• Comparing caries risk profiles between 5- and 10- year-old children with cleft lip and/or palate and non-cleft controls 

      Sundell, Anna Lena; Ullbro, Arne Christer; Marcusson, Agneta; Twetman, Svante (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-25)
      Background: Previous studies have suggested that children with oral clefts may have higher caries prevalence in comparison with non-cleft controls but the relative importance of the potential risk factors is not clear. The aim of this study was to compare the caries risk profiles in a group of cleft lip and/or palate (CL(P)) children with non-cleft controls in the same age using a computerized ...
    • Secondary caries and microleakage 

      Jokstad, Asbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-28)
      Objectives: To critically appraise experimental ex vivo research that has focused on secondary caries, and to offer possible explanations for the seemingly poor correlation to clinical observations. <p>Methods: The literature relating to the etiopathogenesis or prevention of secondary caries gained from experimental ex vivo research was reviewed, with particular emphasis on microleakage and ...
    • Longitudinal Evidence for Smaller Hippocampus Volume as a Vulnerability Factor for Perceived Stress 

      Lindgren, Lenita; Bergdahl, Jan; Nyberg, Lars (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Hippocampal volume has been found to be smaller in individuals with stress-related disorders, but it remains unclear whether smaller volume is a consequence of stress or rather a vulnerability factor. Here, we examined this issue by relating stress levels to hippocampal volumes in healthy participants examined every 5 years in a longitudinal population-based study. Based on scores of 25- to ...
    • Open access publishing is a logical evolutionary extension of evidence-based medicine 

      Jokstad, Asbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2016-01-08)
    • Effect of cements on fracture resistance of monolithic zirconia crowns 

      Nakamura, Keisuke; Mouhat, Mathieu; Nergård, John Magnus; Lægreid, Solveig Jenssen; Kanno, Taro; Milleding, Percy; Ørtengren, Ulf Thore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-26)
      Objectives - The present study investigated the effect of cements on fracture resistance of monolithic zirconia crowns in relation to their compressive strength.<p> <p>Materials and methods - Four different cements were tested: zinc phosphate cement (ZPC), glass-ionomer cement (GIC), self-adhesive resin-based cement (SRC) and resin-based cement (RC). RC was used in both dual cure mode (RC-D) and ...
    • Diversity and anti-fungal susceptibility of Norwegian Candida glabrata clinical isolates 

      Andersen, Kari-Mette; Kristoffersen, Anne Karin; Ingebretsen, André; Vikholt, Katharina Johnsen; Olsen, Ingar; Enersen, Morten; Gaustad, Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-08)
      BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of immunocompromised patients have resulted in greater incidence of invasive fungal infections with high mortality. Candida albicans infections dominate, but during the last decade, Candida glabrata has become the second highest cause of candidemia in the United States and Northern Europe. Reliable and early diagnosis, together with appropriate choice of antifungal ...
    • Methods and background characteristics of the TOHNN study: a population-based study of oral health conditions in northern Norway 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Oscarson, Nils; Tillberg, Anders; Marstrander, Peter; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-19)
      <b>Objectives.</b> The aim of the Tromstannen Oral Health in Northern Norway (TOHNN) study was to investigate oral health and dental-related diseases in an adult population. This article provides an overview of the background of the study and a description of the sample characteristics and methods employed in data collection.<br> <b>Study design. </b>Cross-sectional population-based study ...
    • Prevalence among adolescents in Bergen, Western Norway, of temporomandibular disorders according to the DC/TMD criteria and examination protocol 

      Graue, Anne Marit; Jokstad, Asbjørn; Assmus, Jörg; Skeie, Marit Slåttelid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-02)
      Objective: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) amongst adolescents and to contrast the prevalence of TMD according to the DC/TMD clinical examination protocol versus the prevalence of TMD pain according to two screening questions. <br>Material and methods: Two hundred and ten adolescents living in the county of Bergen, Norway, were offered an ...
    • Five-minute Apgar score ≤ 5 and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) - a case control study 

      Sidaly, Rivan; Schmalfuss, Andreas Jørn; Skaare, Anne B; Sehic, Amer; Stiris, Tom; Espelid, Ivar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-22)
      Background: The aetiology of molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is unclear. The asymmetric distribution of MIH in the dentition may indicate that an insult of short duration that affects ameloblasts at a vulnerable stage could be a causative factor. Apgar ≤ 5 at 5 min may indicate asphyxia (hypoxic-ischemic insult) during birth. It was hypnotised that low Apgar score during birth may cause MIH. ...
    • Light-curing units used in dentistry: factors associated with heat development – potential risk for patients 

      Mouhat, Mathieu; Mercer, James; Stangvaltaite, Lina; Ørtengren, Ulf Thore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-01)
      Objectives:<br>To investigate how heat development in the pulp chamber and coronal surface of natural teeth with and without cusps subjected to irradiance using light-emitting diode (LED)–light-curing units (LCUs) is associated with (i) irradiance, (ii) time, (iii) distance, and (iv) radiant exposure.<br> Materials and methods:<br>Three different LED-LCUs were used. Their irradiance was measured ...
    • Capping carious exposures in adults: a randomized controlled trial investigating mineral trioxide aggregate versus calcium hydroxide 

      Kundzina, Rita; Stangvaltaite, Lina; Eriksen, Harald; Kerosuo, Eero N (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-28)
      Aim:<br> The aim of this multicentre, parallel-group randomized clinical trial was to compare the effectiveness of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and a conventional calcium hydroxide liner (CH) as direct pulp capping materials in adult molars with carious pulpal exposure.<br> Methodology:<br> Seventy adults aged 18–55 years were randomly allocated to two parallel arms: MTA (White ProRoot, ...
    • Long-Term Effect of Erythritol on Dental Caries Development during Childhood: A Posttreatment Survival Analysis 

      Falony, G; Honkala, Sisko; Runnel, R; Olak, J; Nommela, R; Russak, S; Saag, M; Makinen, P-L; Makinen, K; Valhberg, T; Honkala, Eino (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12)
      Objective: Assess the effect of daily consumption of erythritol, xylitol, and sorbitol candies on caries development in mixed dentition during a three-year intervention and three years after the intervention. Methods: 485 Estonian first and second grade primary school children participated. Children were randomly allocated to an erythritol, xylitol, or sorbitol (control) group. Polyol-containing ...
    • Sverige och Norge erbjöd fast job – Finland bara osäkerhet: Fick professurer i Tromsö 

      Viktorsson, Sören (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017)
      När Finland inte förmår levera söker sig universitetslärare utomlands. Acatiimi har intervjuat några som fått jobb i Sverige samt Norge.
    • Mode of correction is related to treatment timing in Class II patients treated with the mandibular advancement locking unit (MALU) appliance 

      Candir, Muhsin; Kerosuo, Heidi Maria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-25)
      <p><i>Objective</i>: To investigate the proportion of skeletal/dentoalveolar components for correction of Class II malocclusion in relation to the pubertal growth peak (PGP) among patients treated with the mandibular advancement locking unit (MALU) appliance.</p> <p><i>Materials and Methods</i>: We conducted a retrospective study of 27 orthodontic patients (age range: 12–18 years; mean age 14.9 ...
    • Photo-irradiated caffeic acid exhibits antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans biofilms via hydroxyl radical formation 

      Nakamura, Keisuke; Shirato, Midori; Kanno, Taro; Lingström, Peter; Ørtengren, Ulf Thore; Niwano, Yoshimi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-25)
      An antimicrobial technique based on photo-oxidation of caffeic acid (CA) has recently been developed, but its effect on biofilm-forming bacteria is unknown. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of photo-irradiated CA against Streptococcus mutans (cariogenic bacteria) biofilm as it relates to hydroxyl radical formation. S. mutans biofilms grown on hydroxyapatite disks were immersed in CA ...
    • Cochrane Collaboration Systematic Reviews may be based on trials not approved by a research ethics committee 

      Jokstad, Asbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-27)
      Systematic reviews (SR) may potentially contain reports of primary trials with ethical problems. The Cochrane Collaboration SRs are considered as the highest standard in evidence-based health care resources. All SRs completed during the last 5 years (2013–2017) under the management of the Oral Health Group of the Cochrane Collaboration were identified. All primary trials included in the Oral Health ...
    • Frequency of visits and examinations in the Public Dental Service in Finland - a retrospective analysis, 2001-2013 

      Linden, Jari; Josefsson, Kim; Widström, Eeva (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-28)
      Background:<br> This study aimed to investigate longitudinally examination and visiting patterns in the Finnish Public Dental Service (PDS) and to relate these to patients’ treatment needs and international recommendations on examination intervals. <br> Methods: <br> Data on patients and their dental visits in the period 2001–2013 were collected from five municipal PDS-units serving a total ...
    • Dental erosion, prevalence and risk factors among a group of adolescents in Stockholm County 

      Skalsky Jarkander, Maria; Grindefjord, Margaret; Carlstedt, Kerstin Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-11)
      Aims To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of dental erosion (DE) among a group of adolescents in Stockholm County.<p> <p>Materials and methods This cross sectional cohort study was conducted at three clinics of the Public Dental Service in Stockholm County. Fifteen and 17 year old adolescents (1335) who scheduled their regular dental health examination were asked to participate. After ...
    • Periodontitis and quality of life: What is the role of socioeconomic status, sense of coherence, dental service use and oral health practices? An exploratory theory-guided analysis on a Norwegian population 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Baker, Sarah R; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-22)
      <p><i>Aim</i> - To utilise Andersen's behavioural model for health services’ use as the theoretical framework to examine direct and indirect relationships between population characteristics, oral health behaviours and periodontitis and oral health impacts. <p><i>Materials and methods</i> - The model was tested in a general adult population (n = 1,886) in Norway, using structural equation ...