THESIS. A burning pain sensation – and treatments that do not work. This is what daily life is like for many of those who suffer from recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Research from the Sahlgrenska Academy now sheds new light on the reasons behind this condition found in the mouth. “There are many misconceptions regarding the reasons for the ulcers and the care of this patient category is hugely neglected despite the…
National super-registry in dental care – a gold mine for research
REGISTRY-BASED RESEARCH In the dental care sector, good progress is being made in building an enormous national quality registry for periodontitis, a disease that causes tooth loss and tooth decay. At present, it contains up-to-date information on more than half of the Swedish population and is updated automatically every night. Researchers studying other diseases in the body will also find the registry useful. The registry is called SKaPa (the Swedish…
Difficult to get orthodontics to work in younger children
THESIS. Nagging by parents – and the ingenuity of the child. Research at the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that there are success factors when children with a severe overjet have irregularities of the teeth corrected at an early age. However, the treatment is tough for most children and their families. “Some were ashamed and didn’t want tell anyone at all that they wore an appliance ; only their best pal knew.…
Now you can check your information in the preliminary electoral roll
ELECTION OF NEW DEAN. As a preparation for the election of a new dean and vice dean at the Sahlgrenska Academy, the Faculty Office has now compiled a preliminary electoral roll. The Institutions, Core Facilities and the Faculty Office must submit any comments regarding the electoral roll by no later than February 9. The goal of the drafting group is that the election can be carried out during the month…
University of Gothenburg’s first PhD Dental Techician
DOCTORAL EDUCATION. On 16 December, Per Svanborg, lecturer at the Institution of Odontology, became the first dental technician to publicly defend a doctoral thesis at the University of Gothenburg. “It feels good,” says Per Svanborg. “Defending a PhD thesis is important both for the institution and for education in the field of dentistry.” His thesis is about dental materials – cobalt chrome in particular – and how digital production processes…