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Dental Anxiety in Adults - Psychosocial Aspects, Oral Health and Psychological Treatment
(2015-05-11)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate relationships between dental anxiety (DA), psychosocial factors, oral health and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adults, and to assess the efficacy of cognitive ...
Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral cancer -A study on Immunosurveillance
(2015-01-09)
ABSTRACT
The cancer immunosurveillance hypothesis postulates that the immune system can recognize cancer cell precursors and destroy those cells before a clinical manifestation occurs. During the last decades several ...
On oral health-related quality of life in Swedish young adults
(2015-03-13)
ABSTRACT
On Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Swedish young adults
Gunvi Johansson
Department of Behavioral and Community Dentistry, Institute of Odontology
Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, ...
Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Monolithic Zirconia
(2015-03-25)
Zirconia has been widely used in dentistry to improve the strength of ceramic restorations maintaining aesthetics. In addition, zirconia is increasingly being used for monolithic crowns without veneering porcelain. However, ...
Oral health in Swedish women. Impact of social and psychological factors over time.
(2015-11-11)
The overall aim of this thesis was to gain knowledge about the development of oral health
among Swedish women in Gothenburg, 38 and 50 years of age, from 1968/69 to 2004/05,
and to elucidate possible impacts of psychosocial ...
On Factors Influencing the Clinical Outcome in Orthognathic Surgery
(2015-05-11)
ABSTRACT
Background. Orthognathic surgery means surgical correction of dentofacial and congenital deformities, which includes unsatisfactory facial aesthetics, malpositioned teeth, jaw malformations and masticatory ...
Oral Lichen Planus - a study of associated factors with special reference to thyroid disease
(2015-08-21)
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is one of the most common and debilitating oral mucosal lesions in the adult population. Despite large research effort over the last decades, the aetiology of OLP remains an enigma. The current ...
Effectiveness of implant therapy in Sweden
(2015-09-10)
Dental implants are commonly used in restorative therapy in patients with partial
or full edentulism. Knowledge regarding the outcome of this kind of treatment has
been limited to evaluations of efficacy, i.e. therapy ...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - manifestations in the jaws
(2015-05-21)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an inflammatory joint disease in children that can involve the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), consequently affect craniofacial growth, jaw function creating discomfort and pain. It ...
Peri-implantitis and periodontitis. Experimental and clinical studies
(2015-03-24)
Peri-implantitis is an increasing problem in implant dentistry. The current series of studies employed a translational approach with the aim to compare peri-implantitis and periodontitis lesions and evaluate the influence ...