Search for dissertations about: "cephalometric"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word cephalometric.

  2. 1. Dentoalveolar and craniofacial changes from early adolescence to late adulthood

    Author : Nameer Al-Taai; Anna Westerlund; Maria Ransjö; Eva Levring Jäghagen; Timo Peltumäki; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Craniofacial growth; age-related changes; cephalometric superimposition; serial extraction; lower incisor crowding; odontologi; Odontology;

    Abstract : Objectives: Study I: To evaluate the reliability and validity of different superimposition methods and to increase the precision with which craniofacial growth and treatment can be quantified. Study II: To explore the craniofacial changes that occur from early adolescence to late adulthood. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dynamic skull reshaping for sagittal craniosynostosis

    Author : José Guimarães-Ferreira; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Craniosynostosis; Sagittal synostosis; Plastic surgery; Craniofacial; surgery; Spring mediated cranioplasty; Modified pi-plasty; procedure; Roentgencephalometry.;

    Abstract : Objectives: The present investigation was aimed at expanding the knowledge base regarding the skull morphology in sagittal craniosynostosis and at assessing the safety and efficacy of two dynamic cranioplasty procedures, the modified pi-plasty procedure and the spring-mediated cranioplasty. Methods: The patient population consisted of children with non-syndromic sagittal craniosynostosis. READ MORE

  5. 3. Dentofacial morphology in Turner Syndrome karyotypes

    Author : Sara Rizell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; orthodontics; Turner syndrome; genetics; karyotype; geno-phanotype correlation; anthropometrics; craniofacial morphology; dental arch; dental crown width; enamel; primary teeth; elemental composition;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study dentofacial morphology in Turner syndrome (TS) versus controls and the influence hereupon from karyotype. One hundred thirty two TS females (5-66 years of age), from Göteborg, Uppsala and Umeå were participating. READ MORE

  6. 4. A multidisciplinary long-term evaluation of patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with different surgical protocols

    Author : Petra Peterson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction and aims: The aim of this project was to evaluate the long-term outcome after the multidisciplinary treatment of young adults born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) regarding speech and communicative ability dental arch relationships, craniofacial growth and periodontal status,. The examined patients were operated according to different surgical protocols and an additional aim was to evaluate if there were any differences in outcome between the different types of techniques used for the palatal repair. READ MORE

  7. 5. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis - manifestations in the jaws

    Author : Anna-Lena Cedströmer; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an inflammatory joint disease in children that can involve the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), consequently affect craniofacial growth, jaw function creating discomfort and pain. It is possible that the TMJ is one of the most frequently involved joints in JIA. READ MORE