Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - OF (OFA): Recent submissions
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Salvadora persica (MISWAK) : an effective way of killing oral pathogens
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2010-05-21)Mechanical removal of dental plaque is regarded as an effective means of controlling the progression of dental caries and periodontal disease. The habitual use of chewing sticks (Miswak) as an oral hygiene method is still ... -
Oral health in old age : perception among elderly persons and medical professionals
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2006-09-29)The general aim of this thesis was to investigate perceptions of oral health among elderly persons and among medical professionals working at primary health care centres. The study samples consisted of elderly persons and ... -
Human periodontal mechanoreceptors : functional properties and role in jaw motor control
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2005-04-29)Periodontal mechanoreceptors signal information about tooth loads to the central nervous system and are considered to be important for the control of oral motor behaviors, like biting and chewing. Surprisingly, very little ... -
Temporomandibular joint involvement by systemic inflammatory disease with reference to pain modulation and joint tissue destruction
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2003-11-07)Systemic inflammatory diseases may cause progressive destruction in the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ). Involvement of this joint is associated with many clinical signs and symptoms of which pain is a major problem. This ... -
Regulation and function of mineralized tissue extra-cellular matrix proteins : studies of ADAMTS-1 and osteoadherin
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2008-05-14)The extracellular matrix of tissues is governed and maintained by cells and a number of associated proteins. The extracellular matrix of the skeleton is highly specialized, in that it is mineralized and contains matrix-specific ... -
Interaction of human blood platelets, lymphocytes and monocytes with vascular laminin isoforms
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2007-01-31)Inflammatory and immune responses play a fundamental role in both health and disease, and leukocytes are important actors in these processes. Migration of the leukocytes to sites of injury or inflammation is a crucial ... -
Evaluation of the DIAGNOdent method for detection and quantification of carious lesions : in vitro and in vivo studies
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2005-03-08)The sites most susceptible to dental caries are the occlusal surfaces and the margins of existing restorations. These are also the sites at which lesion detection by conventional methods is most unsatisfactory. There ... -
Application of genetic analyses in studies of syndromic and non-syndromic cleft lip and palate
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2000-02-21)Linkage analysis is one of the first and essential steps in the localization of human disease genes. In this study, the method was first applied in mapping of the disease in two families with isolated hyperparathyroidism ... -
Optical based technologies for detection of dental caries
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2009-09-25)Background: A conservative, non-invasive or minimally invasive approach to clinical management of dental caries requires diagnostic techniques capable of detecting and quantifying lesions at an early stage, when progression ... -
Clinical application of QLF and DIAGNOdent : two new methods for quantification of dental caries
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2002-02-25)General aim: The general objective of this thesis was to evaluate the clinical performance of two new methods for quantification of dental caries - the Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence method (QLF) and KaVo ... -
Virtual three-dimensional analysis of digitized dental impressions and stone replicas
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2008-08-29)In response to increasing patient awareness of esthetic dental rehabilitation, the preference today is for all-ceramic restorations, which show superior biocompatibility and similar light characteristics to the natural ... -
Absence of toothache syndrome oral health and treatment needs among urban Pakistanis
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2008-05-22)Dental caries and periodontal disease are among the most common diseases affecting mankind. Oral diseases have a negative impact on an individual s quality of life and also represent a burden for health care systems ... -
Variations in the regulation of pain genes after nerve injury : with focus on sodium channels
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2009-05-15)Chronic neuropathic pain is a burdensome clinical condition that causes major suffering for countless of individuals worldwide. It is characterized by a hyperreactive nervous system with hyperexcitable neurons that fire ... -
Studies on the prevalence of reduced salivary flow rate in relation to general health and dental caries, and effect of iron supplementation
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2007-11-23)Background: Reduced salivary flow is a condition that affects oral health. Its prevalence is unknown in young and middle-aged adults and there is no known treatment that permanently increases the salivary flow rate. Reduced ... -
Application of two fluorescence methods for detection and quantification of smooth surface carious lesions
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2006-05-17)Early diagnosis of carious lesions is a key factor in prevention and management of dental caries. With non-invasive, quantitative diagnostic methods it should be possible to detect lesions at an initial stage and subsequently ... -
Prenatal, socio-demographic and oral hygiene-related risk factors on dental caries and periodontal conditions in adolescents : clinical and register-based studies
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2010-03-05)The overall aim of these studies was to identify risk determinants for dental caries and periodontal conditions in adolescents using clinical and register-based data. This thesis is based on two parts. Part 1 ... -
Evaluation of computer-assisted virtual treatment planning and template-guided surgery in dental implant treatment
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2010-05-14)One of the newly introduced concepts in implant dentistry is computer-guided surgery. The development of 3D implant planning software and imaging technology provide clinicians with 3D information of patients bony structures. ... -
Factors affecting peri-implant tissue reactions
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2001-04-27)Screw- shaped titanium implants are today routinely used m the substitution of lost teeth. In this thesis some of the biological factors related to the long-term survival and maintenance of dental implants were studied. The ... -
Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells : a model for early bone development
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2008-05-02)Research in stem cell biology is an important and necessary requirement for the better understanding of cell differentiation and formation of tissues, while also contributing to the field of regenerative medicine. The ... -
Oral mucosal lesions, tobacco use and the long-term outcome in a Swedish population
(Institutionen för odontologi / Department of Odontology, 2006-11-10)The overall objectives of this thesis were to study the natural history for Oral Lichen (OLL), Oral Leukoplakia (OL) and Snus Induced Lesions (SIL) and to correlate cancer and mortality among users and non-users of Swedish ...