Search for dissertations about: "ODONTOLOGY"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 127 swedish dissertations containing the word ODONTOLOGY.

2. 21. Calcified carotid artery atheromas in panoramic radiographs : diagnostic reliability and association to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and periodontitis

   Author : Nils Gustafsson; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Jan Ahlqvist; Ulf Näslund; Per Wester; Annika Ekestubbe; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Panoramic radiographs; cardiovascular disease; carotid artery atheromas; diabetes mellitus; oral health; periodontitis; diagnostic accuracy; myocardial infraction; odontologi; Odontology;

   Abstract : Objective: Incidental findings of Calcified Carotid Artery Atheromas (CCAA) on Panoramic Radiographs (PRs) of the jaws can be a risk marker for cardiovascular disease. The objectives for the thesis were to investigate the association between CCAA and 1) Myocardial Infarction (MI), 2) periodontitis, 3) diabetes and 4) estimated cardiovascular risk. READ MORE

4. 22. On the prosthodontic patient. An investigation of factors influencing patient expectations and satisfaction with extensive prosthodontic care

   Author : Ulf Hakestam; Lunds universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Odontology; quality control; personality; satisfaction; Prosthodontics; expectations; stomatology; Odontologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study four important determinants for the prognosis of prosthodontic treatment, namely the patients expectations, personality traits, and satisfaction with treatment. The fourth aim is to relate the technical quality of the treatment to the patient's opinion about it. READ MORE

5. 23. Probiotic Lactobacilli in the context of dental caries as a biofilm-mediated disease

   Author : Pamela Hasslöf; Christina Stecksén Blicks; Svante Twetman; Peter Lingström; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; caries prevention; co-aggregation; dental caries; growth inhibition; mutans streptococci; probiotic lactobacilli; re-colonization; odontologi; Odontology;

   Abstract : Background: The World Health Organization defines probiotics as ‘live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host’. Traditionally, probiotic microorganisms have been used to prevent or treat gastrointestinal tract diseases. READ MORE

6. 24. Neck function in rhythmic jaw activities

   Author : Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson; Antoon DeLaat; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : chewing; head; human; jaw; mandible; motor control; movement; neck; temporomandibular disorders; whiplash injury; odontologi; Odontology;

   Abstract : Previous studies in animals and humans show anatomic and physiological connections between the trigeminal and cervical regions. This investigation tested the hypothesis of a functional integration between the human jaw and neck motor systems in rhythmic jaw activities. READ MORE

7. 25. Exploring temporomandibular disorders : longitudinal and qualitative perspectives

   Author : Aurelia Ilgunas; Anna Lövgren; Frank Lobbezoo; Corine M. Visscher; Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson; Malin Ernberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cohort studies; decision-making; dental health services; dentistry; epidemiology; evidence-based dentistry; facial pain; population health; qualitative studies; temporomandibular joint disorders; women; odontologi; Odontology;

   Abstract : Background: Ideally, all clinical decision-making should enable care provision on the best available scientific evidence, clinical experience, and evaluated risks and benefits. Even though there are validated and evaluated decision tools for identification, diagnostics and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), patients with TMD still seem to go undetected, undiagnosed and undertreated in dentistry. READ MORE