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Birgitta Bergendal

Birgitta Bergendal
The Instutute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Region Jönköping County, Sweden · National Oral Disability Center for Rare Disorders

DDS, PhD

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January 1982 - December 2014
Länssjukhuset Ryhov
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  • Head of Department
January 2011 - present
Länssjukhuset Ryhov
January 2010 - present
Umeå University

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Publications (43)
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The aim was to report on oral rehabilitation of a boy with X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED) and anodontia of the mandible between ages 3 and 33 years where treatment involved dental implants and oral care management by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. This case history report describes the clinical management of a boy born...
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Oral signs and symptoms are present in most ectodermal dysplasias (EDs). The aim of this article is to summarize some of the literature on current knowledge of oral manifestations and orofacial function in EDs. The review will focus on the most common forms where dental manifestations can be crucial for a differential diagnosis of ED among individu...
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Objective: The Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S) was developed as a comprehensive method to assess orofacial function. Results from the screening protocol have been presented in 11 international publications to date. This study reviewed these publications in order to compile NOT-S screening data and create profiles of orofacial dysfunction t...
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Background Mutations in the EDAR-gene cause hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, however, the oral phenotype has been described in a limited number of cases. The aim of the present study was to clinically describe individuals with the c.1072C > T mutation (p. Arg358X) in the EDAR gene with respect to dental signs and saliva secretion, symptoms from o...
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A large proportion (>50%) of patients with isolated oligodontia were recently reported with WNT10A mutations. We have analyzed a population-based cohort of 102 individuals diagnosed with non-syndromic oligodontia and a mean of 8.2 missing teeth. The cohort included 94 families and screening of WNT10A identified that 26 probands (27.7%) had at least...
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Purpose: An international Delphi study was undertaken to determine by consensus an agreed approach to the management of children with dental manifestations of ectodermal dysplasia, including the use of dental implants. This was done using a questionnaire developed by an interdisciplinary team. Materials and methods: The Delphi study questionnair...
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A consensus meeting was arranged to provide an opportunity to discuss the residual nonconsensus questions following three rounds of a Delphi study. It was hoped that the nonagreements could be resolved to define a comprehensive protocol for the management of ectodermal dysplasia, particularly with respect to the use of dental implants in growing pa...
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Individuals and families affected by craniofacial disorders have expressed dissatisfaction with their experiences in the healthcare system, with day care, and in school situations. To capture their views, focus group encounters were done in a group of young individuals with these disorders and in a group of parents whose children were affected. The...
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Genetic factors influencing lung function may predispose to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) signalling pathway is critical for lung development and lung epithelial renewal. The hypothesis behind this study was that constitutive FGF10 insufficiency may lead to pulmonary disorder. Therefore invest...
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Oligodontia is defined as the congenital lack of six or more permanent teeth, excluding third molars. Oligodontia as well as hypodontia (lack of one or more permanent teeth) are highly heritable conditions associated with mutations in the AXIN2, MSX1, PAX9, EDA, and EDAR genes. Here we define the prevalence of mutations in the AXIN2, MSX1, PAX9, ED...
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Purpose: This clinical report describes the use of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (ISFDPs) in a severe case of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Materials and methods: The patient's appearance was characterized by reduced corporal growth and severe mutilation of the hands and feet. He was first examined at age 20. The severely decayed...
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The general aim of this thesis was to broaden our knowledge of the signs and symptoms, genetics, and outcomes of dental implant treatment in individuals with oligodontia or ectodermal dysplasia. Article I is a population-based study in three Swedish counties of 162 individuals with oligodontia, which was a prevalence of 0.09%. The intent was to exp...
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To screen orofacial function in people with various ectodermal dysplasia (ED) syndromes and compare with a healthy reference sample. The ED group comprised 46 individuals (30 M and 16 F; mean age 14.5 years, range 3-55). Thirty-two had hypohidrotic ED, while 14 had other ED syndromes. The reference sample comprised 52 healthy individuals (22 M and...
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This study surveyed dental implant treatment in children up to age 16 years in Sweden between 1985 and 2005, with special reference to young children with ectodermal dysplasia (ED) and anodontia in the lower jaw. A questionnaire was sent to Swedish specialist clinics in oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthetic dentistry. Also, the teams who ha...
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Summary The aim was to systematically review and find evidence to determine when to extract deciduous teeth and place implants in young individuals with tooth agenesis. A search was made in MEDLINE on combinations of the terms ‘tooth agenesis’, ‘deciduous teeth’ and ‘dental implants’. Publications with an abstract and written in the English languag...
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Summary  In August 23–25, 2007, the Scandinavian Society for Prosthetic Dentistry in collaboration with the Danish Society of Oral Implantology arranged a consensus conference on the topic ‘Implants and/or teeth’. It was preceded by a workshop in which eight focused questions were raised and answered in eight review articles using a systematic appr...
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The aim was to develop a comprehensive screening instrument for evaluation of orofacial dysfunction that was easy to perform for different health professionals without special equipment. The Nordic Orofacial Test--Screening (NOT-S), consisting of a structured interview and clinical examination,was developed with a picture manual illustrating the di...
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An international conference on ectodermal dysplasias and hypodontia, held in London in 2004, featured a session devoted to the management of the ectodermal dysplasias and severe hypodontia. This paper presents a set of statements prepared by an international specialist panel, including representatives of patient support groups, who presented and su...
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The aim was to assess signs and symptoms from other ectodermal organs in addition to teeth in young individuals with oligodontia and to establish the prevalence of oligodontia. Children born 1981-94 reported by dental teams in the Public Dental Service to have oligodontia were asked to participate in a clinical study. The examinations comprised a s...
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OBJECTIVES: The aim was to assess signs and symptoms from other ectodermal organs in addition to teeth in young individuals with oligodontia and to establish the prevalence of oligodontia. SAMPLE AND METHODS: Children born 1981-94 reported by dental teams in the Public Dental Service to have oligodontia were asked to participate in a clinical study...
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Autosomal dominant aplasia of lacrimal and salivary glands (ALSG; OMIM 180920 and OMIM 103420) is a rare condition characterized by irritable eyes and dryness of the mouth. We mapped ALSG to 5p13.2-5q13.1, which coincides with the gene fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10). In two extended pedigrees, we identified heterozygous mutations in FGF10 in a...
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This study evaluated the 5-year clinical and radiographic performance of fixed implant-supported maxillary prostheses with either welded titanium or conventional cast-gold alloy frameworks. Fifty-eight consecutive patients were provided with 349 osseointegrated Brånemark system implants in the edentulous maxilla at six different implant centers. Tw...
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Incontinentia pigmenti, also known as Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome, is a rare multi-systemic disorder. The disease is characterised by abnormalities in ectodermal tissues including the skin, eyes, central nervous system and dentition. It is inherited as an X-linked dominant trait and is usually fatal for male fetuses. Thirty-eight Swedish patients fro...
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The aim of this article is to highlight the strong worldwide trend of enhancing the opportunities for individuals with rare disorders to get adequate information and treatment. Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is used as an example. The development in recent years of databases for rare disorders, the establishment of resource centers in dentistry,...
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The aim of this article is to describe the oral habilitation, over a period of 20 years, of a young patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and agenesis of 15 permanent teeth. Different clinical interventions were adapted to suit the patient's dental and psychologic stage of development. The prosthodontic treatment, which took place at diffe...
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The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of fixed prostheses, i.e. single crowns and fixed partial dentures, in adults 20-80 years old in two cross-sectional studies carried out in 1983 and 1993 and to analyse whether the choice of material for fixed prostheses had changed during this time period. The material comprised 586 and 593 individ...
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The 5-year results from a multicenter study of implant-supported, laser-welded titanium frameworks are reported here as a complement to earlier reported 2-year results. Implant survival rates were satisfactory for patients with titanium frameworks and for a control group of patients with gold-alloy frameworks. At the 5-year review, more patients wi...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic performance of patients who received implants and fixed prostheses with laser-welded titanium frameworks. Fifty-eight consecutive patients were treated with 349 osseointegrated implants ad modum Brånemark in the edentulous maxilla at 6 implant centers. The patients were randomly ar...
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Oral rehabilitation of children with extensive aplasia includes a number of dental considerations as well as attention to psychological and physical development. The welldocumented results of the use of implants in adults have raised the question of the use of imPlants and the timing of this procedure in children and adolescents with multiple aplas...
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Nineteen prosthodontic clinics participated in a prospective study of fixed prostheses supported by osseointegrated implants (FPOIs) with laser-welded titanium frameworks. Ninety-three patients with 100 FPOIs were included and followed for 2 years. The results from this group were compared to another group that was examined retrospectively. In the...
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Having natural teeth is a matter of varying importance according to the priorities given to dental health status, compliance with recommendations and demand for dental care. The aim of this study was to assess the relative adjustment needed when one or more teeth are lost and when dentures are provided compared with other life events. The study was...
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Dietary habits and dental caries were analysed in 95 19-year-old Swedish adolescents who had been subjected to different preventive measures during their late teens. A 24-hour recall was used and showed that the intakes of milk and milk products, meat, fish and eggs accorded with recommended norms but not those of vegetables, fruits and berries, an...
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A follow-up study of composite retained onlay bridges inserted to replace permanent anterior teeth in adolescents was performed. The material comprised 100 bridges and the dominating reasons for replacement of teeth were aplasia and trauma. Clinical controls were performed every six months and the mean observation time was 34 months. (Range 11-59 m...
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A study of the knowledge about dental health and diseases of youths in their late teens has been conducted. A 10‐class questionnaire relating to dental caries and gingivitis/periodontitis was answered by three test groups (A, B, C) totalling seventy‐eight 19‐year‐olds who, during a 3‐year period, had undergone professional prophylaxis at different...
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Abstract Attitudes to teeth and dental health have been tested in ninety-seven 19-year-olds. Of this number, 29 in group A and 32 in group B had for 3 years participated to varying extent in a systematic plaque control program based on professional tooth cleaning. Seventeen of the total, who after 1 year's participation in the program declined furt...

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