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Impacts of a national recommendation on the sale of sweet products in Finnish schools – school-level factors and oral health inequalities
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-12-18)
The objective was to find out 1) if the national recommendation has had any effect on schools’ oral health-promoting actions, 2a) whether the school-level intermediary determinants were associated with the school-level ...
Evaluation of xylitol use and bitewing radiographs among school-aged children in a low-caries level population
(Annales Universitatis Turkunesis D 1254Turun yliopisto, 2016-10-21)
The objective of the present work was to study, in a low-caries level population, the additional caries-preventive effect of xylitol/maltitol and erythritol/maltitol lozenges delivered at school, in comparison with the ...
Malocclusion and Oral Health Related Quality of Life
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-08-03)
Aim was to determine the association between malocclusion and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and to test and modify the conceptual model of perceived oral health for malocclusion patients.
Two different ...
Micron and submicron scale parameters affecting the adhesion of resin composites to dental glass ceramics
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-08-10)
The adhesion properties of the ceramic restorations play a crucial role in the overall performance and success rate of the treatment. Adhesion is required between the resin cement and tooth substance and indirectly made ...
Gingival tissue attachment and blood responses to nanoporous bioactive coatings on zirconia
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-04-14)
Zirconia implant abutments have gained popularity over the past few years as a substitute for the traditionally used titanium alloy abutments. However, research on the soft-tissue responses of zirconia and improving the ...
Structural and interfacial adhesion elements of indirect fiber-reinforsed composite fixed dental prostheses
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-05-03)
Crowns and fixed dental prostheses (FDP) of fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) have opened the potential for fabrication of metal-free dental restorations with direct and indirect techniques. Although direct FRC restorations ...
Involvement of human papillomaviruses, herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus in head and neck carcinomas
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-05-17)
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are common oncogenic DNA viruses that replicate in differentiating epithelial cells. HPVs cause a significant proportion of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC), particularly ...
Behavior of resin composites at the interface between orthodontic bracket and tooth
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-05-29)
Adhesive interface between bracket and enamel is based on adhesion of resin-based material to enamel and to bracket, the latter being typically reinforced by mechanical retention of the bracket bonding surface. Bonding ...
Use of fiber-reinforced composite framework and thermochromic pigment in maxillofacial prostheses
(Annales Universitatis Turkuensis D 1104Turun yliopisto, 2014-01-31)
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the possibility to enhance certain qualities of facial prostheses. Polymethyl methacrylate is still being used as base mate¬rial or clip carrier material, but it is hard ...
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 ...