Oral Sciences
Recent Deposits
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Perioral soft-tissues in orthodontics
The effect of orthodontic extractions on the face has been a contentious issue in orthodontics for over a century. The soft-tissue properties of the lips have often been cited as a factor affecting the facial response to ... -
Management of biofilm formation with Airflow in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances
Introduction: Orthodontic braces imped patient oral care and promote dental plaque accumulation. If left to mature, dental plaque will result in gum inflammation and eventually enamel damage. Current preventative treatments ... -
Pleiotrophin family gene and protein expression in a sheep tooth socket model of bone healing
Resorption of alveolar bone after tooth extraction is a common problem. Bone replacement materials are used to enhance socket healing and reduce alveolar bone loss. The success of the graft is dependent on multiple factors ... -
Radiographic and histomorphometric evaluation of an ovine forestomach matrix combined with Bio-Oss bone graft in a sheep tooth extraction model
Alveolar ridge is a tooth dependent structure. Following tooth extraction, volume reduction and dimensional changes take place. These changes often make it difficult to replace the missing teeth due to a lack of bony support ... -
Osteogenic marker expression in a grafted bone healing sheep model
Objectives: Successful healing of alveolar sockets after tooth extraction ensures positive outcomes for tooth replacement options. Using a sheep model the expression levels of key osteogenic markers for healing were compared ... -
Development of an ovine model to investigate orthodontic tooth movement in 3D
INTRODUCTION Small animal models, including rats and mice, have been used in orthodontic research for over a century. Investigating orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) in small animals is very challenging and the translational ... -
Bonding universal dental adhesive to developmentally hypomineralised enamel
Previously referred to as “cheese molars”, “dysmineralised permanent first molars”, “idiopathic hypomineralisation” and “non-fluoride hypomineralisation”, the term “Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation” (MIH) was first introduced ... -
Effectiveness of bi-annual application of 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish on primary teeth of children, in a rural setting near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - A randomised clinical trial
Aim: To assess the effectiveness of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) solution and 5% sodium fluoride (NaF) varnish applied bi-annually in arresting carious lesions in primary teeth of children and to assess child and ... -
The Oral Health Status of New Zealand Defence Force recruits and officer cadets.
Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status of all new recruits and officer cadets entering the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) over a one-year period. The second aim was to investigate differences ... -
The use of child oral-health-related quality of life measures in a randomised control trial of the Hall crown technique in a primary care setting
The first aim of this thesis was to analyse the health-related (HRQoL) and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) information collected during the clinical trial of the Hall technique, to determine whether there were ... -
Protein discovery platform using deer antler as a model of mammalian regeneration
The ability to activate and regulate stem cells during wound healing and tissue regeneration is a promising field which could bring innovative approaches into regenerative medicine. The regenerative capacity of invertebrates ... -
Money Where Your Mouth Is: How do Dentists Manage Conflicts Between Commercial Pressures of Practice and Professional Obligations?
Background This research examinesthe phenomena of professionalism and commercialism and how these concepts interact with one another in the context of private dental practice. Dentists are the predominant member of the ... -
Biochemical and structural analysis of Candida albicans multidrug efflux pump Cdr1
Pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are abundant eukaryotic membrane proteins that pump a vast array of different compounds across organelle and cell membranes. Overexpression of the ... -
Wearable devices for jaw activity monitoring
The present work, which focuses on wearable devices for jaw activity monitoring is in a hybrid thesis format, whereby material published or sent for publication is inserted in the chapters of the thesis. The thesis is ... -
Factors affecting children’s oral care practices during the first 2 years of life
1. Background The main purpose of oral care practices for young children is to prevent dental caries. Oral care practices have 2 components: home care and professional dental care. Home oral care practice involves ... -
Factors associated with orthodontic pain
Introduction: The amount of pain experienced during orthodontic treatment varies largely over time and between individuals and can affect a patient’s compliance, ability to chew, well-being and sleep quality. The reasons ... -
Eating Fast and Body Mass Index in Young Adolescents. Is there a relationship?
Behavioural aspects of chewing may influence food intake, nutritional status, and, in turn body weight. Obesity is highly prevalent among New Zealand adolescents, it is also a concern globally, as it impacts negatively on ... -
Is parity associated with periodontal disease and other oral conditions? A longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND: Many believe women’s oral health deteriorates as a result of having children. OBJECTIVES: This research aimed to investigate whether social and behavioural risk factors common to both parity (number of times ... -
Long-Term Association of Occlusal Features with Temporomandibular Joint Sounds and the Incisor Relationship
Introduction: It has been suggested that certain features of occlusion that lay outside what is considered ‘normal’ have the potential to affect risk for temporomandibular joint disorders and incisor stability. This concept ... -
Novel therapeutic targets for Endodontic infections
Dental root canal treatment was first attempted in 1728 (Hasegawa 1983), and is routinely performed all over the world, despite a significant failure rate. The primary cause of failure is bacterial infection, and the most ...