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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
Annika Björkner
Victoria Dawson
Ewa Carin Ekberg
Helena Fransson
Kristina Hellén-Halme
Aurelia Ilgunas
Christel Larsson
Thomas List
Nina Lundegren
Aron Naimi-Akbar
Liselotte Paulsson
Sofia Petrén
Maria Pigg
Zdenka Prgomet
Madeleine Rohlin
Mikael Sonesson
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2026 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Self-perceived oral health and orofacial appearance in an older population
Sara Henricsson
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2026 | Article in journal
Effect of Storage Time After Surface Treatment of Zirconia on Surface Free Energy and Bond Strength of Composite Cement
Mina Aker Sagen, Heidi Vanessa Holm, Freya Andersen, Per Vult von Steyern
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2026 | Article in journal
Translation, cultural adaptation, and pilot testing of the standardized tool for the assessment of bruxism and the bruxism screener in China
Xutong Song, Siyi Mo, Yaojun Zhang, Yuan Li, Jingwen Liu, Frank Lobbezoo, Daniele Manfredini, Jari Ahlberg, Alessandro Bracci, Jie Lei, Kaiyuan Fu, Xiaoxiang Xu, Ye Cao
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2026 | Article in journal
Translation, cultural adaptation, and preliminary data evaluation of the Standardized Tool for the Assessment of Bruxism (STAB) and BruxScreen in Turkey
Berk Bilgen, Mehmet Berk Kaffaf, Pınar Şeşen, Sina Saygılı, Ayşenur Özcan-Sezgin, Süleyman Çağatay Dayan, Hanefi Kurt, Olcay Şakar, Frank Lobbezoo, Daniele Manfredini
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2026 | Article in journal
Alpha-pinene modulates feeding behavior and hypothalamic orexin-A expression in a rat model of painful temporomandibular disorder
Hanieh Eghbali, Mehdi Abbasnejad, Maryam Raoof, Mahnaz Zamyad, Saeed Esmaeili-Mahani, Razieh Kooshki, Mojdeh Mansoori, Frank Lobbezoo
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2026 | Article in journal
Biomaterial used to counteract ridge reduction following the removal of adjacent teeth: A randomized controlled multicenter study
Denis Cecchinato, Enrico Corrà, Eriberto Bressan, Marika Gervasi, Marco Menoncin, Enrico Savio, Marco Toia
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2026 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Caries-free Against the Odds—Salutogenic Resources in Young Adults
Marie Nordström
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2026 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Pre-Medical Dental Care – When, Why and How
Jenny Olsson
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2026 | Article in journal
Validity of the Brief Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders
S. Sharma, M. Drangsholt, J. Durham, Per Alstergren, R. Ohrbach
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2026 | Article in journal
Lay descriptions of painful temporomandibular disorders-an international consensus proposal for Global Burden of Disease estimates
A Lövgren, P Liv, J R Allison, L Baad-Hansen, E V Beecroft, S Bergman, Tessa Bijelic, R Bucci, A Böthun, N Christidis, A Colonna, R Draghici, M Drangsholt, J Durham, M Ernberg, N N Giannakopoulos, D A G Gonçalves, B Groenke, M Jusakos, F Lobbezoo, E S P Lua, G Lunecke, A Malysa, D Manfredini, C Marpaung, A Michelotti, E Moana-Filho, B Moreno, E Nilsson, D R Nixdorf, L Nykänen, J F Oyarzo, C C Peck, C Penlington, C Restrepo, R Rongo, O Schierz, Nikola Stanisic, C M Visscher, M Wieckiewicz, X Xiong, Y Y Xu, C Yanez, Birgitta Häggman-Henrikson, P Svensson
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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 projectInteractions between dental materials, salivary proteins and the oral microbiome
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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 projectOutcome of root canal treatment in patients with diabetes
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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 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 projectThe fate of root filled teeth – Aspects of management, further treatment and tooth survival.
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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 pathology – diseases of the mouth
Prosthodontics – the science of how and why to replace damaged or lost teethOrofacial pain and jaw function