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Decontamination of implant surfaces
(2023-04-06)Peri-implantitis is a pathological condition occurring in tissues around dental implants. It is caused by microorganisms and characterized by inflammation in the peri-implant connective tissue and progressive loss of ... -
Dental acrylates and methacrylates - Interactions with the immune system
(2017-10-10)Professionals working in dentistry have reported adverse effects, such as allergic contact dermatitis due to exposure to different methacrylates/acrylates. Leakage of such monomers from dental fillings due to incomplete curing ... -
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 ... -
Dental Anxiety: prevalence, measurements and consequences
(2020-11-11)The overall aim of this thesis was to gain knowledge about adults suffering from dental anxiety by studying the current prevalence of dental anxiety and concomitant factors, the impact of dental pain on everyday life ... -
Dental behaviour management problems among children and adolescents – a matter of understanding? Studies on dental fear, personal characteristics and psychosocial concomitants.
(2010-01-26)Dental behaviour management problems among children and adolescents – a matter of understanding? Studies on dental fear, personal characteristics and psychosocial concomitants. Annika Gustafsson, Department of ... -
Dental coping strategies and dental anxiety: Adaptive and maladaptive strategies among adult patients with regular or irregular dental care
(2012-10-19)Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the reported use of coping strategies in connection with dental treatment among adult patients with dental anxiety and regular or irregular dental care. The specific ... -
Dentofacial morphology in Turner Syndrome karyotypes
(2012-05-25)The overall aim of this thesis was to study dentofacial morphology in Turner syndrome (TS) versus controls and the influence hereupon from karyotype. One hundred thirty two TS females (5-66 years of age), from Göteborg, ... -
Disorders of the Orofacial and Gastrointestinal Tract
(2014-11-24)Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a rare granulomatous disease primarily affecting children and adolescences causing lesions in the oral and facial regions such as lip/facial swelling, angular cheilitis, tag formation, ... -
Effect of acid and alkali formation on pH in the dental biofilm with reference to caries
(2018-05-28)Dental caries is a common multifactorial disease where a frequently low pH in the dental biofilm (dental plaque) plays an important role for caries occurrence and progress. The plaque-pH is lowered by acid formation from ... -
Effect of Probiotics on Caries-related Variables
(2021-10-05)In relation to the caries disease, the aims of this thesis were to investigate the effect of probiotic drops on different caries-related variables in vivo (Papers I & III), on interference capability and genetic response ... -
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 ... -
Effects of silicon on bone. Clinical observations and experimental cell studies.
(2023-08-16)Bone health has a major impact on life quality. In Sweden, osteoporosis is a highly prevalent skeletal disease that primarily affects the elderly, causing fragility fractures and pain. Local pathological bone defects due ... -
Enamel of primary teeth - morphological and chemical aspects
(2012-02-10)Enamel is one of the most important structures of the tooth, both from a functional and esthetic point of view. Primary enamel carries registered information regarding metabolic and physiological events that occurred during ... -
Endodontic inflammatory disease and myocardial infarction
(2024-01-15)Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause to suffering an acute myocardial infarction. Disruption of atherosclerotic plaques lead to thrombus formation and occlusion of the coronary arteries which impedes blood supply to the ... -
Epidemiological Aspects on Apical Periodontitis. Studies based on the Prospective Population Study of Women in Göteborg and the Population Study on Oral Health in Jönköping, Sweden
(2007-10-09)The objectives of this thesis were to describe endodontic status in Swedish populations, to study clinical and socio-economic risk factors for apical periodontitis (AP) and to explore a possible association between AP and ... -
Er:YAG laser in dentistry. Patients’ experiences and clinical applicability
(2018-10-12)Abstract Er:YAG laser in dentistry. Patients’ experiences and clinical applicability Roxana Sarmadi, Department of Cariology, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 450, SE-405 30 ... -
Evidence-based dental hygenist practice in the non-surgical therapy of patients with periodontitis: outcomes of therapy and factors associated with the quality of care
(2022-04-05)The overall aim was to investigate clinical and patient-reported outcomes of non-surgical treatment approaches to periodontitis and factors associated with the quality of care provided by dental hygienists (DHs) in general ... -
Factor associated with geographic tongue. Clinical, immunological and microbiological aspects
(2016-11-30)Geographic tongue (GT) is a common oral mucosal lesion. Research conducted on this lesion has been limited, and the etiology remains to be clarified. The aim of this thesis was to elucidate clinical, immunological and ... -
Fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents at school – caries, conceptions and costs
(2016-02-26)The overall aim of this thesis was to study the effects on caries, conceptions and costs of school-based fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents in Sweden. Paper I was a 3.5-year randomised controlled study of 1,143 ... -
Functional analysis of the -1087 single nucleotide polymorphism in the IL-10 promoter region.
(2010-11-15)Interleukin (IL) 10 is recognized as a pro-inflammatory cytokine that promotes B cell proliferation. The objectives of the present series of studies were to analyze (i) differences in transcription factor binding to the ...