Essays about: "periodontitis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the word periodontitis.

1. 21. Investigating health in medieval Uppsala : An osteological analysis of skulls from the anatomical collection of Museum Gustavianum

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Varvara Papamargariti; [2019]
   Keywords : human osteology; health; cranial pathologies; dental disease; Middle Ages; medieval; Uppsala;

   Abstract : Denna studie behandlar hälsan i det medeltida Uppsala genom osteologiska analyser på 32 skallar från Gustavianums anatomiska samling. Skallarna i fråga är del av en större grupp med mänskliga benrester som hittades vid Östra Ågatan år 1909. READ MORE

3. 22. Vanliga tandproblem hos den brakycefala hunden : En enkätundersökning om hundägares kännedom

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Linda Andersson; Karin Persson; [2019]
   Keywords : brakycefal; hund; tandproblem; djuromvårdnad;

   Abstract : Tandproblem är vanligt förekommande bland hundar och brakycefala hundraser har en högre risk att drabbas av parodontala sjukdomar, persisterande mjölktänder, icke-erupterade tänder och tandcystor på grund av sin korta och breda skallform. Tänderna hos brakycefala hundar är tätt placerade och tvingas ofta rotera för att få plats, vilket föranleder att foderrester lätt fastnar mellan tänderna. READ MORE

4. 23. Predictive modelling using a nationally representative database to identify the determinants of prediabetes; a machine learning analytic approach on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Kushan Kumara de Silva Ranakombu; [2018]
   Keywords : prediabetes; determinants; machine learning; feature selection; NHANES; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Prediabetes is a global epidemic with rising prevalence rates, but its diagnosis based on traditional risk factors is challenging. Application of novel machine-intelligence based methods to public health databases could provide valuable insights into the disease process. READ MORE

5. 24. Are gingivitis, periodontitis and peri- implantitis associated with autoantibodies- A litterature review

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Tandläkarutbildning

   Author : Fabio Svensson; Ziad Seifaldin; [2018]
   Keywords : autoantibodies; antibodies; antibody; gingivitis; periodontitis; peri- implantitis;

   Abstract : Introduction: Periodontal disease is one of the most common inflammatory diseases in the world. A possible autoimmune aspect behind the local tissue destruction in periodontal disease, as a result of the invasion of oral pathogens over time has been reported in previous studies, but the correlation is yet unclear. READ MORE

6. 25. Characterization of Macrophage Activation Induced by Leukotoxin from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans 

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologi

   Author : Niklas Sundling; Lisa Lü; [2018]
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   Abstract : ABSTRACT  Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, non-motile coccobacilli colonizing the human oral cavity and is strongly associated with localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP). Aa possesses several virulence mechanisms, among others; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an endotoxin found in the outer membrane of Aa and Leukotoxin (LtxA), an exotoxin attached to the bacterial cell surface or in outer membrane vesicles and which has been correlating with periodontal disease mostly. READ MORE