[The history of toothcleaning].

A short historical review of toothcleaning with primitive and manufactured toothbrushes, toothpicks and thread of waxed silk. Mouthrinses, toothpowders or soaps and toothpastes and chewing gums composed of ingredients from nature are presented. Antibacterial and pharmacological effects are discussed.

[Elof Förberg--one of the pioneers of modern odontology].

A short biography of Elof Förberg (1851-1923), dentist to H.M. the King.

[The first dentist in Tärna--a story with many turnabouts].

This article is about a Norwegian dentist who in 1911 applied for permission to practice in Tärna, a Swedish community bordering on Norway in the North of Sweden. The application passed local and central authorities but the government refused.

Maternal diabetes and changes in the hard tissues of primary teeth. III. A histologic and microradiographic study.

According to clinical studies, infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) seem to run a higher risk of mineralization disturbances in the enamel than normal healthy infants. In order to evaluate this observation at the histologic level, exfoliated primary incisors were collected from 74 IDM, representing two types of care during gestation and the perinatal period, and from 52 healthy children. The width of the neonatal line was evaluated in the enamel and the dentin by study of bucco-lingual undemineralized sections.

An epidemiological study of child health and nutrition in a northern Swedish county. VII. A comparative study of general and dental health, food habits and socio-economic conditions in 4-year-old children.

A study of the general and dental health and the food habits of randomly selected 4-year-old Swedish urban children was performed. The results were compared with the findings of an investigation carried out four years earlier in the same area. In comparison with the earlier study no significant differences were found in haemoglobin values, packed red cell volume, microsedimentation rate and anthropometric measurements.

Fluoride and dental age.

The dental ages of 149 children born and grown up in a district with naturally occurring fluoride in the drinking water (maximum level 2.0 mg/l) were compared with those of 181 control children born and grown up in a neighbouring low-fluoride district (less than or equal to 0.1 mg/l).