Search for dissertations about: "Karies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word Karies.

  2. 1. Revisiting dental caries as an immunodeficiency disorder

    Author : Nongfei Sheng; Nicklas Strömberg; Anders Esberg; Thomas Boren; Anna Westerlund; Vuokko Loimaranta; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; caries; immunodeficiency; proline-rich proteins; DMBT1; S. mutans; adhesin; SpaP; Cnm; Cbm; collagen binding; caries risk stratification; precision dentistry;

    Abstract : Worldwide, dental caries is the major human chronic disease, with billions of people affected in terms of life quality impairment and high society costs that consumes 5-10% of the global healthcare budget. In Western countries dental caries has declined dramatically, with a trajectory of 15% high-risk individuals with recurrent caries and a non-responder behavior to standard prevention. 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 : 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. HLA, salivary IgA and mutans streptococci - is there a relation?

    Author : Marie Louise Wallengren; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immunoglobulin A; Streptococcus mutans; Streptokocker; Karies;

    Abstract : Mutansstreptokocker (MS) är en grupp bakterier som i många studier visats ha ett starkt samband med karies. Bakterierna anses tillhöra vår normala munflora, men alla individer har inte MS och mängden skiljer sig mycket från en individ till en annan. Orsakerna till denna variation är till viss del välkända, som t.ex. READ MORE

  6. 4. Assessing caries risk : using the cariogram model

    Author : Gunnel Hänsel Petersson; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; karies; Dental caries diagnosis; DMF index; Risk assessment methods;

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  7. 5. Health, cattle and ploughs : Bioarchaeological consequences of the Secondary Products Revolution in southern Sweden, 2300-1100 BCE

    Author : Anna Tornberg; begravning och social identitet Gravarkeologiska forskargruppen – Död; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; senneolitikum; äldre bronsålder; södra Sverige; bioarkeologi; vård; hälsa; karies; biokulturell; politisk-ekonomisk; sekundära produktrevolutionen; paleopatologi; paleodemografi; kroppslängd; trauma; humanosteologi; isotoper; Late Neolithic; Early Bronze Age; southern Sweden; bioarchaeology; Care; health; dental caries; biocultural; political-economy; Secondary Products Revolution; paleopathology; paleodemography; stature; trauma; human osteology; isotopes;

    Abstract : In this thesis diet and health of people who lived in southern Sweden 2300-1100 BCE is studied. The study is based on bioarchaeological analyses of human remains from 46 localities in the areas of Uppland, Närke, Östergötland, Västergötland, and Scania. READ MORE