• Methods and background characteristics of the TOHNN study: a population-based study of oral health conditions in northern Norway 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Oscarson, Nils; Tillberg, Anders; Marstrander, Peter; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-19)
      <b>Objectives.</b> The aim of the Tromstannen Oral Health in Northern Norway (TOHNN) study was to investigate oral health and dental-related diseases in an adult population. This article provides an overview of the background of the study and a description of the sample characteristics and methods employed in data collection.<br> <b>Study design. </b>Cross-sectional population-based study ...
    • Periodontitis Prevalence and Severity in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Norwegian Circumpolar Communities 

      Holde, Gro Eirin; Oscarson, Nils; Trovik, Tordis A; Tillberg, Anders; Jönsson, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-01)
      <p><i>Background - </i>The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence, severity, and extent of periodontitis in the adult population of circumpolar communities in Norway using data from the Tromstannen–Oral Health in Northern Norway study. <p><i>Methods - </i>In this cross‐sectional survey, data were collected from a randomized population sample (aged 20 to 79 years) in Northern Norway. ...
    • Psychological symptoms and self-image of patients with complaints attributed to dental restorative materials 

      Mårell, Lena; Bergdahl, Jan; Tillberg, Anders; Stenberg, Berndt; Berglund, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-27)
      Objectives The aim was to study self-image and the level of psychological symptoms in patients with symptoms attributed to their dental restorative materials.<p><p> Materials and methods A questionnaire containing questions regarding dental and medical history was answered by 257 participants, one group with local oral symptoms only (LSO), and one group with multi-symptoms (M-S). A reference group ...
    • Public Dental Service personnel facing a major health care reform in Finland 

      Widström, Eeva; Tiira, Hannele; Tillberg, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-11)
      <i>Objectives</i> - A health care reform will replace the health care and social services centred on public provision with a market-oriented system and enhanced competition between public and private sectors. The aim was to ascertain Public Dental Services (PDS) changes personnel anticipated and how dental services in the new “public” undertakings could be made more cost-efficient.<p> <p><i>Materials ...
    • Temporomandibular disorders in an adult population in northern Norway: A cross-sectional study 

      Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Thon, Elisabeth; Holde, Gro Eirin; Jönsson, Birgitta; Oscarson, Nils; Tillberg, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-16)
      <i>Objectives</i> - The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of symptoms indicative of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in an adult population in Troms County in Northern Norway, as well as the associations between TMD and socio-demographic factors, dental status, self-reported general, and oral health as well as oral health related quality of life (OHQoL).<br><br> <i>Methods</i> - Data ...