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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.
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Oral Hygiene/history , Toothbrushing/history , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th CenturySubject(s)
Military Dentistry/history , Dentists/history , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , SwedenABSTRACT
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.
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Licensure, Dental/history , Dentistry , History, 20th Century , Humans , Norway , SwedenABSTRACT
A short biography of Elof Förberg (1851-1923), dentist to H.M. the King. He was in many respects--professionally and culturally--the leading dentist in Sweden at the turn of the century. His many commissions, national and international, bear witness to Förberg's capability and distinction. Outside his professional sphere he took for example the initiative in creating the Swedish Linné Society and in restoring Linné's Botanical Gardens in Uppsala. He was an esteemed collector of art and books. His library included 15,000 volumes, among them a unique Linnaean collection and an excellent Strindberg collection.
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Dentistry , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , SwedenSubject(s)
Attitude of Health Personnel , Dentists , Education, Dental , Specialties, Dental/education , SwedenABSTRACT
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. Pre- and postnatal enamel was classified according to discolorations, deviations of prisms and hypoplasia. Microradiographic studies included measurements of the neonatal lines and classification of the degree of mineralization in the pre- and postnatal dental hard tissues. Irrespective of treatment, the IDM showed a significantly higher incidence of widened neonatal lines and also an increased frequency of postnatal disturbances compared to the controls. The observations are discussed against the background of the neonatal hypocalcemia reported in IDM.
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Amelogenesis Imperfecta/pathology , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/pathology , Pregnancy in Diabetics , Tooth, Deciduous/pathology , Child, Preschool , Dental Enamel/ultrastructure , Dentin/ultrastructure , Dentinogenesis Imperfecta/pathology , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Microradiography , Pregnancy , Tooth CalcificationSubject(s)
Asphyxia Neonatorum/complications , Tooth Calcification , Tooth, Deciduous/pathology , Child, Preschool , Dental Enamel/diagnostic imaging , Dental Enamel/pathology , Dentin/diagnostic imaging , Dentin/pathology , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Microradiography , Tooth Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Tooth Diseases/etiology , Tooth Diseases/pathology , Tooth, Deciduous/diagnostic imagingSubject(s)
Child Health Services , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Dental Clinics , Humans , Infant , SwedenABSTRACT
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. The food habits had altered. A reduction in the frequency of between-meal consumption, particularly of sweets and soft drinks, as well as a reduction of the frequency of meat, fish and egg consumption was found. The children had an increased sandwich and milk consumption. The caries frequency was markedly reduced, which might be explained by the decreased between-meal consumption and an increased consumption of fluoride tablets. The food habits and the caries situation were generally influenced by the parents' socio-economic conditions, especially their educational level.
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Dental Caries/epidemiology , Feeding Behavior , Gingivitis/epidemiology , Anthropometry , Body Height , Body Weight , Child, Preschool , DMF Index , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Dental Health Surveys , Female , Fluorides/therapeutic use , Health Surveys , Humans , Male , Skinfold Thickness , Socioeconomic Factors , Sweden , Urban PopulationSubject(s)
Feeding Behavior , Oral Health , Candy , Carbohydrates , Cariogenic Agents , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Female , Gingival Diseases/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Socioeconomic Factors , Sweden , Sweetening AgentsSubject(s)
Lactobacillus/growth & development , Mouth/microbiology , Streptococcus/growth & development , Cell Count , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/diagnosis , Gingiva/microbiology , Humans , Infant , Lactobacillus/isolation & purification , Periodontal Index , Streptococcus/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
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). The children were 9--12 years old. In neither group did the dental ages prove to differ from normality. It is concluded that concentrations below the highest recommended level fluoride occurring naturally in the drinking water do not seem to have any long-term effect on the individual physiologic maturation, as judged from the dental age of the growing child.
