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 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The keystone periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis produces phosphorylated dihydroceramide lipids (sphingolipids) such as phosphoethanolamine dihydroceramide (PE DHC) and phosphoglycerol dihydroceramide (PG DHC) ...

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 ...

Storage of human retinal pigment epithelium (hRPE) can contribute to the advancement of cell-based RPE replacement therapies. The present study aimed to improve the quality of stored hRPE cultures by identifying storage ...

Hybrid poly(ethylene glycol)-co-peptide hydrogels are a versatile platform for bone regeneration. For the use as injectable scaffolds, a good understanding of reaction kinetics and physical properties is vital. However, ...

There is limited knowledge about dietary intake and body composition among patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome. We assessed dietary intakes with 24-h recalls and body composition with anthropometry and bioelectrical ...

Background Migraine is a common headache disorder that affects mostly women. In half of these, migraine is menstrually associated, and ranges from completely asymptomatic to frequent pain throughout ...

Background and Objective: Melatonin deficiency has been associated with obesity and systemic inflammation. This study aims to evaluate whether melatonin could interfere with the mechanisms of co‐morbidity linking obesity ...

AIM: To use micro-CT technology and metrology software to validate the use of contralateral premolars as samples in endodontic comparison studies by comparing them before and after canal instrumentation with one instrumentation ...

Primary human osteoblasts and osteoclasts incubated in a rotating coculture system without any scaffolding material, form bone-like tissue that may be used to evaluate effects of various compounds on mechanical strength. ...

Slurry behaviour has an important influence on the properties of ceramic scaffolds produced by the polymer sponge method. By adding chloride salts to the TiO2 slurry, the viscosity was increased depending on the chloride ...

Sammendrag: Periodontitt og metabolsk syndrom er begge vanlig forekommende lidelser i befolkningen. Man har lenge visst at forekomsten av metabolsk syndrom har en genetisk predisposisjon. Alvorligheten av tilstanden kan ...

Periodontitt og metabolsk syndrom er begge vanlig forekommende lidelser i befolkningen. Man har lenge visst at forekomsten av metabolsk syndrom har en genetisk predisposisjon. Alvorligheten av tilstanden kan øke på grunn ...

TiO2 scaffolds have previously shown to have promising osteoconductive properties in previous in vivo experiments. Appropriate mechanical stimuli can further promote this osteoconductive behaviour. However, the complex ...

Commensal microbes are currently in the limelight in biomedical research because they play an important role in health and disease. Humans harbor an enormous diversity of commensals in various parts of the body, including ...

Although inflammation has traditionally been considered a response to either exogenous pathogen-associated signals or endogenous signals of cell damage, other perturbations of homeostasis, generally referred to as stress, ...

A dense nerve plexus in the clear outer window of the eye, the cornea, can be imaged in vivo to enable non-invasive monitoring of peripheral nerve degeneration in diabetes. However, a limited field of view of corneal nerves, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whereas the p38 MAP kinase has largely been associated with anti-proliferative functions, several observations have indicated that it may also have positive effects on proliferation. In hepatocytes, we have found that p38 ...

Quality assurance or quality control is a term and concept coming from the industry. Here it is most important. All products must have a minimum quality and variation in size, for example, must be kept within certain strict ...

Introduksjon: Vitamin K-antagonisten warfarin har lenge vært standard antikoagulasjonspreparat, men grunnet medikamentets ulemper som behov for nøye monitorering, interaksjoner og alvorlige bivirkninger, har det vært ...

In this study, the effect on osteoclast activity in vitro and in vivo of titanium implants that were coated with quercitrin was evaluated. Titanium surfaces were covalently coated with the flavonoid quercitrin. The effect ...

There is a need to optimize storage conditions to preserve cell characteristics during transport of cultured cell sheets from specialized culture units to distant hospitals. In this study, we aimed to explore a method to ...

Aim: To assess the prevalence of proximal enamel lesions, the need for non-operative caries treatment and the quality of dental restorations in 869 students aged 16 years from Northern Norway. Methods: All first year ...

Objective Transcriptional regulatory elements in the ameloblastin (AMBN) promoter indicate that adipogenesis may influence its expression. The objective here was to investigate if AMBN is expressed in adipose tissue, ...

The human tympanic membrane (TM) has a thin outer epidermal layer which plays an important role in TM homeostasis and ear health. The specialised cells of the TM epidermis have a different physiology compared to normal ...

Current vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterial species that afflicts people by causing a wide spectrum of diseases, do not protect against all pneumococcal serotypes. Thus, alternative vaccines to fight ...

Introduksjon: MIH er definert som emaljehypomineralisering av systemisk opprinnelse der 1 til 4 av første permanente molarer er rammet. Incisiver er også ofte affiserte. Hensikten med denne litteraturstudien er å lage en ...

The discovery that Streptococcus pneumoniae uses a competence-stimulating peptide (CSP) to induce competence for natural transformation, and that other species of the mitis and the anginosus streptococcal groups use a ...

Background Chlorhexidine is the gold standard of dental plaque prevention. The aim of the present study was to compare the plaque and gingivitis inhibiting effect of commercial products containing 0.2%, ...

Background: Over the last two decades, progress in prevention and treatment of caries and periodontal diseases has been translated to better oral health and improved tooth retention in the adult population. The ageing ...

Purpose To assess the tear film and meibomian gland (MG) features in a Norwegian cohort of patients with primary Sjögren´s syndrome (pSS) and in age- and gender-matched control subjects. Methods Thirty-four female patients ...