Blar i Department of Clinical Dentistry på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Pre-treatment preference, opioid use, and life satisfaction among heroin dependent users receiving treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone or extended-release naltrexone : A 12 week randomized trial and a 36 week follow-up study
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05-25)Bakgrunn: Opioidavhengighet er en kompleks, alvorlig og langvarig sykdom. Legemiddelassistert rehabilitering med metadon eller buprenorfin-nalokson (BP- NLX), er en anerkjent metode for å redusere opioidbruk og risiko for ... -
Prosthetic rehabilitation of the edentulous. A randomized controlled trial comparing implant-retained mandibular overdentures and conventionally relined mandibular dentures
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-02)Purpose: To investigate variables associated with satisfaction and self-perceived oral health among complete denture wearers. Subsequently, to assess the effect of two treatment modalities on masticatory ability, diet, ... -
Satisfaction with oral health and associated factors in Sweden and Norway – cross-sectional and longitudinal perspectives
(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 ... -
Scaffold-Based Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage Regeneration : Using Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-27)Reconstruction of lost or damaged cartilaginous structures of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) presents a clinical challenge and current treatment options are limited. The potential for repair is poor, because cartilage ... -
Studies of α11β1 integrin in the mouse and human periodontal ligament
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A Study on Oral Palliative Care : An exploratory study
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-04)Objective: Xerostomia is a substantial problem for a majority of patients in palliative care. Guidelines that exist for palliative care are mainly based on tradition and longtime experience. Scientific evidence is sparse. ... -
Subjective symptoms and clinical signs and imaging features related to temporomandibular disorders in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-09)Introduction: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is an umbrella term for orofacial muscle pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) conditions. Unfortunately, children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), ... -
Sugar snack consumption, caries experience and dental pain : surveys of 3-5- and 10-14-year old children in Uganda
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Surface hydrophilicity: a key factor in developing bone tissue engineering constructs
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-02-16)Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (poly(LLA-co-CL)) meets many of the requirements of a scaffolding material for bone tissue engineering, such as adequate biocompatibility, degradability, and tunable properties. However, ... -
Toxicity of Khat on Normal Human Oral Cells. In Vitro Studies Using Primary Human Oral Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts in Monolayer and Organotypic Cultures
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-01-30)Khat is an evergreen shrub of the Celastraceae family grown in parts of the Middle East and Eastern Africa where its use is important for the social and economic wellbeing of the communities. Fresh leaves and shoots of the ... -
Traumatic dental injuries : Prevalence, severity and risk factors along the life course - a study among 16-year-old pupils in Hordaland, Western Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-07)Purpose/Aim: To assess prevalence, severity and risk factors for traumatic dental injuries (TDI), in a life course perspective, among Norwegian adolescents. Materials and Methods: A prevalence study, including prospective ... -
Treatment with Dental Polymer-based Restorative Materials. Exposure to Bisphenol A Effects on Pregnancy Outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-18)Dental polymer-based materials have become the first choice for restorative treatment in many countries, and the increased use of these materials over the last decades has raised questions about their biological safety. ... -
Tricalcium silicate cements: in-vitro comparative studies of mechanical and biological characteristics of relevance to regenerative endodontics
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-08)Tricalcium silicate cements (TSC), are bioactive ceramic materials with a wide range of clinical applications in the field of “regenerative endodontics”, i.e. tissue engineering concepts applied to regeneration of damaged ... -
Vascularization and Host Response in Bone Tissue Engineering
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-07)The major hurdle in the survival of a tissue-engineered construct after implantation is vascularization. Pre-vascularization is one of the proposed methods to achieve vascularization in tissue-engineered constructs. This ... -
Xeno-free 3D Culture of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells For Bone Tissue Engineering
(Doctoral thesis, 2020)Clinical translation of innovative regenerative approaches using mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) is urgently needed for the treatment of challenging bone defects. The overall aim of this thesis, comprising of one systematic ...