An understanding of the relation of commensal microbiota to health is essential in preventing disease. Here we studied the oral microbial composition of children (N = 74, aged 3 - 18 years) in… (More)
Epidemiological studies of the relationship between dental fear, use of dental services, and oral health in different age groups in a common population are scarce. Dental fear and its relationships… (More)
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this analysis was to study temporal variation in oral health in an adult population. The cohort analysis comprised 1) estimation of longitudinal, cross-sectional, and… (More)
The aim of this cross-sectional observational study was to report on the prevalence of hypomineralizations in second primary molars in 5-year-old Dutch children. In the study 386 (45% girls)… (More)
The focus of this paper is caries in populations. Caries is assessed as a phenomenon and as it occurs in populations. It is observed that in recent literature the notion of causation of caries is… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To assess social inequality in dental clinical parameters from 1973 to 2006.
METHODS
Samples from two birth-cohorts born between 1929-1938 and 1959-1960, respectively, and 35-44-year-olds… (More)
Future treatment needs for dental services are discussed in the perspective of the objective which the services are meant to fulfill. These are, broadly speaking, equal distribution of services and… (More)
The purpose of this paper is to describe the changes in the oral health of adults from Trøndelag, Norway, over two decades (1973-1983-1994), from both a quasi-longitudinal and a time-lag perspective.… (More)
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to examine the development of the distribution of oral health according to socio-economic status in young adults from 1983 to 1994.
PARTICIPANTS
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Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is associated with tooth wear and tooth loss. This study investigated the association between OHRQoL and dental status (in terms of natural dentition,… (More)