<i>Background</i> - The Public Dental Service (PDS) in Finland has catered for the overwhelming majority of the young for more than 50 years. They have had examinations, preventive measures and all other necessary treatment free of charge. This study aimed to survey the treatment needs and treatment measures provided for children and adolescents and changes in these during the period 2001–2013.<p> ...

<i>Background</i> - Dog‐assisted therapy in the dental clinic may be an attractive alternative to sedation for anxious patients. Including a dental therapy dog in a clinical setting introduces new hazards and potential risks to health and safety for both humans and animal.<p> <p><i>Objectives</i> - The study aims to describe potential hazards associated with risks to humans by having a therapy ...

<i>Aim</i> - The aim was to compare adult patients’ experiences of public and private dental care in Sweden over time from the ages of 50 and 70 years, between 1992 and 2012.<p><p> <i>Materials and methods</i> - Data on visiting patterns, oral health, fees and satisfaction were obtained from a questionnaire study every 5 years in 1992–2012 and analysed by using the Chi-square test and logistic ...

<p><i>Background and objective - </i>The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of smoking on the site‐specific association between bleeding on gingival probing and supragingival plaque and to assess whether this differs in different regions of the dentition. <p><i>Methods - </i>Data from a representative sample of 1911 adults (20‐79 years old) in Northern Norway were analyzed. Periodontal ...

Tannhelsetjenestens kompetansesenter Øst (TkØ) har gjennomført en spørreundersøkelse om tannhelsepersonells erfaringer under nedstenging i perioden 13. mars–17. april 2020. Første del av studien er nå publisert i International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health og er den første norske studien som omhandler håndtering av covid-19-pandemien i tannhelsetjenesten.

<i>Study</i> - objectives To compare self-reported sleep quality, treatment compliance and respiratory event index (REI) after 4 months of treatment with mandibular advancement device (MAD) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). <p> <p><i>Methods</i> - 104 patients with mild or moderate OSA were randomly allocated to MAD or CPAP treatment, ...

<i>Aim</i> - To map psychological problems amongst undergraduate dental students with a focus on different time points in clinical work in seven Eastern European and Scandinavian countries.<p><p> <i>Materials and Methods</i> - A total of 1063 3rd‐ and 5th‐year dental students (response rate 70%) participated in this pilot study and completed a pre‐tested, structured questionnaire, which ...

Nonsevere obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is most often treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device or a mandibular advancement splint (MAS). However, patient compliance with these treatments is difficult to predict. Improvement in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is also somewhat unpredictable in MAS treatment. In this study, we investigated the association between Friedman tongue ...

<p><i>Objectives - </i>This study aimed to compare the knowledge attained by third‐year dental students in physical ergonomics altering live lectures and videos in teaching. The second aim was to investigate implementation of the theoretical knowledge on ergonomics into practice. <p><i>Material and methods - </i>Forty‐five students divided into two groups attended a live lecture (45 min) or viewed ...

<p><i>Background - </i>Prescribing in dental practice has a relatively small but important contribution to the quantity of antibiotics prescribed in primary care. This study aimed to analyse antibiotic prescribing in dentistry over time (2010–2016) in 4 different Northern European countries and their relative contribution to national outpatients consumption. <p><i>Methods - </i>This retrospective ...