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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade ordet orthodontics.
11. On tooth movements and associated tissue alterations related to edentulous areas and bone defects
Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis was to study orthodontic tooth movement in relation to edentulous areas and infrabony pockets as well as the physiological movement of teeth facing an edentulous area. A dog model was used in Studies I and II. LÄS MER
12. Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Evaluations of Some Side Effects of Orthodontic Treatment
Sammanfattning : In the late 1990s a new imaging modality, Cone Beam CT (CBCT) that enables high quality three-dimensional imaging at lower doses than Computed Tomography (CT), was introduced in dento-maxillofacial imaging. In 2005 the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU), in a review of scientific articles on Malocclusions and Orthodontic Treatment in a Health Perspective, found low or contradictive evidence for an association between orthodontic treatment and risks for negative side effects. LÄS MER
13. Dentofacial morphology in Turner Syndrome karyotypes
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to study dentofacial morphology in Turner syndrome (TS) versus controls and the influence hereupon from karyotype. One hundred thirty two TS females (5-66 years of age), from Göteborg, Uppsala and Umeå were participating. LÄS MER
14. Dental and orthopedic effects of Bass and Herbst therapy for correction of severe class II division 1 malocclusions
Sammanfattning : Functional appliance therapy to correct Class II division I malocclusions has been a subject of debate throughout this century. The aims of this thesis, based on six publications, were to evaluate the dental and orthopedic effects of Bass appliance therapy in relation to treatment intensity, age, and somatic maturation, and to compare initial and post-treatment effects of Herbst and Bass therapy. LÄS MER
15. Orthodontic care in Sweden : outcome in three counties
Sammanfattning : The main aim of these studies was to evaluate the outcome of orthodontic care in Sweden from the professional's and the patient's perspective. A new model for priority-planning and for evaluating the different factors influencing the decision of orthodontic treatment was devised. LÄS MER