Search for dissertations about: "Child dentistry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Child dentistry.

2. 1. The preterm child in dentistry. Behavioural aspects and oral health

   Author : Susanne Brogårdh-Roth; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; preterm; oral health; behaviour management problems;

   Abstract : Allt fler för tidigt födda barn överlever tack vare en avanceradintensivvård, vilket innebär att tandvården möter en ny grupp avpatienter som är födda 3 till 4 månader för tidigt. Många av dessabarn riskerar att få bestående fysiska och psykiska problem. READ MORE

4. 2. On Oral Health in Young Individuals with a Focus on Sweden and Vietnam : A Cultural Perspective

   Author : Brittmarie Jacobsson; Tomas Magnusson; Anders Hugoson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child dentistry; dental caries; diet; epidemiology; gingivitis; immigrant; barntandvård; epidemiologi; gingivit; invandrare; karies; kost;

   Abstract : AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to study culture as an oral health determinant for dental caries and gingivitis in children living in Jönköping, Sweden, in relation to children living in Da Nang, Vietnam.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 1993 and 2003, cross-sectional studies with clinical examinations and questionnaires were performed in Jönköping, Sweden, with a random sample of 130 children from each of four age groups; 3, 5, 10 and 15 years. READ MORE

5. 3. Fixed mandibular retainers : a controlled 12-year follow-up

   Author : Ulrike Schütz-Fransson; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Irregularity Index; Long-term stability; Relapse; Orthodontic retainers; Adolescent; Child; Device Removal; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incisor; Male; Malocclusion; Mandible; Orthodontic Retainers; Recurrence; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome;

   Abstract : Fixed retainer after orthodontic treatment is an increasing retention appliance. For the mandibular incisors there are two different fixed retainers that are commonly used, either a canine-to-canine retainer bonded only to the canines or a twistflex retainer bonded to each of the mandibular incisors and canines. READ MORE

6. 4. A biopsychosocial approach to functioning, oral health and specialist dental health care in children with disabilities – Swedish and international perspectives

   Author : Johanna Norderyd; Mats Granlund; Gunilla Klingberg; Anne Lillvist; Richard Wedbury; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; children; disabilities; oral health; dental care; functioning; ICF; dental general anaesthesia;

   Abstract : Introduction: Maintaining good oral health may be more important for children with disabilities than others, since problems with oral health may increase the impact of a disability, or the medical condition may increase the risk for poor oral health. In addition, the risk for oral health problems may be influenced by the functioning of the child. READ MORE

7. 5. On dental health and related factors in Finnish immigrant children in Sweden

   Author : Agneta Ekman; Anna-Karin Holm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dental caries; dental health behaviour; dental health education; gingivitis; immigrant children; language; longitudinal;

   Abstract : In the postwar period Swedish communities have become more multicultural. Although there are about 120,000 Finnish immigrant children below the age of 18 in Sweden, knowledge about their dental health is rather sparse. READ MORE