Repair of defective dental restorations may often save the patient time, pain and money at the dentists. Repair seem to be good treatment as to the quality of restorations, and preservation of teeth on the long run. Good ...

Background Mononuclear cell infiltration of exocrine glands, production of Ro/SSA and La/SSB autoantibodies, along with oral and ocular dryness, are characteristic features of primary Sjögren’s syndrome ...

Background In hospitalised patients with diarrhoea a positive campylobacter stool Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test with negative culture results as well as Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) ...

Background Current knowledge on treatment strategies and choice of restorative materials when treating deep caries or severe dental developmental defects (DDDs) in young individuals is scarce. Therefore, ...

Abstract Bovine xenograft materials, followed by synthetic biomaterials, which unfortunately still lack documented predictability and clinical performance, dominate the market for the cranio‐maxillofacial area. In Europe, ...

Senses of smell and taste, saliva flow, and dental status are considered as important factors for the maintenance of a good nutritional status. Salivary secretory rates, chemosensory function, burning mouth sensation, ...

A pH drop during the inflammatory phase during bone regeneration can cause corrosion in TiO2 bone scaffolds and the loss of compressive strength. Corrosion as ion leaching and dissolution is confined to grain boundaries. ...

Amelogenin (AMEL) is the most abundant protein in developing enamel. Proper processing and function is crucial for normal enamel development, as illustrated in AMEL gene knock out mice that have hypoplastic enamel. The ...

Amelogenin (AMEL) is the most abundant protein in developing enamel. Proper processing and function is crucial for normal enamel development, as illustrated in AMEL gene knock out mice that have hypoplastic enamel. The ...

Chronic periodontitis of 10 years’ duration is reported to become a twofold risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Periodontitis is modifiable, and this fits with the current action plan for preventing ...

Purpose To investigate the relationship between meibomian gland (MG) morphology and clinical dry eye tests in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). Design Cross-sectional study. Subjects Total 538 MGD patients ...

Errata: Carcinoma is written in plural tense on the front page of the thesis. This should have been in singular. The correct title is: "Oral potentially malignant disorders and their relation to oral squamous cell carcinoma ...

Som helsepersonell vil man møte utfordringer knyttet til hjelp og behandling av personer med kognitiv svikt. Pasient og brukerrettighetsloven sier at tillitsskapende metoder skal være brukt før man benytter tvangstiltak. ...

Background Studies suggest association between low serum 25-OH-Vitamin D3 (VitD) and chronic destructive periodontal diseases. The main sources of VitD is sun exposure and fat fish. Subjects with dark skin ...

Introduksjon: Målet med oppgaven var å kartlegge om det blir behandlet flere molarer og flere tenner med apikal periodontitt ved Det odontologiske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo nå enn tidligere, og sammenligne disse ...

Bakgrunn: Forekomsten av antibiotikaresistens har i mange år vært et tiltagende problem på verdensbasis, også i Norge. Hos noen pasienter med behandlingsresistent periodontitt ser man økt forekomst og kliniske tegn på mulig ...

Saliva er nødvendig og har viktige funksjoner for oral helse og dermed for generell helse. Det er dette vi ønsker å belyse gjennom oppgaven. Saliva er essensiell fordi den er med på å rense, beskytte og smøre munnhulen, ...

Background: There is a need for analytical techniques for measuring Erosive Tooth Wear (ETW) on natural surfaces in clinical studies. The purpose was to investigate the use of two instruments aimed to assess initial to ...

Saliva er nødvendig og har viktige funksjoner for oral helse og dermed for generell helse. Det er dette vi ønsker å belyse gjennom oppgaven. Saliva er essensiell fordi den er med på å rense, beskytte og smøre munnhulen, ...

There is increasing evidence for an association between periodontitis/tooth loss and oral, gastrointestinal, and pancreatic cancers. Periodontal disease, which is characterized by chronic inflammation and microbial dysbiosis, ...

To date there is no cure available for dementia, and the field calls for novel therapeutic targets. A rapidly growing body of literature suggests that regular endurance training and high cardiorespiratory fitness attenuate ...

Background In bone tissue engineering (BTE), extensive research into vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA)-mediated angiogenesis has yielded inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to ...

The lack of knowledge regarding the long-term effect of retention on anterior tooth alignment provided much of the motivation for this research project. Further, the work would give information about long-term outcome of ...

Background In streptococci of the mitis group, competence for natural transformation is a transient physiological state triggered by competence stimulating peptides (CSPs). Although low transformation yields ...

Sammendrag Mens resistensutvikling etter bruk av antibiotika er velkjent, i rask utvikling og beskrevet som et stort miljø- og medisinsk problem, er resistens mot andre antimikrobielle midler, Metronidazol, antiseptika og ...

Introduction: Bacterial contamination of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) by needle penetration of the skin has previously been discussed as a contributing factor in joint arthritis. The purpose of this study was to ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is an anaerobic bacterium heavily associated with periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease resulting in the irreversible destruction of the periodontium. With a vast array of virulence factors ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is an anaerobic bacterium heavily associated with periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease resulting in the irreversible destruction of the periodontium. With a vast array of virulence factors ...

Masteroppgaven består i hovedsak av to deler – et litteratursøk og et klinisk forsøk. Den første delen med litteratursøk handler om bittskinner generelt for behandling av temporomandibulære plager, og den andre delen handler ...

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Porphyromonas gingivalis exists in at least two known forms, O-LPS and A-LPS. A-LPS shows heterogeneity in which two isoforms designated LPS1,435/1,449 and LPS1,690 appear responsible for ...

Odontologisk aldersvurdering utføres for å finne en odontologisk alder som sammenfaller med et individs kronologiske alder. Visdomstennene er ofte brukt ved aldersbestemmelse hos ungdommer og unge voksne da de kan gi ...

Odontologisk aldersvurdering utføres for å finne en odontologisk alder som sammenfaller med et individs kronologiske alder. Visdomstennene er ofte brukt ved aldersbestemmelse hos ungdommer og unge voksne da de kan gi ...

Background: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type-1 (APS-1) is a rare, childhood onset disease caused by mutations in the Autoimmune Regulator gene. The phenotypic expression is highly variable and includes disease ...

Porphyromonas gingivalis is considered a keystone pathogen in adult periodontitis but has also been associated with systemic diseases. It has a myriad of virulence factors that differ between strains. Genetic exchange and ...

Periodontitis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), atherosclerosis (AS), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are examples of complex human diseases with chronic inflammatory components in their etiologies. The initial trigger of inflammation ...

For å bedre den orale helsen hos utsatte individer, samt tilby et bredere utvalg av forebyggende behandlingsmetoder, kan nanoteknologi muligens være med på å forme en fremtidig forebyggende behandling innenfor odontologien ...