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Delivery, Outcome, and Costs of Orthodontic Care in Finnish Health Centres
(Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D 920Turun yliopisto, 2010-10-29)
The goal of the study was to analyse orthodontic care in Finnish health centres with special reference to the delivery, outcome and costs of treatment. Public orthodontic care was studied by two questionnaires sent to the ...
Secondary Aural Symptoms in Relation to Cranio-Cervical and General Disorders
(Turun yliopisto, 2003)
The present thesis comprises two study populations. The first study sample (SS1) consisted of 411 adults examined and interviewed at three annual visits. The second study sample (SS2) consisted of 1720 adults who filled ...
Bonding of orthodontic brackets to enamel: Studies on the clinical outcome of bracket bonding and approaches to increase the bond strength of the adhesive interface
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-08-21)
ABSTRACT
An extensively used form of orthodontic treatment is the use of fixed appliances, where brackets are attached to the teeth for the duration of the treatment, often with light curing adhesives. The adhesion ...
A novel concept of non-metallic orthopedic implants for load-bearing applications
(Turun yliopisto, 2022-09-23)
Metallic implants have remained the state of the art for skeletal reconstruction for over a hundred years. However, the excessive stiffness of metallic implants can lead to unphysiological direct bone healing and bone ...
A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of a Prefabricated Appliance and a Stabilization Appliance in the Treatment of Myofascial pain and Headache
(Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D 964Turun yliopisto, 2011-06-10)
The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of a prefabricated occlusal appliance (R) on patients with myofascial pain and headache by comparing it with the treatment of the stabilization ...
Dental Health in Preschool and Schoolchildren in Relation to Dental Fear and Some Fear-Related Factors, and the Outcome of a Caries Prevention Program in Offspring of Fearful Mothers
(Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D 1090Turun yliopisto, 2013-10-25)
Dental caries and dental fear and anxiety (DFA) are common interrelated problems but so far little is known about these problems in Estonia.
The aim was to study dental health in relation to DFA, some fear-related ...
Wood as a model material for medical biomaterials. In vivo and in vitro studies with bone and Betula pubescens Ehrh
(Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D 990Turun yliopisto, 2011-11-11)
Novel biomaterials are needed to fill the demand of tailored bone substitutes required by an ever‐expanding array of surgical procedures and techniques. Wood, a natural fiber composite, modified with heat treatment to alter ...
Surface dissolution and degradation of dental resin-based materials with special emphasis by the effects of solvent ethanol, dimethacrylate monomer resin and catalyst solution of ethylene glycol
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-08-14)
In today’s modern dentistry, various synthetic materials are used for the replacement or restoration of the missing teeth or parts of teeth structures. These are primarily either polymers or composite materials. The evolution ...
Fiber-reinforced implantretained overdentures: studies of their mechanical behavior and deformation in relation with attachment systems
(Turun yliopisto, 2021-10-22)
The fracture incidence is commonly noticed at the attachment area of implantretained overdentures (IODs) due stress concentration. This series of studies aimed to investigate the effect of polymer-preimpregnated fiber ...
Modulation of oral and gut microbiota with xylitol and 2´fucosyllactose : in vitro studies
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-11-20)
The gastrointestinal tract starts at the oral cavity and ends at the colon, and both habitats are heavily colonised with microbes. The microbial communities are modulated by food ingredients such as sugar, xylitol and human ...