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- Eriksson, Anders D, et al.
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Alginate impressions for fixed prosthodontics : A 20 year follow up study
- 2004
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 28:2, s. 53-59
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to estimate whether the survival ratios after 20 years of fixed prosthodontics made of alginate impressions was higher, equivalent or lower, compared to the survival ratios, shown in studies, where different impression materia Is were used. 151 females and 104 males were screened regarding the condition and age of the restorations at the an nu a I check-up in one of the authors surgeries. Average ages were 55 and 54 years respectively, when the fixed prosthodontics were seated. A total of 1.271 units were produced during the twenty years, 911 abutment teeth and 360 pontics. The type of prosthetic work was divided into three groups: 1) larger fixed prosthodontics 6-14 units (469), 2) smaller fixed prosthodontics 2-5 units (541) and 3) single crowns (261). The results show that alginate impressions can produce fixed prosthodontics with survival ratios similar to those presented in other studies, after 5 years (99%) 10 years (93-96%) and 15 years (74-96%). After 20 years the survival ratio was 61-63%. In conclusion, fixed prosthodontics made according to the syringe-tray alginate impression method may have the same success rates after 20 years compared to that of fixed prosthodontics presented in previous longitudinal clinical studies where other impression materials had been used. In this study, caries and root fractures were the main reasons for removing abutment teeth and pontics.
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- Eskafi, M, et al.
(författare)
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A mandibular advancement device reduces sleep disordered breathing in patients with congestive heart failure
- 2004
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 28:4, s. 155-163
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) including obstructive and central sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea as well as periodic breathing (PB) is common and is believed to increase risk for mortality in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Mandibular advancement device (MAD) has widely been recommended for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea but the method has never been investigated for treatment of SDB in the patients with CHF. The aim with the present study was to examine the effect of MAD intervention on SDB in patients with CHF. The study included 17 male patients, aged 68.4 +/- 5.7 (mean +/- SD) with stable, mild to moderate CHF due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and with SDB, expressed as apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI) >= 10. The SDB was examined during a single night using an unattended, portable polysomnographic device in the patients home, prior to and following intervention with a individually adjusted MAD. The SDB was evaluated by calculating AHI, PB expressed as the percentage of the total registration time, oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and snoring time. The AHI was reduced by MAD intervention from 25.1 +/- 9.4 to 14.7 +/- 9.7 (P = 0.003). ODI reduced fro M 21.1 +/- 9.0 to 10.5 +/- 7.8 (P = 0.007) and snoring time decreased from 53 +/- 111 to 18 47 seconds (P = 0.02). PB was reduced from 55.7 +/- 25.6 to 40.4 +/- 26.4 per cent without statistical significance. In conclusion, the MAD intervention may be a feasible method for reducing SDB in patients with stable, mild to moderate CHF and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
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- Eskafi, Mahmoud, et al.
(författare)
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The effect of mandibular advancement device on pharyngeal airway dimension in patients with congestive heart failure treated for sleep apnoea.
- 2004
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 28:1, s. 41283-41283
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Continues positive airway pressure (CPAP) is recommended for treatment of sleep apnoea (SA) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) but is not easily tolerated resulting in poor patient compliance. Mandibular advancement device (MAD) is designed to inhibit pharyngeal airway (PAW) obstruction and may be a valuable alternative. It has been proposed that MAD exerts its effect by increasing PAW dimensions. This has not, however, been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of MAD on PAW dimensions and SA in patients with CHF. Seventeen CHF-patients with mild to moderate heart failure, aged 68 +/- 6 years, (mean +/- SD), range 54-75 years, with sleep apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI) > or = 10 were evaluated. PAW dimensions were studied with and without the MAD, using lateral radiographs in supine position. Nocturnal breathing patterns were studied using a portable polysomnographic device during a single night with and without MAD. A reduction of AHI > or = 30% (arbitrary level) for each individual was regarded as a successful treatment. Mean AHI was reduced from 25.1 +/- 9.4 to 14.7 +/- 9.7 (p = 0.003). The PAW increased in its inferior section in 13 patients (p = 0.0001). AHI decreased > or = 30% in 9 patients (p = 0.003) of whom 8 showed increased PAW dimensions. Reduction of AHI was not significantly related to increased PAW dimensions. In conclusion MAD increased PAW dimensions and reduced SA in patients with CHF. The results may indicate that MAD reduces SA by other mechanism than increasing PAW dimensions.
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- Gabre, Pia, et al.
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Move of adults with intellectual disability from institutions to community-based living: changes of food arrangements and oral health.
- 2002
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Ingår i: Swedish dental journal. - 0347-9994. ; 26:2, s. 81-8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The policy of deinstitutionalisation, integration and increased independence for individuals with intellectual disability has been accepted in the western part of the world. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the changes in oral health and eating arrangements when intellectually disabled persons move from an institution to integrated living. In 55 subjects the incidence of caries and tooth mortality was compared 4.7 years before and after the change in living arrangements. In addition, changes in oral hygiene routines, eating arrangements and weight were registered. The incidence of caries and tooth mortality was low among individuals with severe and moderate intellectual disability during 4.7 years before as well as after de-institutionalisation, and no differences could be observed between the periods. After 4.7 years of integrated living, 40% of the subjects were estimated to have gained weight. Among those subjects with an estimated decreased weight (13%), the caries incidence was higher compared to other subjects with intellectual disability. Participation in grocery shopping and cooking increased in the integrated living. The increase in weight suggests an impact on general health after almost 5 years of integrated living. No indications of a corresponding influence on oral health in individuals with severe or moderate intellectual disability could be observed after deinstitutionalisation. However, oral health in weight-losing subjects need further investigations.
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- Halling, A, et al.
(författare)
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Emergency dental service is still needed - also for regular attenders within a comprehensive insurance system
- 2000
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 24:5-6, s. 173-181
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe types of, and reasons for, emergency visits for regular dental attenders in the Public Dental Health Services (PDHS). The study was based on data from 895 consecutive emergency episodes collected from four PDHS clinics in the county of Ostergotland, Sweden, during a six-month period in 1994/95. Forty per cent of the dental emergency visits included children and adolescents. The most common reasons for attending were material fractures (29%), tooth fractures (19%), pain (19%) and dental traumas (12%). Seventy-three per cent of all patients and 60% of children and adolescents knew the next scheduled revision appointment. In 85% of the cases care-givers and patients were in agreement regarding the urgency of the visit. The care-givers considered 14% of the visits non-urgent, only in 1% they felt that the patient should have come earlier. The results show that emergency visits are common among regular dental care patients, but are dominated nowadays more by answering patients' questions and less by pain relief. Via systematic follow-ups and better learning from the experiences of those who seek emergency dental care, routines could be further developed and considerable benefits achieved concerning both perceived service quality and cost-effectiveness.
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- Hellén-Halme, Kristina, et al.
(författare)
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Image Quality of Digital and Film Radiographs in Applications Sent to the Dental Insurance Office in Sweden for Treatment Approval
- 2004
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 28:2, s. 77-84
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In July 2002, a new dental insurance program was introduced in Sweden. For all patients over 65 years, prior approval for all prosthetic work would need to be obtained from the Dental Insurance Office. From October to December 2002, 540 cases were randomly selected for evaluation from the 14,624 applications that had been sent from throughout Sweden to the Dental Insurance Office in Lund. Our aims were to appraise the quality of the radiographic examinations and to compare the quality of the digital with the film (X-ray film) radiographs. The radiographic examinations were evaluated as a whole in relation to the proposed treatment and in detail using specific criteria such as density, contrast, unsharpness, angulation, and receptor position error. The quality variables were evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable. A total of 4,687 intra-oral and 206 panoramic radiographs were evaluated. Thirteen per cent of the intra-oral radiographs and 9% of the panoramic radiographs were taken with a digital technique. Most of the digital radiographs—-70% of the intra-oral and 61% of the panoramic radiographs-—were submitted on microdisk. Twentyeight per cent of the intra-oral digital radiographs, however, were submitted on paper. The radiographic quality in 150 cases (28%) were found to be unacceptable for assessment of the proposed treatment. The most common error-—both in digital and X-ray film radiographs-—was in receptor position. Significantly more errors were found in the intra-oral digital radiographs compared to the radiographs taken with X-ray film. Most of the errors in the digital radiographs were detected in the paper copies. In conclusion, it is possible to improve the radiographic quality in applications for treatment approval, and the dentists had more difficulties with the digital technique than with X-ray film.
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- Hjalmers, Karin, et al.
(författare)
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Psychosomatic symptoms among female unpromoted general prac-tice dentists
- 2003
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 27:1, s. 35-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Unpromoted female general practice dentists have a working situation with hard work conditions. The aim of the present study was to describe the perceived health for unpromoted female general practice dentists in comparison with others laving a somewhat similar working situation. Questionnaires were sent to all unpromoted female general practice dentists (n=183) within the Public Dental Health Service in a region in Sweden. The response rate was 94%. Comparisons have been done with personnel in the Social Insurance Organization in Sweden and Children Clinics in the Public Health Care in a region in Sweden. The dentists in this study suffered from many physical and mental troubles and also linked them to the working situation. They reported high prevalences of tiredness (70%) and back, neck and shoulder pain (76%) and related these symptoms to the job situation in 83% and 95%, respectively. The study showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.0001) in the comparison between all the samples that were investigated. In conclusion, the results show problems concerning self-perceived health for the unpromoted female dentists. We have shown that they are feeling unhealthy, worse than other high-risk-groups in a human service working situation, and they suffer from a multitude of problems also connected to their working environment.
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- Hugoson, Anders, et al.
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The effect of different dental health programmes on young adult individuals : A longitudinal evaluation of knowledge and behaviour including cost aspects
- 2003
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 27:3, s. 115-130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The goal of this study was to report the long-term effect of different dental health programmes on young adult individuals' knowledge and behaviour relative to oral health. Over a 3 years period, the effect of three different dental health programmes on caries, gingivitis/periodontitis, and knowledge and behaviour concerning oral health in 400 Swedish young adults was evaluated. During the following 2 years, additional prophylactic measures--now based on the individual's symptoms and the prophylaxis previously received--were conducted and evaluated. Five years later still one follow-up was made. The evaluations were based on clinical and radiographic examinations and on a questionnaire survey whose purpose was to study the short- and long-term effects of the different preventive measures, including cost aspects. At the end of the 3 years period, the three test groups exhibited better knowledge and significantly improved behaviour compared with the control group concerning approximal cleaning, from approximately 50% of the individuals at the baseline examination to approximately 90% at the end of the period. Improvement was observed as early as the first year. There were no differences between the test groups. The intensified, individual-related prophylaxis carried out in the following 2 years did not significantly increase knowledge in the test groups; a significant increase in approximal cleaning, however, was found in the control group during this time. At the 10-year follow-up, the individuals' knowledge was undiminished while behaviour concerning approximal cleaning had sunk from 90% to approximately 70% of the individuals. A slight behavioural change concerning number of snacks was found in the course of the study with a shift towards fewer snacks per day. In conclusion, it can be said that simple prophylactic models have an effect on and maintain young adult individuals' knowledge and behaviour concerning oral health and that new knowledge is remembered for long periods of time while changes in behaviour are maintained less well. Moreover, it was found that the scope of the prophylactic programme measured in time and cost had little effect on the long-term result.
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- Hänsel Petersson, Gunnel, et al.
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Comparing caries risk factors and risk profiles between children and elderly.
- 2004
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Ingår i: Swedish dental journal. - 0347-9994. ; 28:3, s. 119-28
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to compare the caries risk profiles of children and elderly, the actual annual caries increment and the impact of some selected caries related factors.The risk profiles were created by a computerised risk assessment program, the Cariogram, which evaluates data and presents the weighted and summarized result as one figure, illustrating the 'percent chance of avoiding caries' in the future. The data used originated from two separate longitudinal studies illustrating the Cariogram's capacity to assess caries risk. One study comprised about 400 children; the other included about 150 elderly. At baseline, information on past caries experience, diet, oral hygiene and use of fluoride was obtained. Saliva analyses included mutans streptococci and lactobacilli, buffering capacity and secretion rate. The caries risk was assessed and after two and five years, respectively, caries was re-evaluated and the incidence was compared with the predictions. Fifty percent of the children, but only two percent of the elderly appeared in the lowest caries risk group. Of the elderly, 26% belonged to the highest caries risk group versus 3 % of the children.The mean DFS increment per year for the total group of children was 0.4 +/- 0.8 (SD) and 1.2 +/- 1.9 for the elderly. Individual factors contributing significantly to the higher risk profiles for the adults were higher plaque scores, higher counts of mutans streptococci and lower buffering capacity. Over all, the risk for caries, as assessed by the Cariogram, was twice as high for the elderly.
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