• Periodontitis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A nation-wide study of 1990 patients 

  Bolstad, Anne Isine; Sehjpal, Pria; Lie, Stein Atle; Fevang, Bjørg Tilde Svanes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background The aim of this study was to examine the association between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and periodontitis in Norway during a 10-year period from 2008 through 2017. Methods In this population-based ...

• A Narrative of Oral Care in Palliative Patients 

  Kvalheim, Siri Flagestad; Strand, Gunhild Vesterhus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Painful oral conditions represent a significant problem for most patients with a serious disease and palliative care needs. The main causes of such conditions may be associated with the underlying disease and its treatment, ...

• Challenges experienced in the dental care of persons with special needs: a qualitative study among health professionals and caregivers 

  Balkaran, Ramaa; Esnard, Talia; Perry, Maureen; Virtanen, Jorma (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-09)

  Background: This study aimed to explore the challenges experienced in dental health care by professionals and caregivers of persons with special needs in Trinidad and Tobago. This research presented results from the first ...

• Parent's self-reported tooth brushing and use of fluoridated toothpaste: Associations with their one-year-old child's preventive oral health behaviour 

  Suokko, Hanna; Tolvanen, Mimmi; Virtanen, Jorma; Suominen, Auli; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Lahti, Satu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objective The aim of the study was to examine if the tooth brushing frequency and use of fluoridated toothpaste of the mother and father were associated with the tooth brushing frequency and use of fluoridated toothpaste ...

• Dose- and time-dependent effects of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate on the proteome of human THP-1 monocytes 

  Nilsen, Bo Wold; Simon-Santamaria, Jaione; Ørtengren, Ulf Thore; Jensen, Einar; Bruun, Jack-Ansgar; Michelsen, Vibeke Barman; Sørensen, Karen Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) is commonly used in polymer resin-based dental materials. This study investigated the molecular mechanisms of TEGDMA toxicity by identifying its time- and dose-dependent effects ...

• Uønskede effekter ved kjeveortopediske retainere. En systematisk litteraturoversikt og kliniske sjekkpunkter for allmenntannlegen 

  Berg Vårum, Vegard; Mavragani, Maria; Skeie, Marit Slåttelid; Pedersen, Sindre Andre; Sen, Abhijit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Kjeveortopedisk behandling med fast apparatur avløses gjerne av en retensjonsfase med uklar tidsbegrensning. Selv om limte retensjonstråder har en velbegrunnet hensikt i å motvirke uønsket residiv, er det grunn til å stille ...

• Har satsingen på pedodonti gitt resultater? Henvisninger til spesialister i pedodonti i Hordaland i 2014-2019 

  Skeie, Marit Slåttelid; Graue, Anne Marit; Johansson, Gerd Ann-Katrin Janmyr; Berggreen, Ellen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Hovedmålet med denne studien var å vurdere om satsingen i pedodonti i vest fra 2013 hadde ført til en økning i henvisninger til spesialisttjenesten i pedodonti i Bergen sammenlignet med en tidligere kartlegging 2006–2013. ...

• Allergisk reaksjon i forbindelse med bruk av søvnapnéskinne 

  Hatleberg, Kåre; Svahn, Johanna; Lundekvam, Birgitte Fos; Berge, Trine Lise Lundekvam; Gjerde, Kjersti; Kopperud, Hilde Molvig; Vindenes, Hilde Kristin; Björkman, Lars (Journal article, 2021)

  Langvarig behandling med søvnapnéskinner er godt undersøkt i vitenskapelige studier. De viser god effekt mot snorking og pustestopp, og det har fremkommet få bivirkninger (1). CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) er ...

• Oral hälsa hos barn i socialt utsatta områden – en utmaning 

  Klingberg, Gunilla; Ridell, Karin; Skeie, Marit Slåttelid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Alla som arbetar med barn ska känna till FNs Barnkonvention som bland annat anger att alla barn ska ha samma rätt till bästa möjliga hälsa. Trots god munhälsa i de nordiska länderna visar studier att barn som lever i social ...

• Optimisation and validation of a custom-designed perfusion bioreactor for bone tissue engineering: Flow assessment and optimal culture environmental conditions 

  Yamada, Shuntaro; Yassin, Mohammed Ahmed Alamin Yousif; Schwarz, Thomas; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Hansmann, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Various perfusion bioreactor systems have been designed to improve cell culture with three-dimensional porous scaffolds, and there is some evidence that fluid force improves the osteogenic commitment of the progenitors. ...

• Bone regeneration in rat calvarial defects using dissociated or spheroid mesenchymal stromal cells in scaffold-hydrogel constructs 

  Shanbhag, Siddharth; Suliman, Salwa; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Kampleitner, Carina; Hassan, Mohamed Nageeb; Heimel, Patrick; Dobsak, Toni; Tangl, Stefan; Bolstad, Anne Isine; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Three-dimensional (3D) spheroid culture can promote the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSC). 3D printing offers the possibility to produce customized scaffolds for complex ...

• Dental Students’ Experiences during the COVID‐19 Pandemic — A Cross‐Sectional Study from Norway 

  Løset, Ida Heitmann; Lægreid, Torgils; Rodakowska, Ewa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to map dental students’ experience of the study situation throughout the pandemic. All clinical dental students (year 3 to 5) at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical ...

• Complication following frenectomy: A case report 

  Sæthre, Terje; Berg, Einar; Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså; Leknes, Knut Norvald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  When performing a frenectomy in patients with an increased risk of exposing bone dehiscence, it is essential that the distance between the incisions is not too wide and that they are mainly made in the movable mucosa to ...

• Norwegian Orthodontists’ Experience and Challenges With Treatment of Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate 

  Sæle, Paul K.; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Gjengedal, Harald; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Mustafa, Manal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: Patients born with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) have orthodontic treatment challenges due to maxilla deficiency, malocclusions, and dental abnormalities. In Norway, orthodontic treatment is done by centralized ...

• Temporomandibular joint prosthesis in cancer reconstruction preceding radiation therapy 

  Pedersen, Torbjørn Østvik; Lybak, Stein; Lund, Bodil Kristina; Løes, Sigbjørn Suk (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Total joint prostheses are a viable treatment option after removal of malignancies invading the temporomandibular joint, even when adjuvant radiation therapy is required.

• The effect of rapid maxillary expansion on the upper airway’s aerodynamic characteristics 

  Feng, Xin; Chen, Yicheng; Hellén-Halme, Kristina; Cai, Weihua; Shi, Xie-Qi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background The effect of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on the upper airway (UA) has been studied earlier but without a consistent conclusion. This study aims to evaluate the outcome of RME on the UA function in terms ...

• A Comparison of Endodontic Treatment Factors, Operator Difficulties, and Perceived Oral Health–related Quality of Life between Elderly and Young Patients 

  Zilinskaite-Petrauskiene, Inga; Haug, Sivakami Rethnam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare endodontic treatment factors, treatment difficulties, and oral health–related quality of life (OHRQOL) between elderly and young patients. Methods A total of 150 ...

• Image quality assessment of low-dose protocols in cone beam computed tomography of the anterior maxilla 

  Lynds, Randi; Kadesjö, Nils; Tsilingaridis, Georgios; Benchimol, Daniel; Shi, Xie Qi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives. To evaluate overall image quality and visibility of anatomic structures on low-dose cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans and the effect of a noise reduction filter for assessment of the anterior ...

• Comparative dosimetry of radiography device, MSCT device and two CBCT devices in the elbow region 

  Koivisto, Juha; van Eijnatten, Maureen; Ludlow, John; Kiljunen, Timo; Shi, Xie-Qi; Wolff, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The aim of the study was to estimate and to compare effective doses in the elbow region resulting from four different x-ray imaging modalities. Absorbed organ doses were measured using 11 metal oxide field effect transistor ...

• Periodontal referral patterns in Norway: 2003 versus 2018 

  Lind, Kristian Hamill; Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså; Lie, Stein Atle; Leknes, Knut Norvald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives Changes in periodontal referral patterns over time have been reported from the United States and Australia. To date, comparable studies have not been published from Europe. The objectives of the present study ...

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