Neuropeptides in temporomandibular joint arthritis
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 1999-11-05)Involvement of the peripheral and central nervous systems in the pathophysiology of arthritis has been suggested and neuropeptides are thought to participate in the mediation and modulation of the inflammatory process. The ... -
Regulation of prostaglandin E2 synthesis in human gingival fibroblasts
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 1999-10-08)Prostaglandins, especially, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) play an important role in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis. The aim of the present thesis was to study the production and the ... -
Tissue responses to bone-implant biomaterials
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 1999-05-14)The purpose of the studies was to understand the mechanisms which underlie the interaction between tissue and bone-implant biomaterials. Tissue and naturally occurring aragonite nacre interaction was systematically studied ...