Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Ekbäck, Gunnar"
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Change in Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) with increasing age: testing the evaluative properties of the OIDP frequency inventory using prospective data from Norway and Sweden
Gülcan, Ferda; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-31)Background: Oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, among elderly is an important concern for the health and welfare policy in Norway and Sweden. The aim of the study was to assess reproducibility, longitudinal validity ... -
Inequality in oral health related to early and later life social conditions: A study of elderly in Norway and Sweden
Gülcan, Ferda; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-10)Background A life course perspective recognizes influences of socially patterned exposures on oral health across the life span. This study assessed the influence of early and later life social conditions on tooth loss and ... -
Satisfaction with oral health and associated factors in Sweden and Norway – cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives
Ekbäck, Gunnar (Doctoral thesis, 2010-12-10)Background: Oral health is defined as a broader concept than oral disease, concerning individuals’ optimal functioning, social and psychological wellbeing. Thus, oral disease affects oral health by its functional, psychological ... -
Self-perceived oral health among 19-year-olds in two Swedish counties
Ekbäck, Gunnar; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Klock, Kristin; Ordell, Sven; Unell, Lennart (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)The primary purpose of the present study, which focused on a census of 19-yearolds (2006) attending dental clinics in two Swedish counties, was to describe the frequency distribution of clinically- and self-perceived oral ... -
Self-reported dry mouth in 50- to 80-year-old Swedes: Longitudinal and cross-sectional population studies
Johansson, Ann Katrin; Johansson, Anders; Unell, Lennart; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Carlsson, Gunnar E (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-23)Xerostomia is a common condition among elderly. The objectives were to examine prevalence, persistence, progression, yearly incidence of xerostomia, associated background factors and its influence on oral impacts on daily ...