Search for dissertations about: "caries increment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words caries increment.

  2. 1. Fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents at school – caries, conceptions and costs

    Author : Eva-Karin Bergström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescents; approximal caries; caries incidence; caries increment; caries prevalence; cost-analysis; dental nurse; fluoride varnish; oral health promotion; phenomenography; population-based; school programme;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study the effects on caries, conceptions and costs of school-based fluoride varnish programmes for adolescents in Sweden. Paper I was a 3.5-year randomised controlled study of 1,143 adolescents, in a low caries prevalence area. READ MORE

  4. 2. Conventional, microfilled and hybrid composite resins : laboratory and clinical evaluations

    Author : Jan W. V. van Dijken; Torild Ericson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; composite resin; caries; gingivitis;

    Abstract : Three types of composite resins, classified as conventional, microfilled and hybrid resins were compared with respect to surface characteristics, effect on the gingival margin, marginal adaptation and clinical durability in anterior cavities.The surface characteristics were studied in in vitro systems by means of scanning electron microscopy. READ MORE

  5. 3. On Oral Health in Young People with Asthma

    Author : Malin Stensson; Dowen Birkhed; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; Saliva secretion; Plaque-pH; Oral health; Mouth breathing; Gingival bleeding; Cariogram; Caries; asthma;

    Abstract : Objective. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the oral health of young individuals with and without asthma. Material. In Study I, a group of 3- (n=66) and 6-year-old children (n=61) with asthma and two healthy control groups (n=62 and n=55 respectively) participated. READ MORE

  6. 4. Stop caries Stockholm : a caries-prevention program for children living in multicultural areas with low socioeconomic status

    Author : Maria Anderson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Inequalities in oral health among children persist, despite more general improvements in recent decades. Dental caries still affects children in disadvantaged communities with a multicultural population, both more frequently and more severely. READ MORE

  7. 5. Epidemiological studies of dental caries in groups of Swedish children

    Author : Christina Stecksén-Blicks; Anna-Karin Holm; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dental care; fluorides; gingivitis; lactobacilli; social conditions; S. mutans; sucrose; sugar; tooth-brushing;

    Abstract : In a cross-sectional study the extent and distribution of dental caries was studied in 817 children, 4, 8 and 13 years old in three areas inSweden. The importance of dietary habits, sugar intake, social conditions, professional dental care, oral hygiene and the use of fluorides on caries prevalence was analyzed. READ MORE