Persistent oral health inequality in children-repeated cross-sectional studies in 2010 and 2019.

Background And Aim: Children growing up in vulnerable circumstances have a higher risk of caries experience. Tracking the development of caries in relation to socioeconomic variables over time is essential for fair resource distribution to groups with higher caries risk and to even out inequalities in oral health. The aim was therefore to analyse the association between 6-year-olds´ caries prevalence and socioeconomic variables at family and residential area levels in 2010 and 2019 as well as potential differences in the association between 2010 and 2019.

Evaluation of an early childhood caries preventive programme starting during pregnancy-Results after 3 and 6 years.

Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) has been found to be up to five times more common among children living in areas of low socio-economic status (SES) than among children in areas of higher SES.

Aim: To evaluate an ECC prevention programme from pregnancy to 3 and 6 years of age.

Design: A prospective, controlled, intervention cohort study was initiated in 2013 in a low-SES area in Sweden.

Cost-effectiveness of caries preventive interventions - a systematic review.

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of caries preventive interventions.

Material And Methods: A systematic review was conducted, following the PRISMA Statement. Four electronic databases were searched (final search 16 March 2020).

Translation and validation of the Swedish version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) for adolescents.

Objective: The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) is an instrument developed for assessment of orthodontic aspects of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aimed to translate and validate the Swedish version of PIDAQ for use in Swedish adolescents 12-19 years of age.

Material And Methods: The translation was made according to the process described in 'Guidelines for Establishing Cultural Equivalency of Instruments' by Ohrbach .

Early childhood caries risk assessment in 1-year-olds evaluated at 6-years of age.

Objectives: The aim was to identify caries risk factors in 1-year-olds predicting dentine caries in 6-year-olds.

Materials And Methods: Caries risk assessment was performed in 804 one-year-olds. Their parents answered a questionnaire, regarding family factors, general health, food habits and oral hygiene.

Ice versus lidocaine 5% gel for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa - a randomized cross-over study.

Background: Topical anaesthesia is important to optimize pain control during dental injection. Our aim was to describe a new simple method for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa and to compare the effectiveness of ice and lidocaine 5% gel for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa.

Methods: A total of 40 patients aged 10.

Evaluation of the ability of dental clinicians to rate dental anxiety.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of dental clinicians to rate dental anxiety. A total of 104 clinicians from 24 public dental clinics in the Region of Östergötland, Sweden, examined 1,128 adult patients undergoing their regular dental examination. The patients rated their dental anxiety using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and a Visual Analogue Scale.

Perception of orthodontic treatment need among Swedish children, adolescents and young adults.

Objective: Perceptions of orthodontic treatment need and perceptions of dental aesthetics was investigated among subjects ages 10, 15 and 19.

Materials And Methods: A total of 489 subjects completed a questionnaire after inspecting 10 photographs in the Aesthetic Component scale of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need to (i) reveal the lower limit for orthodontic treatment need and (ii) rate their dental aesthetics by selecting the most similar photo.

Results: The mean lower limit for orthodontic treatment need was significantly higher (and closer to literature-based standards) among subjects, age 10 (4.

Dentin caries risk indicators in 1-year-olds. A two year follow-up study.

Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) risk factors are suspected to vary between regions with different caries prevalence.

Aim: Identify ECC risk factors for 1-year-olds predicting dentin caries at 3 years of age in a region with low caries prevalence.

Design: Caries risk was assessed by dental hygienist or dental assistant in 779 one-year-olds.

Self-perceived oral health among 19-year-olds in a Swedish County--A comparative study between 2004 and 2011.

For decades, Swedish dental professionals have collected clinical epidemiological data from the dental records. To supplement the epidemiology, Ostergötland County Council decided to examine patient perceptions of oral health: self-rated knowledge, self-perceived oral health, and opinions about oral health. The aim was to compare self-perceived oral health among 19-year-olds to determine differences between genders, various municipalities and between 2004 and 2011.

Cephalometric analysis of adults with Turner syndrome.

Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic disorder of females with a prevalence of 1/2000-3000 live female births. The aim of this study was to compare cephalometric variables from adult women diagnosed with TS to a standardized reference group of 31-year old healthy women, and to evaluate the possible effects of human growth hormone (hGH) therapy in women with TS. Registered TS subjects in the Southeast region of Sweden were invited to take part in the study.

Sublingual administration of atropine eyedrops in children with excessive drooling - a pilot study.

Background: Drooling can be a severe disability and have high impact on daily life. Reversible treatment is preferable.

Aim: To analyse whether sublingual administration of atropine eyedrops is a useful reversible treatment option for severe drooling in children with disabilities.

Risk factors for early colonization of mutans streptococci - a multiple logistic regression analysis in Swedish 1-year-olds.

Background: Mutans streptococci (MS) are closely related to the development of dental caries and are usually established in the oral cavity during early childhood. The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with the presence of MS in Swedish 1-year-olds.

Methods: Parents completed a questionnaire on different caries-associated factors and an oral bacterial sample was collected from 1,050 (526 boys, 524 girls) 1-year-olds.

Dental care and oral health in Aagenaes syndrome/lymphedema cholestasis syndrome 1.

Unlabelled: Aagenaes syndrome/lymphedema cholestasis syndrome 1 (LCS1) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by neonatal cholestasis and lymphedema. The aim was to assess dental care and oral health in adults with LCS1. Fifteen (9M, 6F) individuals diagnosed with LCS1, aged 19-59 years participated.

Outcome of orthodontic care and residual treatment need in Swedish 19-year-olds.

The purpose of the study was to assess the outcome of orthodontic care in Linköping, Sweden. The dental records of 207 (107 M, 100 F) 19-year-olds registered at one public dental health clinic were studied. A clinical examination was performed where malocclu- sions were registered, where after residual orthodontictreatment need was measured using the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON).

Impaired postural balance in turner syndrome.

An impaired body balance has been found in Turner syndrome (TS) in clinical tests like Rombergs's test and walking on a balance beam. The aim of the study was to assess postural balance in TS subjects with specific balance testing using dynamic posturography and relate to body composition. Nineteen TS subjects (20-57 years) were included.

Er:YAG laser or high-speed bur for cavity preparation in adolescents.

Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the effect on cavity preparation time, the pulse changes and the patient's subjective experience during removal of healthy tooth substance with high-speed bur and Er:YAG laser.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-five (13 male, 22 female) 14-18-year-olds participated. After local anaesthesia, Er:YAG laser and high-speed diamond bur were used for a 2 mm deep cavity preparation on the middle of the buccal surface on contra-lateral healthy maxillary first premolars.

Orofacial dysfunction in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome assessed with NOT-S.

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate orofacial dysfunction in individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and compare it with a healthy reference group.

Methods And Materials: The Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S) protocol was used for evaluation of orofacial function in 45 (23 Male, 22 Female) individuals with PWS, aged 19.8 ± 9.

Reasons for extractions, and treatment preceding caries-related extractions in 3-8 year-old children.

Aim: This was to analyse the tooth types extracted and the reasons for extractions in 3-8 year-old Swedish children. Another aim was to determine what treatments and attendance patterns preceded the caries-related extractions.

Study Design And Methods: A retrospective study of all 5,045 dental records of the 3-8 year-olds at six public dental clinics in a Swedish county was performed to find all extractions performed during one year and the reason for each extraction.

Lidocaine 20% patch vs lidocaine 5% gel for topical anaesthesia of oral mucosa.

Background: Topical anaesthetics are important to provide pain control at dental injection.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the intraoral topical anaesthetics lidocaine 20% patch (DentiPatch) and lidocaine 5% gel.

Design: The randomized unblinded cross-over study included 31 patients (ten boys, 21 girls) aged 13.

Longitudinal scintigraphic study of parotid and submandibular gland function after total body irradiation in children and adolescents.

Objective: Total body irradiation (TBI) and cyclophosphamide (CY) during allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) cause salivary gland dysfunction in children. The aim of this investigation was to study the scintigraphic functional changes over time of the parotid and submandibular glands in children and young adults one year after treatment with CY and TBI at ASCT.

Methods: Salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) was performed before ASCT, and 3-6 months and 12 months after ASCT.

Signs and symptoms from ectodermal organs in young Swedish individuals with oligodontia.

Objectives: The aim was to assess signs and symptoms from other ectodermal organs in addition to teeth in young individuals with oligodontia and to establish the prevalence of oligodontia.

Sample And Methods: Children born 1981-94 reported by dental teams in the Public Dental Service to have oligodontia were asked to participate in a clinical study. The examinations comprised a structured interview on symptoms from ectodermal organs, and testing of salivary secretion.

Subjective xerostomia in long-term surviving children and adolescents after pediatric bone marrow transplantation.

Background: The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate whether the subjective symptoms of dry mouth in long-term-surviving pediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients are associated with low unstimulated salivary secretion rates (USSR) and with stimulated whole salivary secretion rates (SSSR).

Methods: Fifty-three patients surviving > or =2 years after pediatric allogeneic BMT were included. USSR, SSSR, and the change in salivary secretion rates since the previous year were estimated.

Scintigraphic study of the major salivary glands in pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients.

Total body irradiation (TBI) at bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is shown to cause salivary gland dysfunction in children. The aim of the investigation was to study the function of major salivary glands in long-term surviving children following treatment with TBI, using salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS). Thirteen patients (seven male, six female), who had received TBI before the age of 13 years and survived more than 4 years, participated in the study.