Sökning: "orthodontic treatment"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 45 avhandlingar innehållade orden orthodontic treatment.
1. Studies on orthodontic treatment in subjects with periodontal disease
Sammanfattning : The thesis focuses on periodontal-orthodontic treatment of adult subjects with periodontal disease.Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the effects, risks and benefits of periodontal-orthodontic treatment on periodontal tissues in subjects with periodontal disease. LÄS MER
2. Orthodontic anchorage : evidence-based evaluation of anchorage capacity and patients' perceptions
Sammanfattning : Orthodontic anchorage is the ability to resist unwanted reciprocalforces and reinforcement of anchorage by supplementary appliances,in or outside the mouth, is often needed to obtain successful results.In the last 10 years, interest in appliances that use implants has beengrowing. LÄS MER
3. Orthodontic retention : studies of retention capacity, cost-effectiveness and long-term stability
Sammanfattning : Retention strategies, cost-effectiveness and long-term stability oftreatment outcome are essential aspects of orthodontic treatmentplanning.The overall aim of this thesis was to compare and evaluate threedifferent retention strategies, with special reference to short- andlong-term clinical stability and cost-effectiveness. LÄS MER
4. Immigrant background and orthodontic treatment need : Quantitative and qualitative studies in Swedish adolescents
Sammanfattning : During the last three decades there has been an increased influx of refugees and immigrants into Scandinavia. The overall aim of this thesis was primarily to improve our knowledge of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need, both normative and self-perceived, in adolescents of varying geographic origin. LÄS MER
5. On the use of radiography and radiation dose consideration in orthodontic treatment
Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to analyse the use of radiography and radiation risk associated with orthodontic treatment. Study I measured absorbed doses to radiosensitive organs in the head and neck in an anthropomorphic phantom head using thermo¬luminescent dosimeters (TLDs) from digital intra-oral and panoramic radiography. LÄS MER