Objective - To assess pain, discomfort, and functional impairment in children experiencing extraction of primary canine or primary canine and primary first molar as an interceptive treatment for palatally displaced permanent canines.<p> <p>Material and methods - Twenty-eight children, aged 9.5–14 years with displaced permanent maxillary canines were randomly assigned for extraction of the primary ...

Denne rapporten omhandler implementeringen av retningslinjene for helse- og sosialfagutdanningene, RETHOS.<p> <p>NOKUT har på oppdrag fra Kunnskapsdepartementet evaluert implementeringen av RETHOS gjennom tre ulike deler:<uli> <li>Kartlegging av etterlevelse av de nasjonale retningslinjene. Her presenteres det vurderinger fra sakkyndige om studieplanene ved institusjonene er i tråd med ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) oral conditions may be determined by social, biological, behavioral, and psychosocial factors. The study assessed oral health status and its determinants associated with oral health conditions among adult residents in Vilnius, Lithuania. A total of 453 of 35–74-year-olds participated (response rate 63%). A self-reported questionnaire was administered. ...

Objective - To explore whether plaque and gingival bleeding are more frequently experienced by adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) compared to matched controls without JIA; explore whether surface- and site-specific periodontal outcomes vary between the two groups; and for participants with JIA, investigate associations between disease-specific features and periodontal outcomes.<p ...

Background: Dental erosions as a disease is an increasing problem today, in particularly among adolescents. They may be caused by intrinsic factors such as gastric juice, frequently present in the oral cavity of bulimic patients. Direct dental restorative materials may be used to treat erosions, but the data regarding the effects of low pH on volume changes of these materials are limited. Objective: ...

This retrospective study aims to evaluate the technical quality of root fillings performed at the UiT student clinic between 2011 and 2021, and reveal factors influencing the quality. The sample consisted of 474 periapical radiographs of endodontically treated teeth. All cases were treated by 4th and 5th year undergraduate students at UTK, from 2011 to 2021. Each root was independently ...

The study aims to present the current research literature on hormones and its influence on bone remodeling and metabolism; an emphasis is given the disease of dry socket and bone related diseases such as periodontitis and osteoporosis. This thesis’ overview may be helpful by motivating the discovery of new approaches to address these diseases. There is plenty of available research about hormones ...

Introduksjon: Tannlegeyrket har de senere år blitt mer kvinnedominert, og det har blitt diskutert om det er behov for tiltak for å utjevne kjønnsforskjellen. En jevnere kjønnsbalanse har vist seg å være positivt for arbeidsmiljø, men det er usikkert om tannlegens kjønn har påvirkning på pasienters fornøydhet. Hensikt og problemstilling: Hensikten med oppgaven er å undersøke om tannlegens kjønn ...

Objectives: To appraise the feasibility of loading four implants with a pre-existing denture converted to a fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) on the day of implant surgery compared with waiting for 3- to 4-month healing.<p> <p>Methods: Patients with an edentulous, fully healed mandible were recruited in a faculty clinic to partake in a blinded two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT). The ...

Introduction: There is an increasing amount of research regarding the impact of malocclusions on OHRQoL. Reviews on this topic has mostly focused on children and adolescents, and therefore the aim of this thesis is to investigate the impact of professionally assessed normative orthodontic treatment need on adult OHRQOL. Materials and methods: Four electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane ...