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Heavy consumption of dental services; a longitudinal cohort study among Finnish adults
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background: A reform to Dental Care legislation in 2002 abolished age limits restricting adults’ use of public dental
services in Finland. In the Public Dental Service (PDS) unit of Espoo, the proportion of adult patients rose from 36%
to 57%. The aim of this study was to investigate heavy use of dental services by adults and its determinants.
Methods: A longitudinal cohort study was undertaken ...
Nuclear Legumain Activity in Colorectal Cancer
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
The cysteine protease legumain is involved in several biological and pathological processes, and the protease has been
found over-expressed and associated with an invasive and metastatic phenotype in a number of solid tumors.
Consequently, legumain has been proposed as a prognostic marker for certain cancers, and a potential therapeutic target.
Nevertheless, details on how legumain advances ...
Immediate function on the day of surgery compared with a delayed implant loading process in the mandible: A randomized clinical trial over 5 years
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-23)
Objectives: To appraise the feasibility of loading four implants with a pre-existing denture
converted to a fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) on the day of implant surgery compared with waiting
for 3- to 4-month healing.<p>
<p>Methods: Patients with an edentulous, fully healed mandible were recruited in a faculty clinic to
partake in a blinded two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT). The ...
Correlation between caries experience in Sudanese school children and dietary habits, according to a food frequency questionnaire, and a modifies 24-hr recall method
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
World-wide epidemiological studies have found positive correlations between sugarsweetened snack intake and dental caries in developing countries and the contrary in developed countries. The pattern of sugar-sweetened snack intake and the magnitude of its effect on the prevalence of dental caries differs from one population to another rendering it important to study each situation separately. In ...