Sökning: "oral dryness"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden oral dryness.

  1. 1. Oral Health and Diabetes : Studies on health and oral self-care in subjects with type 2 diabetes

    Författare :Gun Sandberg; Dorthe Holst; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; health-related quality of life; type 2 diabetes; oral health; oral self-care; peripheral neuropathy; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Oral manifestations have been reported as risk factors for diabetes mellitus, but diabetes has also attracted the attention as part of the influence on oral disease. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate several aspects of oral health among type 2 diabetic subjects in relation to various diabetes-related variables and to health-related quality of life (HRQL). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Oral dryness in relation to film-forming properties of saliva

    Författare :Christina Diogo Löfgren; Malmö högskola; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Dry mouth, or oral dryness, is a complex and quite commoncondition, reported with a varying prevalence of 10-80 %, expressed as a physiological deficiency with or without perceived dysfunction. This condition can severely affect oral health, oral function andquality of life. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion

    Författare :Lars Eliasson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; age; dental plaque pH; dentures; gender; health; IgA; medication; minor salivary glands; oral dryness; saliva; salivary secretion rate;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this series of studies has been to examine palatal, buccal and labial minor salivary gland secretions in relation to age and gender and other factors and conditions that could have effects on the saliva. Further aims were to analyze minor salivary gland secretions in relation to feelings of oral dryness and dental plaque pH. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Oral health-related quality ofl ife in an adult population

    Författare :Susanne Einarson; Magnus Hakeberg; Anders Hugoson; Elisabeth Wärnberg Gerdin; Kerstin Öhrn; Jönköping University; []
    Nyckelord :epidemiologi oralhälsorelaterad livskvalitet ohip-14 muntorrhet;

    Sammanfattning : The aim: The overall aim of this licentiate thesis was to describe and analyze oral health-related quality of life measured with OHIP-14. The thesis comprises two studies, each with a specific aim. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Pregnancy rhinitis : pathophysiological effects of oestrogen and treatment with oral decongestants

    Författare :Karin Toll; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Pregnancy rhinitis, a common condition, is thought to affect about 20 % of pregnant women. This type of rhinitis may develop at any time during pregnancy and the nasal stuffiness usually disappears shortly after delivery. This condition is troublesome and can interfere with sleep, induce tiredness and dryness of the mouth. LÄS MER