Search for dissertations about: "Orthodontic treatment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words Orthodontic treatment.

2. 1. Studies on orthodontic treatment in subjects with periodontal disease

   Author : Eglė Zasčiurinskienė; Krister Bjerklin; Rune Lindsten; Christer Slotte; Henrik Jansson; Kåre Buhlin; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthodontic treatment; periodontal disease; periodontal treatment; clinical attachment level; external apical root resorption; alveolar bone level;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on periodontal-orthodontic treatment of adult subjects with periodontal disease.Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the effects, risks and benefits of periodontal-orthodontic treatment on periodontal tissues in subjects with periodontal disease. READ MORE

4. 2. Orthodontic anchorage : evidence-based evaluation of anchorage capacity and patients' perceptions

   Author : Ingalill Feldmann; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Orthodontic anchorage is the ability to resist unwanted reciprocalforces and reinforcement of anchorage by supplementary appliances,in or outside the mouth, is often needed to obtain successful results.In the last 10 years, interest in appliances that use implants has beengrowing. READ MORE

5. 3. Orthodontic retention : studies of retention capacity, cost-effectiveness and long-term stability

   Author : Gudrun Edman Tynelius; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Retention strategies, cost-effectiveness and long-term stability oftreatment outcome are essential aspects of orthodontic treatmentplanning.The overall aim of this thesis was to compare and evaluate threedifferent retention strategies, with special reference to short- andlong-term clinical stability and cost-effectiveness. READ MORE

6. 4. Immigrant background and orthodontic treatment need : Quantitative and qualitative studies in Swedish adolescents

   Author : Eva Josefsson; Krister Bjerklin; Rune Lindsten; Viveca Brattström; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Orthodontic treatment need; adolescents; immigrant background; self-perceived need; malocclusion; poor dental aesthetics; social norms;

   Abstract : During the last three decades there has been an increased influx of refugees and immigrants into Scandinavia. The overall aim of this thesis was primarily to improve our knowledge of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need, both normative and self-perceived, in adolescents of varying geographic origin. READ MORE

7. 5. On the use of radiography and radiation dose consideration in orthodontic treatment

   Author : Christina Stervik; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; effective dose; errors; estimated risk; intra-oral radiograph; organ dose; orthodontic treatment; orthodontists; panoramic image; questionnaires; radiation doses;

   Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to analyse the use of radiography and radiation risk associated with orthodontic treatment. Study I measured absorbed doses to radiosensitive organs in the head and neck in an anthropomorphic phantom head using thermo¬luminescent dosimeters (TLDs) from digital intra-oral and panoramic radiography. READ MORE