Dentale implantater som retensjon for protetikk har blitt et behandlingsalternativ som ofte er førstevalget når tenner skal erstattes. Førstevalget hva gjelder materiale er enten titan eller titanbaserte legeringer, og ...

Currently, genome sequences of a total of 19 Porphyromonas gingivalis strains are available, including eight completed genomes (strains W83, ATCC 33277, TDC60, HG66, A7436, AJW4, 381, and A7A1-28) and 11 high-coverage draft ...

Background There is a long-lasting need for non-invasive, more accurate diagnostic techniques when evaluating primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) patients. Incorporation of additional diagnostics involving ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is considered a keystone pathogen in periodontitis, a disease typically driven by dysbiosis of oral inflammophilic polymicrobial pathobionts. To combat infectious agents, the natural defense response ...

Faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis relies on a proofreading mechanism that monitors proper kinetochore-microtubule attachments. The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is based on the concerted action of numerous ...

Background Complementary therapists spend considerable time with their patients, especially in the first consultation. The communication between patients and their therapists is important for raising consciousness and ...

The general purpose of this thesis was to increase the knowledge and understanding of treatment outcome and psychosocial status in patients with severe hypodontia. Paper I is a retrospective study aiming at pointing ...

The aim of this study was to look at the normal variability in third molar development in 18 years old, and to compare 2 scoring systems and 5 tables for dental age estimation. In addition to see how well they corresponded ...

The aim of this study was to look at the normal variability in third molar development in 18 years old, and to compare 2 scoring systems and 5 tables for dental age estimation. In addition to see how well they corresponded ...

The aim of this study was two-folded: 1) Determine whether the metal alloy information provided by the dental laboratories corresponds to the ordered alloy. 2) Examine the discrepancy between Norwegian and imported casted ...

The cornea is critical for normal vision as it allows allowing light transmission to the retina. The corneal epithelium is renewed by limbal epithelial cells (LEC), which are located in the periphery of the cornea, the ...

Background The most abundant cells in the extensive desmoplastic stroma of pancreatic adenocarcinomas are the pancreatic stellate cells, which interact with the carcinoma cells and strongly influence the ...

Objectives: The objective of this study was to demonstrate a successful binding of Doxy hyclate onto a titanium zirconium alloy surface. Method: The coating was done on titanium zirconium coins in a cathodic polarization ...

Rundt 30% i et barnekull har et kjeveortopedisk behandlingsbehov. I Norge benyttes «Folketrygdens gruppeplassering av kjeveortopedisk behandlingsbehov» for å gradere behovet. I internasjonal litteratur betegnes denne ...

In the present paper the use and knowledge of the chewing sticks are discussed. The chewing stick is a traditional tool used as one of the common aides for keeping the oral hygiene, in many developing countries. Considering ...

CAD/CAM-teknologi er blitt en del av hverdagen for tannleger over hele landet, enten de benytter seg av det digitale utstyret i egen klinikk eller samarbeider med en tekniker som gjør det. I forbindelse med kroneprepareringer ...

The enamel matrix derivative (EMD) contains hundreds of peptides in different levels of proteolytic processing that may provide a range of biological effects of importance in wound healing. The aim of the present study was ...

Increased expression of interleukin 6 (IL-6) is associated with poor prognosis and chemoresistance in many different carcinomas, but its role in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is still unsettled. Analyzing ...

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Better cancer treatment has led to an increasing number of cancer survivors in Norway, but cancer is still the second most common cause of death. New treatment regimens and increased survival often imply longer treatment ...

Innledning: Hensikten med studien var å registrere hvor mange periodontister i Norge som setter inn orale implantater, og hvor mye av deres arbeidstid som går med til så vel innsetting som behandling av sykdommer relatert ...

Background The aetiology of molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is unclear. The asymmetric distribution of MIH in the dentition may indicate that an insult of short duration that affects ameloblasts at ...

Background: Reduced salivation is considered a major clinical feature of most but not all cases of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Reduced saliva flow may lead to changes in the salivary microbiota. These changes have ...

Background The aim of this longitudinal study was to compare caries incidence in sound approximal surfaces adjacent to newly placed composite restorations with the caries incidence in corresponding surfaces ...

Purpose Storage of cultured human oral keratinocytes (HOK) allows for transportation of cultured transplants to eye clinics worldwide. In a previous study, one-week storage of cultured HOK was found to be superior with ...

Background Collaboration between primary care personnel and dental personnel to prevent early childhood caries has been established in several countries. The purpose of this study was, firstly, to describe ...

Evaluering av postoperative smerteopplevelser etter behandling av peri-implantitt; kyrettasje og kirurgi. Smerteintensitet ble registrert på Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) og smertekvalitet på samme skjema. Vi så også på ulike ...

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) constitute an integrated component of the innate host defense in the gingival sulcus/periodontal pocket. However, the keystone periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis has ...

Background: Increasing numbers of immunocompromised patients have resulted in greater incidence of invasive fungal infections with high mortality. Candida albicans infections dominate, but during the last decade, Candida ...

Background Increased expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its ligands is associated with poor prognosis and chemoresistance in many carcinoma types, but its role in head and neck ...

The purpose of the study was to investigate if xerostomia (dry mouth) is associated with symptoms and signs of dry eye disease (DED). At the Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, patients with symptomatic DED with different etiologies ...

In Streptococcus mutans, an oral colonizer associated with dental caries, development of competence for natural genetic transformation is triggered by either of two types of peptide pheromones, competence-stimulating ...

Background Satisfaction with birth care is part of quality assessment of care. The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in satisfaction with intrapartum care among low-risk women, randomized to a ...

Background: In ventral hernia surgery, mesh implants are used to reduce recurrence. Infection after mesh implantation can be a problem and rates around 6–10% have been reported. Bacterial colonization of mesh implants in ...

Background The study aimed to explore the variability between the treatment decisions dentists make for MIH-affected teeth. Methods In 2009, a ...

Objective: Streptococcus mitis is a predominant oral colonizer, but difficulties in genetic manipulation of this species have hampered our understanding of the mechanisms it uses for colonization of oral surfaces. The aim ...

Interference with bacterial quorum sensing communication provides an anti-virulence strategy to control pathogenic bacteria. Here, using the Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) O103:H2, we showed for the first time that ...

Regarding genetic predisposition to tuberculosis, we suggest that the maximal risk for clinical manifestation requires complementation of sub-risks divided among the hallmarks of the disease. Clinical tuberculosis would ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a keystone pathogen in chronic periodontitis, has been found to associate with remote body organ inflammatory pathologies, including atherosclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Although P. ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying activation of cell death pathways using genome-wide transcriptional analysis in human limbal epithelial cell (HLEC) cultures following ...

Inflammasomes are large multiprotein complexes localized in the cytoplasm of the cell. They are responsible for the maturation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 as well as for the ...

Innledning: Hensikten med studien var å registrere hvor mange periodontister i Norge som setter inn orale implantater, og hvor mye av deres arbeidstid som går med til så vel innsetting som behandling av sykdommer relatert ...

CAD/CAM-teknologi er blitt en del av hverdagen for tannleger over hele landet, enten de benytter seg av det digitale utstyret i egen klinikk eller samarbeider med en tekniker som gjør det. I forbindelse med kroneprepareringer ...

Mål: Målet med denne oppgaven var å undersøke forekomsten av obstruktiv søvnapné (OSA) blant et utvalg studenter ved det odontologiske fakultet i Oslo. Material og metode: Opplysninger om deltakerne og deres søvnvaner ble ...

Abstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to demonstrate a successful binding of Doxy hyclate onto a titanium zirconium alloy surface. Method: The coating was done on titanium zirconium coins in a cathodic ...

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Denne masteroppgaven vil fokusere på denne lille andelen og spesielt på de resultater som er publisert etter kjeveleddsoperasjonen diskektomi. Oppgaven vil bli todelt. Den første delen er en litteraturstudie på etterundersøkelser ...

Purpose/Aims To assess the effect of storage temperature on the viability, phenotype, metabolism, and morphology of cultured human oral keratinocytes (HOK). Materials and Methods Cultured HOK cells were stored in HEPES- ...

Merkelceller er kjent som mekanosensitive celler som finnes i taktile hudområder, samt i oralt vev. Her har man sett at de øker i antall ved bl.a. tannløshet, inflammasjon og munnhulekreft. På tross av at det er blitt lagt ...

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) from Gram-negative bacteria were first considered as artifacts and were followed with disbelief and bad reputation. Later, their existence was accepted and they became characterized as bacterial ...

Ved kliniske og radiologiske orale undersøkelser av enslige antatte mindreårige asylsøkerne som kommer til Norge hvert år, har man oppdaget at en relativt stor andel av søkerne mangler hjørnetenner, og det spekuleres i om ...

A good root filling quality is essential to prevent the flow of bacteria and their toxins to the periapical tissue and to impede reinfection. Over the past years several methods of instrumentation and associated obturation ...

Oppgaven tar for seg en litteraturbasert beskrivelse av de vanligste ulcerative tilstandene i munnslimhinnen. Oppgaven gir en innføring i de relevante sykdommers etiologi, patogenese, klinisk bilde, diagnostikk og behandling.

Oppgaven tar for seg en litteraturbasert beskrivelse av de vanligste ulcerative tilstandene i munnslimhinnen. Oppgaven gir en innføring i de relevante sykdommers etiologi, patogenese, klinisk bilde, diagnostikk og behandling

Ved kliniske og radiologiske orale undersøkelser av enslige antatte mindreårige asylsøkerne som kommer til Norge hvert år, har man oppdaget at en relativt stor andel av søkerne mangler hjørnetenner, og det spekuleres i om ...

The conjunctival epithelium plays an important role in ensuring the optical clarity of the cornea by providing lubrication to maintain a smooth, refractive surface, by producing mucins critical for tear film stability and ...

At the current time, genome sequences of a total of 13 Porphyromonas gingivalis strains are available, including five completed genomes (strains ATCC 33277, HG66, TDC60, JCVISC001, and W83) and eight high-coverage draft ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a scourge of longevity that will drain enormous resources from public health budgets in the future. Currently, there is no diagnostic biomarker and/or treatment for this most common form of ...

Enamel matrix derivative is used to promote periodontal regeneration during the corrective phase of the treatment of periodontal defects. Our main goal was to analyze the bioactivity of different molecular weight fractions ...

Purpose The relationship between quality of life, psychological distress, and orofacial syndromes in children and adolescents has been reported in several studies. However, little is known about differences in psychological ...

Background Most periodontal intervention studies have focused on biomedical qualities like change in pocket depth and clinical attachment levels. Very few studies have described patient response in terms ...

Background The reproducibility of measurements on radiographs is influenced by the techniques by which the images as well as the measurements are obtained. Thus, bias resulting from errors in the image ...

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate if agenesis of one or more third molars would delay the development of the remaining third molars (1-3), and if the agenesis influence the dental age estimation. ...