About TOO

General information about the TOO project.

Projects

Oral health in the elderly in Trøndelag (HUNT70+)

What is the oral health of the elderly in Trøndelag?

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Marit Kolberg
Researcher

Background

We are increasingly older and more elderly people today retain their own teeth, which requires follow-up and dental treatment. We know little about how oral health is in the elderly, neither in healthy home residents, those in need of care services at home and those in institutions. In order to provide a targeted service both in terms of good prevention and treatment, we need to know more about oral health in the elderly.

Purpose

We will map oral health and oral health related problems in the elderly including mapping the incidence of oral health related problems.

Methods

In HUNT4 70+, oral health is recorded in healthy elderly and in elderly people in home care and in institution. Based on these data, we will explore the relationship between oral health and gender, age, place of residence, living conditions and socioeconomic factors, etc. We will also explore oral health in the context of nutritional status, cognitive and physical functioning.

Cooperating Institutions and External Financing

  • NTNU
  • National Centre of Expertise on Ageing and Health
  • UiO
  • TKØst

Internal partners

Marit Kolberg
Researcher
Hedda Høvik
Researcher
Yi-Qian Sun
Researcher

Publications

The validity of self-reported number of teeth and edentulousness among Norwegian older adults, the HUNT Study
21.3.2022
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Other projects

TRIP Tann: Mother's vitamin D status in pregnancy and later oral and dental health in the child

Does vitamin D in the mother matter for children's dental health?

Dentistry under general anesthesia in Trøndelag (2010-2020)

Is dental treatment under general anesthesia available to those who need it?

Symptoms of sleep apnea and dry mouth in adults in Trøndelag, HUNT4

Oral health and general health are closely linked, and we know that conditions in general in the body can affect the oral cavity, in the same way that conditions in the oral cavity can affect the body in general.

T-TBIT: Service Innovation for Safe Kids in Dentistry

How can we best help children who are afraid to go to the dentist?

Socioeconomic status, metabolic health, weight and association with oral health

SMAOH Projekt

SuHU – Sunt og usunt i HUNT

Hva spiser vi og hvordan påvirker kostholdet helsa vår og særlig munnhelsa?

Mucosal lesions and oral effects of snuff

How does snus affect your oral health?

Lav fødselsvekt og oral helse

Kan det å være født for tidlig og/eller med lav fødselsvekt påvirke tannhelsen din?

MUMS

Inpatients at St. Olav's hospital; malnutrition and oral health - how is the situation?

Oral Health, Vitamin D, and Cognitive Function

Is there any link between vitamin D, oral health and dementia?

Oral Health and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) -- A Longitudinal Study

Do children with arthritis have worse oral health than healthy children?

HUNT4 Tannhelse med i GLIDE2

Har genetiske varianter betydning for utvikling av karies og periodontitt?

Sports Dentistry - Winning Smiles

Impaired oral health is widespread among top athletes.

HUNT4 Oral Health

Mapping of oral health in the health survey in Nord-Trøndelag, HUNT4

Oral helse KAG - Klinisk akademisk gruppe for oral helse

Oral helse i et helhetlig helse- og sykdomsperspektiv

DigiFrailCare

Better healthcare for frail elderly - Artificial Intelligence and next-generation patient records

Ernæringsstatus hos eldre, HUNT4 70+ -studien

Hvor utbredt er underernæring blant eldre i Trøndelag?

#Care4YoungTeeth <3

How can we support and motivate young people to take the best care of their teeth?

Celiac disease and dental health in HUNT4

Can celiac disease affect your oral health?

Case-series amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and early prosthetics

What is the importance of early prosthetics for the quality of life of children and adolescents with the disease amelogenesis imperfecta?

BAR-ORAL and BAR-MEDS

What Happens to Our Oral Health in Obesity Surgery?

Stressful events in childhood, oral health, and dental treatment anxiety in adolescents and adults, HUNT4

A bad childhood lasts a lifetime and also affects oral health.

AI-dentify, assessment of oral diseases via dental x-ray

Artificial intelligence can be of help to you and your dentist!
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