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Dentistry
The basic goal of odontology research is to promote oral health and function. Advances in these areas can in addition to improving oral health, also advance general health. Odontological research at Malmö University is integrated with, and conducted alongside, education and dental practice.
Thematic groupings
- Acute and chronic pain
- Children and youth
- Odontological epidemiology
- Odontological radiology
Researchers, publications and projects
Jonas Becktor
Victoria Dawson
Ewa Carin Ekberg
Helena Fransson
Kristina Hellén-Halme
Christel Larsson
Thomas List
Aron Naimi-Akbar
Liselotte Paulsson
Sofia Petrén
Maria Pigg
Zdenka Prgomet
Madeleine Rohlin
Mikael Sonesson
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2026 | Article in journal
Leidraad mondzorg bij zorgafhankelijke kwetsbare ouderen in een Wlz-instelling; een consensus statement
A Visser, W Ph L van Ouwerkerk, F R Rozema, Frank Lobbezoo
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2026 | Article in journal
Registerforskning inom tandvården: Registry-based research in dentistry
Tita Kirkinen, Gunilla Klingberg
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2026 | Article in journal
Factors associated with postoperative complications after orthognathic surgery - a National Swedish register-based cohort study
Carina Pekkari, Carina Kruger Weiner, Adrian Salinas Fredricson, Bodil Lund, Agneta Marcusson, Aron Naimi-Akbar
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2026 | Article in journal
Primary caregivers' perceptions of challenges in dental and orthodontic care for children with Down syndrome
Elisabete Domingos Rebotim, Maria Björk, Henrik Berlin, Luc Marks, Malin Stensson
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2026 | Article, review/survey
Navigating the assessment of sleep-related bruxism: Clinical guidance for applying the 2023 ICSD-3-TR criteria
Alberto Herrero Babiloni, Gilles J Lavigne, Peter Svensson, Cibele Dal Fabbro, Maria Clotilde Carra
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2026 | Article, review/survey
Self-Management Therapies for Temporomandibular Disorders: Evidence From Systematic Reviews
Tessa Bijelic, Ambrosina Michelotti, Rosaria Bucci, Daniela Del Sorbo, EwaCarin Ekberg, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson
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2026 | Article in journal
Investigation of the Telomere Length in PERI-Implant Oral Mucosa Cells
Fernando Costa Giffoni, Thaís Ellen Chaves Gomes, Priscila Nazaré de Souza, Paula Valente E Silva, Luiz Alexandre Viana Magno, Amanda Lage Cândido, Marcelo Faria Lasmar, Sebastião Guilherme de Oliveira Neto, Marcus Vinicius Lucas Ferreira, Thiago Moreira Gonçalves Araujo, Luara Isabela Dos Santos, Bruno Ramos Chrcanovic, Ricardo Santiago Gomez, Roberta Rayra Martins-Chaves
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2026 | Article in journal
Self-assessed competence in relation to bruxism among undergraduate dental students in Finland
J Näsänen, T Karaharju-Suvanto, Frank Lobbezoo, M C Verhoeff, O-P Lappalainen, L Nykänen
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2025 | Article in journal
Daytime Sleepiness and Dispositional Optimism Are Related to Awake Bruxism Among Patients With Painful Temporomandibular Disorders
Bachar Reda, Frank Lobbezoo, Daniele Manfredini, Maurits K. A. van Selms
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2025 | Article in journal
Intraoral scan versus cone beam computed tomography to assess implant position: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nadia Sultana Shuborna, Basel Mahardawi, Sirimanas Jiaranuchart, Martin Janda, Nikos Mattheos, Keskanya Subbalekha
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Research projectPOP-Dx: Placebo in Orofacial Pain Diagnosis
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Research projectTooth survival after root canal treatment and crowning
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Research projectHow can e-health facilitate care for patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome?
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Research projectThe role of oral streptococci in systemic bacterial infection
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Research projectMolecular profiling of the host-microbiota interplay in periodontitis
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Research projectModulation of immune responses by biofilm-derived and niche-adapted oral streptococcal populations
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Research projectePROPP – eHealth for Preventing and Reducing Orofacial Pain in the Population
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Research projectWhy are there differences between female and male dentists' treatment with implants on patients who have lost teeth?
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Research projectValidation of Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC-TMD) in children and adolescents: TMD pain
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Research projectPrecision Implant Dentistry - Implementation of clinical assessment of overload for precise risk assessment in dental implant treatment.
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Research projectBurning Mouth Syndrome; Novel Diagnostics and Treatment
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Research projectZirconiumdioxide in fixed prosthodontics
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Research projectDental radiographic examinations of children with special needs
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Research projectCRUX – complications related to bruxism
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Research projectThe Swedish Tobacco Cohort - SWETOC
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Research projectResilience among caries-free young adults living in low socioeconomic conditions in Sweden: a case-control study
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Research projectOral dryness from different perspectives
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Research projectInternet-based therapy of TMD pain in adolescents
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Research projectEnzymatic activity in oral biofilms – biotechnological applications and putative predictive biomarkers for oral health and disease
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Research projectOral Health Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Equity of Orthodontic Care
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Research projectOral lichen planus. Treatment of symptomatic lesions
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Research projectRisk of thrombosis-related events and bleeding complications in general and in connection with surgical interventions in dentistry in peopl...
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Research projectEndodontics performed as a single or two-visit treatment by a general dentist - a clinical prospective randomised multicenter study
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Research projectEndodontics performed as a single or two-visit treatment by general dentists – a clinical prospective randomized multicenter study
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Research projectAntibiotic prophylaxis in implant surgery
bengt.gotrick@mau.se
Doctoral studies in Dentistry/Odontology
Malmö University has doctoral studies in Dentistry/Odontology.
The doctoral education is intended to advance knowledge and skills within the field of oral health in the following subjects:
- cariology
- endodontics
- oral and maxillofacial radiology
- odontological technology
- oral biology
- oral diagnostics
- oral surgery and oral medicine
- oral pathology
- oral prosthetics
- orofacial pain and jaw function
- orthodontics
- periodontology with oral public health or pedodontics
Dental specialties
Cariology – the study of caries
Endodontics – diseases in the dental pulp
Maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine
Materials science and technology
Oral and maxillofacial radiology
Oral biology
Oral health
Oral pathology – diseases of the mouth
Prosthodontics – the science of how and why to replace damaged or lost teeth
Orofacial pain and jaw function
Orthodontics
Periodontology – the study of the diseases of tooth decay
Pedodontics – dental health for children and young adults