• Oral health and quality of life among patients born with cleft lip and/or palate in Bergen, Norway 

  Sæle, Paul K. (Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-31)

  Leppe-kjeve-ganespalte (LKG) er en medfødt misdannelse som forekommer blant 1,8/1000 fødsler i Norge. Behandling i Norge utføres og administreres av to nasjonale tverrfaglige medisinske grupper, en på Rikshospitalet i Oslo ...

• A scoping review of early childhood caries, poverty and the first sustainable development goal 

  El Tantawi, Maha; Attia, Dina; Virtanen, Jorma; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Schroth, Robert J.; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Arheiam, Arheiam; Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Poverty is a well-known risk factor for poor health. This scoping review (ScR) mapped research linking early childhood caries (ECC) and poverty using the targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development ...

• Oral Health Educational Intervention for Primary Healthcare Providers Using the Flipped Approach 

  Bonabi, Maedeh; Mohebbi, Simin Z.; Yazdani, Reza; Rabiei, Sepide; Virtanen, Jorma (Journal article, 2024)

  Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of a flipped oral health educational program for primary healthcare providers (PHCPs) on their knowledge, attitude, and practice. Materials and Methods: This field trial was ...

• Can the sustainable development goal 9 support an untreated early childhood caries elimination agenda? 

  Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn; Amalia, Rosa; Kemoli, Arthur; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Duangthip, Duangporn; Abodunrin, Olunike; Virtanen, Jorma; Masumo, Ray; Vukovic, Ana; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Schroth, Robert J.; El Tantawi, Maha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a global public health challenge that requires innovation, infrastructure, and health system influences to bolster initiatives for its management and control. The aim of this ...

• A scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and life on land: The Sustainable Development Goal 15 

  Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn; Schroth, Robert J.; Duangthip, Duangporn; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Virtanen, Jorma; Sun, Ivy Guofang; Arheiam, Arheiam; Feldens, Carlos A.; El Tantawi, Maha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background The Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG15) deals with protecting, restoring, and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing forests, halting and reversing land degradation, ...

• A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation: the Sustainable Development Goal 6 

  Crystal, Yasmi O.; Luo, Yuanyuan Laura; Duangthip, Duangporn; Tantawi, Maha El; Benzian, Habib; Schroth, Robert J.; Feldens, Carlos Alberto; Virtanen, Jorma; Al-Batayneh, Ola B.; Diaz, Aida Carolina Medina; Vukovic, Ana; Pavlic, Verica; Mfolo, Tshepiso; Daryanavard, Hamideh A.; Gaffar, Balgis O.; Shamala, Anas; Foláyan, Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Introduction The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 calls for universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which are crucial elements of health and well-being and fundamental for a ...

• Correlation between Ca Release and Osteoconduction by 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite-Based Templates 

  Hassan, Mohamad Nageeb Abdelaziz; Eltawila, Ahmed M.; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Amin, Wessam M.; Suliman, Salwa; Kandil, Sherif; Yassin, Mohammed Ahmed; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The application of hydroxyapatite (HA)-based templates is quite often seen in bone tissue engineering since that HA is an osteoconductive bioceramic material, which mimics the inorganic component of mineralized tissues. ...

• Computational Analysis of Biodegradable Polyester Materials for Biomedical Applications: Investigating Molecular Weight Change due to Hydrolysis 

  Velu, Aeneas Jerron; Thirunavukkarasu, Pathmathas; Rahman, Talal; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Biopolymers have gained significant importance in the field of biomedicine, particularly in addressing organ and tissue loss in living organisms. These polymers exhibit temporary functionality during treatment and undergo ...

• Measuring cell proliferation in bioprinting research 

  Schweinitzer, Sophie; Jahani Kadousaraei, Masoumeh; Aydin, Mehmet Serhat; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour; Elsebahy, Ahmad Rashad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Tissue-like constructs, intended for application in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, can be produced by three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of cells in hydrogels. It is essential that the viability and proliferation ...

• The assessment of bone health in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; comparison of different imaging-based methods 

  Augdal, Thomas Angell; Angenete, Oskar W; Zadig, Pia Karin Karlsen; Lundestad, Anette; Nordal, Ellen Berit; Shi, Xie-Qi; Rosendahl, Karen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background Osteoporosis is increasingly being recognized in children, mostly secondary to systemic underlying conditions or medication. However, no imaging modality currently provides a full evaluation of bone health ...

• Swedish child homicide investigations: A population-based study 1998 to 2017 

  Sundwall, Anna Jinghede; Sturup, Joakim; Rosén, Annika; Zilg, Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Background: Child homicide investigations are intricate, and the forensic examinations are of paramount importance in such cases. Despite this, the forensic profile of child homicides remains unexplored. Objective: Our ...

• Linking Nanomaterial-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Existing Adverse Outcome Pathways for Chemicals 

  Murugadoss, Sivakumar; Vrček, Ivana Vinković; Schaffert, Alexandra; Paparella, Martin; Pem, Barbara; Sosnowska, Anita; Stępnik, Maciej; Martens, Marvin; Willighagen, Egon L.; Puzyn, Tomasz; Cimpan, Mihaela-Roxana; Lemaire, Frauke; Mertens, Birgit; Dusinska, Maria; Fessard, Valérie; Hoet, Peter H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  The Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) framework plays a crucial role in the paradigm shift of toxicity testing towards the development and use of new approach methodologies. AOPs developed for chemicals are in theory applicable ...

• Harnessing the Antioxidative Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium in Photopolymerized GelMA Hydrogels 

  Yamada, Shuntaro; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid; Torelli, Francesco; Angelova Volponi, Ana; Sandven, Linda; Ueda, Minoru; Fristad, Inge; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) stands out for its biocompatibility, tunability, and functionality, being often selected as a scaffolding material. However, the biological modulations induced by its photocrosslinking process ...

• Photo-Clickable Triazine-Trione Thermosets as Promising 3D Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications 

  Johansen, Åshild; Yamada, Shuntaro; Yassin, Mohammed Ahmed Alamin Yousif; Gjengedal, Gudveig Cecilie Gjerde; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Elnour (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  There is an overwhelming demand for new scaffolding materials for tissue engineering (TE) purposes. Polymeric scaffolds have been explored as TE materials; however, their high glass transition state (Tg) limits their ...

• Orthodontic Status and Association with Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life—A Study of 16-Year-Old Norwegians with a Cleft Lip and Palate 

  Sæle, Paul; Mustafa, Manal; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Objective: To assess the association between clinical orthodontic indicators and oral-health-related quality of life, adjusted for socio-demographic factors, focusing on 16-year-old patients with cleft lip and/or palate ...

• Role of the Educational Atmosphere on Self-Efficacy Among Dental Students 

  Farshad, Fatemeh; Kheirkhah, Masoomeh; Virtanen, Jorma; Hessari, Hossein (Journal article, 2023)

  Background: Learning is due to behavioral changes in knowledge, skills, and attitude. Objectives: The current research assesses the state of the atmosphere, educational environment, and self-efficacy domains. It also ...

• Surface-Bioengineered Extracellular Vesicles Seeking Molecular Biotargets in Lung Cancer Cells 

  Kowalczyk, Agata; Dziubak, Damian; Kasprzak, Artur; Sobczak, Kamil; Ruzycka-Ayoush, Monika; Bamburowicz-Klimkows, Magdalena; Sęk, Sławomir; Rios-Mondragon, Ivan; Żołek, Teresa; Rundén-Pran, Elise; Shaposhnikov, Sergey; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Dusinska, Maria; Grudzinski, Ireneusz P.; Nowicka, Anna M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Personalized medicine is a new approach to modern oncology. Here, to facilitate the application of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from lung cancer cells as potent advanced therapy medicinal products in lung cancer, ...

• Economic and social determinants of health care utilization during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Ghana: a population-based cross-sectional study 

  Ayanore, Martin Amogre; Adjuik, Martin; Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño; Amuna, Paul; Ezechi, Oliver C.; Brown, Brandon; Uzochukwu, Benjamin; Aly, Nourhan M.; Quadri, Mir Faeq Ali; Popoola, Bamidele Olubukola; Ishabiyi, Anthonia Omotola; Ellakany, Passent; Yousaf, Muhammad Abrar; Virtanen, Jorma; Lawal, Folake Barakat; Ara, Eshrat; Khan, Abeedha Tu-Allah; Gaffar, Balgis; Tantawi, Maha El; Nguyen, Annie L.; Folayan, Morenike Oluwatoyin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-13)

  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had socioeconomic effects in Africa. This study assessed the social and economic determinants of healthcare utilization during the first wave of COVID-19 among adults in Ghana. Methods: ...

• Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a pragmatic, mixed method, randomised controlled trial 

  Alræk, Terje; Skjerve, Hilde; Sørensen, Anette; Lie, Stein Atle; Ødegård, Hilde Presterud; Lu, Weidong; Mao, Jun; Deng, G.; Lee, Myeong Soo; Birch, Stephen; Lamu, Admassu Nadew; Kim, Tae-Hun; MacPherson, Hugh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Introduction: Fatigue is a common symptom observed in post-cancer treatment, yet its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Acupuncture has been employed to alleviate cancer-related fatigue (CRF); however, its ...

• Serum biomarker levels in smokers and non-smokers following periodontal therapy. A prospective cohort study 

  Knie, Lorenz Volker; Leknes, Knut Norvald; Xue, Ying; Lie, Stein Atle; Bunæs, Dagmar Fosså (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-16)

  Background: To compare presence and levels of serum cytokines in smokers and non-smokers with periodontitis following periodontal therapy. Methods: Thirty heavy smokers and 30 non-smokers with stage III or IV periodontitis ...

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