Search for dissertations about: "Enamel erosion"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Enamel erosion.

  1. 1. Studies on oral clearance of citric acid and its effect on enamel erosion

    Author : Enas Badawi Bashir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Citric acid; Saliva; Site specificity; Degree of saturation; In vitro model; Flow rate; Enamel erosion; Clearance rate; Frequency; Microradiography; Scanning microscopy;

    Abstract : Citric acid in foods is one of the most important factors causing erosionof enamel. The aims were to study citric acid clearance from the oral cavity, the effect of the clearance on the salivary saturation with respect to hydroxyapatite (OHAp) and the effect of the clearance rate and frequency of the citric acid challenges on enamel erosion. READ MORE

  2. 2. On dental erosion and associated factors

    Author : Ann-Katrin Johansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore aspects of dental erosion by investigating its prevalence among young Saudi men and young children, develop a system for its assessment and to evaluate various tentative background factors that may be associated with its occurrence. Saudi military inductees (n = 95) were subjected to questionnaire and clinical examination, including recordings of severity of dental erosion and a number of other oral health parameters. READ MORE

  3. 3. Extensive tooth wear in adults : classification and prosthetic treatment

    Author : Wedad Hammoudi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Tooth wear (TW) is an insidious and cumulative mul- tifactorial process that may comprise erosion, abrasion or attrition, and combinations thereof. These different processes are of chemical or physical origin and not microbiological. READ MORE